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The new Seedling Farm will be located at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center’s Freedom Garden. [Photo: Kim Leeson]
SMU Prof, Local Agencies to Fight South Dallas’ Food Desert With New Seedling Farm
by Jewels Clark | Nov 14, 2017
The farm unites SMU professor Owen Lynch along with community organizations such as Bonton Farms, Big Tex Urban Farms, and Texas A&M AgriLife.
by Heather Noel |
Oct 30, 2017
Speakers took on the concept of impact investing and what that looks like in the realm of real estate, foundations, and faith-based work.
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by D'Anzia Robertson |
Oct 23, 2017
Through Emergent Services LLC, Jason Waller hopes to connect veterans with what he calls the "perfect" job — becoming an independent property insurance adjuster.
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by Jewels Clark |
Oct 16, 2017
The students business ideas range from an app that incentivizes people to stay off their phones while driving to a bike-share program for SMU.
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Student volunteer Avery Gore adds her handprint to a mural created by her Chico, California classmates. The mural adorns the washroom built by Bright Light Volunteers in a small village in Ghana. [Photo courtesy of Bright Light Volunteers]
Creating Cultural Ties: Bright Light Volunteers Eyeing Canada, Vietnam for Growth
by D'Anzia Robertson | Sep 21, 2017
Since its founding three years ago, the nonprofit has expanded its reach beyond students to encompass on-the-ground service opportunities for teacher, civic, and corporate groups.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 11, 2017
SMU Paleontologist Louis Jacobs mentored three of the scientists who are researching the dinosaur that was discovered in China.
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by Chloe Bennett |
Jul 27, 2017
The Bombshell Dance Project will showcase its work in its first performance at the Sammons Center for the Arts beginning in October.
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by Heather Noel |
Jul 19, 2017
PeopleForWords — made up of members from Southern Methodist University and Dallas-based Literacy Instruction for Texas — was selected from 109 teams.
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SMU Researchers: Usain Bolt’s Gait is Asymmetrical
by Lance Murray | Jul 5, 2017
The researchers assessed Bolt's running using a new motion-based method to test how hard and fast each foot hits the ground.
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by Mallory Houser |
Jun 26, 2017
This summer, Dallas ISD teachers are going to school — learning ways to increase student interest in STEM subjects.
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by Mallory Houser |
Jun 13, 2017
The research focusing on how a protein reacts to sunlight could help farmers grow crops under any conditions or any climate.
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SMU Researchers Find
West Virginia Geothermal Spots
by Amy Wolff Sorter | May 26, 2017
The heated energy sources were discovered in the Mountain State by examining previously overlooked oil and gas data.
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by Dave Moore |
May 24, 2017
Alcuin School's The Hive — funded in part by Bottle Rocket's Calvin Carter — and other makerspaces, are bringing the startup ethos to Dallas area schools. Alcuin is also boosting social entrepreneurship with $1 million from the J.C. Saada Family Foundation.
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by Heather Noel |
May 22, 2017
The awards program recognizes the fastest-growing privately held companies in the Dallas area.
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by Lance Murray |
May 16, 2017
Francis S. Collins led the Human Genome Project before taking the reins at the National Institutes of Health.
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