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SMU's Dallas Hall [Photo courtesy of SMU]
UT President Jay Hartzell To Become SMU’s New Leader
by David Seeley | Jan 7, 2025
SMU has been in the headlines recently, from its selection to the 2024 College Football Playoff to its $1.5 billion SMU Ignited gifts campaign to its leadership role in bringing the federal Texoma Semiconductor Hub to Dallas. Now it's made waves once more—by snagging a new president from its burnt-orange rival in Austin.
by Glenn Hunter |
Nov 15, 2024
Six "transformative entrepreneurs and innovators"—including North Texans Taylor Sheridan, Kathleen Hildreth, Mike Boone, and David Miller—were inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame at a gala dinner in Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 3, 2023
Knox has several decades of noted leadership experience in amusement parks, the restaurant industry, and oil & gas, having served as the general partner, CEO, or chairman of multiple companies. The prominent alumnus and longtime SMU supporter said he hopes his support of the university’s campaign, SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow, will encourage others to participate.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 13, 2023
SMU said that Nader Jalili is an innovative leader and researcher, known for bringing the resources of engineering education and research to undergraduate and graduate students, industry partners, and community outreach programs.
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An NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD probably won't fit inside your home office. But SMU can manage it. [Image: NVIDIA]
$11.5M NVIDIA Collaboration Will Put SMU ‘in the Fast Lane for Artificial Intelligence’
by David Seeley | Nov 11, 2021
SMU is investing $11.5 million into a powerful new supercomputing research system featuring an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD. Connected with the NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand networking platform in SMU's data center, it will produce a theoretical 100 petaflops of computing power—enabling the university's network to perform "a blistering 100 quadrillion operations per second."
The new capability will supercharge SMU's AI and supercomputing exploration, boosting North Texas' growth as a technology hub.
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by Nealie Sanchez |
Nov 21, 2016
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant will support programs and special projects for Ignite/Arts Dallas, which works to meld art and community engagement.
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