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Talk about going out on top. R. Gerald Turner's tenure as SMU’s president concludes as the university wraps up its ambitious SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow capital campaign three years ahead of schedule.
Happenings on the Hill: Explore Punk Culture, Contemporary Spanish Textiles, and More
“Torn Apart: Punk + New Wave Graphics, Fashion, and Culture, 1976-86” runs through May 10 at SMU’s Hamon Arts Library, on the west side of the Meadows School of the Arts, 6101 Bishop Blvd.
Small But Mighty – Tennis Balls Can (But Rarely Do) Cause Head Injuries
It’s well known that playing football and soccer can cause head injuries, but how worried do we need to be about tennis?
Karankawa Descendant Dubs Student ‘Friend Giving Back’
As a fourth grader, SMU history graduate student Tim Seiter became fascinated by the Karankawas, a coastal Indian tribe unique to Texas.
Happenings on the Hill: Kennedy Assassination Docs, Photos
Sixty years ago, nearly 800 people from all over the world sent “Dear Dallas” letters or telegrams after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
Happenings on the Hill
SMU chemistry professor John Buynuck and his team have received a $3.5 million, 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to design and synthesize new antibiotics to fight drug-resistant strains of bacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy.
Happenings on the Hill
The Meadows Museum, in collaboration with Fundación ARCO, will be showcasing the tapestry-based artworks of Teresa Lancaster.
Happenings on the Hill
With summer arriving, the Meadows Museum is extending “In the Shadow of Dictatorship: Creating the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art” through July 30 in hopes more people will experience the celebrated exhibition before it returns to Spain.
Happenings on the Hill
“Vermeer of Delft is the pinnacle of painting … in the drama of his work, the pictorial problem disappears,” Salvador Dalí once said.
Happenings on the Hill
SMU in October celebrated A. Shonn Evans Brown, the late C.J. “Don” Donnally Jr., John Cartwright Phelan, and Thear Sy Suzuki with the highest honor bestowed upon its graduates.
Happenings on the Hill
A $25,000 one-year grant from the Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust will cover all Meadows Museum admission fees for North Texas students 18 years and younger including chaperones for K-12 school groups.
Happenings on the Hill
Though origami is traditionally used for teaching geometry or helping improve thinking skills, SMU paleontology student Travis Nolan uses it to envision complete structures of fossils he has excavated.
Happenings on the Hill
It’s an age-old question: Are differences between what men and women like decided by nature or nurture?
Happenings on the Hill
Researchers at SMU and Northwestern University are working on Synthetic Wavelength Holography, a technology that uses cameras to record high-resolution images and holograms of objects beyond standard lines of sight.
Happenings on the Hill
Are you a hungry SMU student, faculty member, or employee?
Happenings on the Hill
Supercomputing at SMU is getting, well, more super.
SMU Exhibit Explores Life of Icon Carrie Marcus Neiman
Many people know of Stanley Marcus and his genius for retailing, but many of the women who helped establish the Neiman Marcus reputation for excellence are much less familiar.
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A $5 million gift to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will create the Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, a place for faculty, staff, students, and visitors to exchange ideas, form friendships, and build business associations.
Happenings on the Hill
Linda P. and William A. Custard committed $3 million, and the Meadows Foundation matched that to establish the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture at the Meadows Museum.
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At a university known for its Mustangs (or Ponies), SMU researchers sure love their dinosaurs.
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