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Is Your Company ‘Dallas 100’ Worthy? Put It In the Running For Annual Entrepreneur List

by | May 22, 2017
The awards program recognizes the fastest-growing privately held companies in the Dallas area.
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Groundbreaking Geneticist Collins to Make SMU Addresses
by | 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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Meet Evie, SMU’s Mobile Greenhouse With a Mission
by | Apr 28, 2017
After not being able to obtain permits for a community garden, SMU students decided to create a transient concept to grow healthy foods.
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Dallas Afterschool Steps into
Next Decade With Eye on Access
by | Apr 17, 2017
Dallas Afterschool CEO Christina Hanger talks about recent SMU research, how the agency has evolved over its 10-year history, and what new initiatives are in the works.
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Highland Park ISD Names Leader of New Innovation Institute

by | Mar 29, 2017
Dr. Geoffrey Orsak, former dean of Lyle School of Engineering at SMU, will take the reins as executive director of the Moody Innovation Institute.
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SMU Researchers Discover Rare Milky Way Star
by | Feb 23, 2017
University astrophysicists along with a team of high school and undergraduate students found the rare star.
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SMU Launches Master’s of Science in Engineering Entrepreneurship
by | Feb 6, 2017
The new program will equip students to lead new tech ventures as demand continues to rise.
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SMU Study Finds Simpler Way to Explain Physics of Running
by | Feb 2, 2017
The research could have implications on shoe design, rehabilitation practices, and running performance.
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SMU Profs Given Grants for Humanities Research

by | Jan 17, 2017
SMU professors Zachary Wallmark and Sabri Ates were named fellowship grant recipients by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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DFW Website Launches to Boost Interest in Teaching Profession
by | Jan 11, 2017
The U.S. Department of Education is teaming with Dallas-based The Commit! Partnership for the first regional initiative in its teacher recruitment campaign.
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Could Design Thinking Disrupt Higher Ed? SMU Prof Believes So
by | Dec 16, 2016
Southern Methodist University research professor Kate Canales told Fast Company recently that design offers a good foundation for learning and problem-solving.
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SMU Announces $2.5M Endowment from AT&T for New Research Center
by | Dec 13, 2016
Funds will be used to launch the AT&T Center for Virtualization.
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SMU Meadows School of the Arts’ Initiative Gets $300K Boost

by | 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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SMU Researchers Looking for Ways to Better Diagnose Concussions
by | Sep 9, 2016
In a new study, SMU researchers are using a transcranial Doppler ultrasound to help in the diagnosis of concussions.
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3 Things: Dallas’ Financial Services Job Growth Grab’s NYC’s Spotlight
by | Aug 1, 2016
Dallas is being recognized for taking the spotlight from Wall Street.
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3 Things: SMU Research into Movement and Math
by | Jul 20, 2016
Researchers at Southern Methodist University in Dallas have found that movement can help students in understanding and retaining complex math concepts.
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