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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Researchers from Southern Methodist University (SMU) could help determine if Saturn's icy moon—Titan—has ever been home to life long before NASA completes an exploratory visit to its surface by a drone helicopter.
Space Exploration
Jul 03, 2019
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Even when a scientist's gender wasn't revealed, female scientists got a lower score than males for grant proposals they submitted for review, according to a working paper led by Southern Methodist University professor Julian ...
Social Sciences
May 06, 2019
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Native American communities actively managed North American prairies for centuries before Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World, according to a new study led by Southern Methodist University (SMU) archaeologist Christopher ...
Environment
Jul 23, 2018
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Two giant sinkholes near Wink, Texas, may just be the tip of the iceberg, according to a new study that found alarming rates of new ground movement extending far beyond the infamous sinkholes.
Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2018
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Efforts to stop human-caused earthquakes by shutting down wastewater injection wells that serve adjacent oil and gas fields may oversimplify the challenge, according to a new study from seismologists at Southern Methodist ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 13, 2018
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A low-budget field experiment to tackle the lack of women in the male-dominated field of economics has been surprisingly effective, says the study's author, an economist at Southern Methodist University, Dallas.
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2018
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Some universities are more likely than others to experience student activism like the "I, Too, Am Harvard" campaign in 2014, a new study finds.
Social Sciences
Dec 05, 2017
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Fossil leaves from Africa have resolved a prehistoric climate puzzle—and also confirm the link between carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and global warming.
Environment
Nov 14, 2017
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When military strategists plan a mission, one of many factors is the toll it takes on the Army's foot soldiers.
Engineering
Oct 18, 2017
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A scientist's dream of 3-D projections like those he saw years ago in a Star Wars movie has led to new technology for making animated 3-D table-top objects by structuring light.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 11, 2017
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