Identity—not income—drives desire to secede, according to new model
What most sparks a region's desire to seek independence from their country—income or identity?
Economics & Business
Jan 24, 2023
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Southern Methodist University (SMU) was established in 1911 in the Dallas, Texas area. The current enrollment is around 11,000 students. The Lyle School of Engineering is noteworthy and other schools and research labs have a good standing. SMU is in the top 100 of similar institutions of higher learning. It is a private institution owned by the United Methodist Church.
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- 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas TX 75205
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- http://www.smu.edu/
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For 400 years, Indigenous tribes buffered climate's impact on wildfires in the American Southwest
Devastating megafires are becoming more common, in part, because the planet is warming. But a new study led by SMU suggests bringing "good fire" back to the U.S. and other wildfire fire-prone areas, as Native Americans once ...
Environment
Dec 7, 2022
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Study shows chemical coatings can affect microparticles 'swimming' in mucus solutions
Collaborative research between SMU nanorobotics authority MinJun Kim's Biological Actuation, Sensing, and Transport (BAST) Lab and international research and engineering company ARA has demonstrated for the first time that ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 22, 2022
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New pterosaur species identified in sub-Saharan Africa
With wings spanning nearly 16 feet, a new species of pterosaurs has been identified from the Atlantic coast of Angola.
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2022
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Study reveals soil moisture plays the biggest role in underground spread of natural gas leaking from pipelines
Soil moisture content is the main factor that controls how far and at what concentration natural gas spreads from a leaked pipeline underground, a new study has found.
Environment
Oct 25, 2022
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Tiny but precise: Team creates compact device to help spaceships land safely on planets
A NASA-funded team led by SMU researchers think that their small, lightweight device developed to measure spaceship velocity will improve the odds of successful landings on Mars and other planets.
Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2022
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The gender gap: Nature or nurture? It's complicated, says a large study
It's an age-old question—are the differences between what men and women like decided by nature or nurture?
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2022
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Scientists detect new landslides on U.S. West Coast
SMU geophysicists have used satellite imagery to identify more than 600 slow-moving landslides occurring near the U.S. West Coast
Earth Sciences
Sep 30, 2021
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CT scan of an ancient reptile skull reveals little evolutionary change over 22 million years
A CT scan of the skull of a long-necked plesiosaur shows the cranial architecture of these long-extinct marine reptiles didn't evolve much over 22 million years that they lived during the Cretaceous time.
Evolution
Aug 25, 2021
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Sociologist confirms what pet parents know: Pets really are part of the family
Do you sign your pets' names to your holiday card? Have you ever sent your dog to day care? Do you shop regularly for cat or dog toys? Welcome to a new breed of American family—the multispecies family.
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2021
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