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SMU Researchers Create Cheaper, Longer Lasting Batteries
Lithium-sulfur batteries are cheaper, lighter, more powerful, and more sustainable than the lithium-ion batteries used to power cellphones, tablets, and electric vehicles. So why aren’t we using lithium-sulfur batteries instead?
‘Preston Hollow People’ Applauds
Wesley Prep First Graders, who spread kindness by writing compliments about their classmates as part of an assignment aimed at encouraging students to express their thoughts, creativity, and uniqueness while focusing on the good in everyone.
Tooting One’s Own Horn Is Welcomed
Eva Brandys believes music should be a part of our lives from start to finish.
Hill Men Love Digging for Dinosaurs
University Park attorney David Hill’s childhood interest in dinosaurs has led to a surviving family tradition of paleontology, archeology, and plenty of together time digging in dirt.
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Jump Seat Coach Propels SMU Riding Team
Bringing the talents of each rider together as a team is key to Persons’ success
Editor’s Inbox: Babbling About Pony Playoff Bauble
"We’re excited to unveil these limited-edition bobbleheads celebrating the SMU Mustangs’ historic 2024 football season,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Phil Sklar announced.
SMU Welcomes Students, Tracks Dinosaurs, Acquires Art
SMU welcomed nearly 2,000 new students, the university's scholars tracked dinosaur footprints, and the Meadows Museum acquired contemporary Spanish artwork.
Who Painted That Crosswalk? How About a Swimmer from SMU
SMU swimmers are making waves outside the pool this summer as interns for the city of University Park.
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SMU Moves Fraternity, Sorority Recruitment to Fall
SMU has moved its fraternity and sorority recruitment from spring to fall in hopes of improving the student experience and retention.
Camps
Children To Create, Study Art at Meadows Museum Camp
The Meadows Museum, the leading U.S. institution focused on the study and presentation of the art of Spain, will offer something new in June: its first summer youth camp.
Stars Lining Up For Brothers Henry and Brandon Cohanim
Two of the most successful concepts in the West Village are owned and operated by brothers who are years from celebrating their 30th birthdays.
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.
Paul Claims Final Dallas Open at SMU Before Move to Frisco
The brief run of ATP Tour tennis in the Park Cities is now in the past. Yet for Tommy Paul, this year’s Dallas Open could become a springboard for future success.
SMU Perkins’ Grad Adam Hamilton Tackles Doubt, Faith, Hope
When Paul Rasmussen began pursuing his Master of Divinity in 2000, a pastor who graduated a dozen years earlier already had legendary status at SMU’s Perkins School of Theology.
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.
Voices
Kersten Rettig: Pony Up With a Mustang-Made Beer
SMU football fans have something big to cheer about, and I’m not talking about the team’s new home in the ACC. Rather, it’s the Pony Pils from Lakewood Brewing Company that’s been flying off the shelves of stadium coolers, convenience stores, and supermarkets since it launched in August.
Santos Rodriguez Memorialized by SMU
SMU is expected to announce the next recipient of the Santos Rodriguez Memorial Endowed Scholarship soon, slightly more than 50 years after a Dallas police officer fatally shot 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez on July 24, 1973.
Newcomers 2023-2024
SMU: The Hilltop
Southern Methodist University (SMU), a nationally ranked private university, has eight degree-granting schools and more than 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
SMU Symposium Explores LGBTQ Equality, Allies
SMU didn’t have a recognized LGBTQ student organization on campus when Andy Smith came out in 1989. Nor when he graduated 10 years later.