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Consortium, U.S. Census Partner on DFW Research Data Center

by | Apr 28, 2017
Researchers will be able to work with restricted-access data at the new center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
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evie
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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bitcoin
Bitcoin Continues to Find Niche
in World Economy
by | Apr 18, 2017
Bitcoin stores value on the internet with no centralized government authority, replacing third-party trust with mathematical proof.
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Dallas Afterschool
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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Wikipedia

Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Aims to Boost Female Participation

by | Mar 30, 2017
The Art + Feminism's Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon is aimed at increased female participation in the free online encyclopedia.
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Highland Park ISD
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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star
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 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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humanities

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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Fred Chang
SMU’s Chang to be Inducted as TAMEST Member
by | Jan 10, 2017
TAMEST is composed of 270 members from 18 member institutions in Texas, and promotes top achievers in engineering, medicine, and science.
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carbon
SMU Chemists Find New Way to Break Carbon, Hydrogen Bond
by | Jan 6, 2017
The discovery could make it cheaper and easier to derive products from petroleum.
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entrepreneur

Device Designed to Curb Pitching Injuries Takes Top Prize at Contest

by | Dec 1, 2016
Senthil Natarajan was selected the winner from eight finalists at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards at Southern Methodist University.
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refugees
SMU Students Help Refugees Learn English on Laptops
by | Nov 29, 2016
The refugees come from Congo, Burma, Iran, and other countries, and many can't speak English.
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SMU LIFT
SMU, LIFT Team Up on App to Unlock Literacy & $3M Prize
by | Nov 7, 2016
In Dallas County, Literacy Instruction for Texas estimates more than one million or one-third of the county’s population in 2030 will be illiterate.
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science
SMU Establishing New STEM Academy For DISD Teachers
by | Oct 25, 2016
In four years, SMU plans to have 74 percent of Dallas ISD middle school science teachers trained to better engage students in science and technology.
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