2009

A best-selling author, a divinity school dean and a dance theater co-founder will receive honorary degrees from SMU.

Each summer, SMU prepares incoming students for the transition to University life.

WFAA-TV feature about Aaron Stewart, son of golfing legend Payne Stewart.

Southern Methodist University is launching a graduate program in advertising that caters to students interested in social media outlets, social responsibility and new technologies designed to reach a global marketplace.

Dallas Mavs owner Mark Cuban — the subject of an SEC complaint over insider-trading — has a nice starting squad for his legal battle. Five big-wig law profs from Yale, Harvard, UCLA, Chicago and SMU have filed an amicus brief on Cuban’s behalf.

Al Armendariz appointed by President Barack Obama to lead the Region 6 EPA office

Engineering Professor Al Armendariz, an expert on air quality, talks about the state of air quality in Denton County.

In a new study, an SMU engineering professor says Barnett Shale emissions are comparable to DFW car and truck emissions.

Don Henley talks about the appointment of SMU Engineering Professor Al Armendariz to head the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 6, which includes Texas, the nation's largest producer of industrial air pollution, and four other southwestern states.

A study released by SMU Engineering Professor Al Armendariz that equates Barnett Shale-related pollution to the Metroplex’s entire traffic circulation has raised a collective eyebrow from some energy industry representatives.

Professor Al Armendariz of SMU's Lyle School of Engineering talks about the impact of tougher new federal pollution standards on the oil and gas industry.

SMU Engineering Professor Al Armendariz was right about a published study in February about the amount of air pollution released by Barnett Shale gas drilling.

Professor Al Armendariz of the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, who specializes in air quality issues, talks about potential hazards in Houston's air.

Professor Al Armendariz of SMU's Lyle School of Engineering talks about the effectiveness of curbing climate change by detecting gas leaks.

Profile of Al Armendariz, SMU associate professor of environmental and civil engineering and President Barack Obama's choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 6.

Al Armendariz, an environmental engineering professor at SMU, talks about the results of short-term air monitoring for toxic chemicals in the air near schools.

Engineering Professor Al Armendariz talks to WFAA-TV about a study that shows Barnett Shale production emits as much air pollution as the traffic.

Deadlines and dates for alternative breaks for Winter 2009 and Spring 2010.

Spring break will not be another week at the beach for many from SMU who are focusing on service, human rights and diversity.

Paul Layne ’76 holds an unrivaled Mustang athletics record. He has attended every Mustang football game for the last 36 years.

SMU cellist Andrés Díaz's album, Bach Cello Suites, has been nominated for a Latin Grammy.

Study co-authoried by T. Andrew Poehlman of SMU confirms that the Implicit Association Test, a psychological tool, has validity in predicting behavior and, in particular, that it has significantly greater validity than self-reports in the socially sensitive topics of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and age.

SMU Alumna Angela Braly, CEO of WellPoint, writes about her life for The New York Times.

Physics Prof. Fred Olness says science is exaggerated to spice up popular movie 'Angels & Demons'

SMU's School of Education, the Dallas Arboretum and Guildhall-at-SMU combine forces to improve children's science education.

Student journalist Mackenzie Warren's video journal includes victims of human rights abuses in Buenos Aires.

The Meadows School of the Arts and Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (SMU) will co-host the 10th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC 2009), the premiere gathering of its kind.

Art for Darfur will host its third annual auction Saturday on the SMU campus to raise funds and awareness for a region in western Sudan that has been ravaged by war.

More than 100 arts researchers from around the globe are gathering at SMU for the 10th International Association of Arts and Cultural Management Conference.

Three SMU student-athletes have been named the Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year in their respective sports.

SMU punter/kicker Thomas Morstead has accepted an invitation to play in the 2009 Senior Bowl on January 24th in Mobile's Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The game will kick off at 6 p.m. (CT) and will be televised live by the NFL Network.

If SMU can beat the Miners in Saturday's showdown with UTEP at Moody Coliseum, the Mustangs will earn at least a share of the conference championship.

Feature story about the whole football program, including Peruna and the Spirit Squad, going to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.

The SMU Cross Country team won the NCAA South Regional Championship on Saturday in Waco.

The SMU equestrian team scored a 7-2 victory over Sacred Heart at the Park Lane Equestrian Center on Sunday.

Three former Mustangs highlight the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Ballot, the TSHOF Selection Committee announced recently.

Eric Dickerson, Jim Krebs, Steve Lundquist and Kyle O'Brien Stevens will be inducted into SMU's Athletics Hall of Fame

The SMU Department of Athletics, in conjunction with the SMU Lettermen's Association, inducted four new former Mustangs into its Athletics Hall of Fame during formal ceremonies May 1 - football player Eric Dickerson, basketball player Jim Krebs, swimmer Steve Lundquist and golfer Kyle O'Brien Stevens.

SMU finished 10th nationally in the Excellence in Management Cup, presented by Texas A&M's Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics (LSIA), the group announced Monday

SMU Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams secure Conference USA championships.

SMU women's tennis (8-1, 2-0) concluded a successful weekend in conference competition, as the Mustangs scored a 7-0 victory over Southern Miss (0-1) on Saturday, February 7 before riding past the Tulane Green Wave (4-5) in a 6-1 win on Sunday to officially open up C-USA play.

SMU takes regular-season conference crown and enters the C-USA tournament as top seed.

The SMU women's basketball team defeated the East Carolina University Pirates today (March 6, 2009) in a 77-64 quarterfinal victory at the Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament in New Orleans.

Individual faculty, staff, administrators and students are recognized for being the best.

Clements Center Fellow Pekka Hämäläinen receives the Bancroft Prize for his landmark book on the Comanche Indians.

Belo Corp. is donating thousands of documents in its corporate archives to SMU's DeGolyer Library.

Bernard Weinstein of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute writes about the Barnett Shale and the potential for natural gas.

Bernard Weinstein, associate director of the Maguire Energy Instite at SMU, writes in The Wall Street Journal about the potential for natural gas.

The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University has acquired two significant oil paintings from the early 20th century.

Student teams are receiving grants through SMU’s Big iDeas program to research challenges facing the Dallas area.

SMU's Big iDeas program is giving big bucks for big solutions that improve the quality of life in Big D.

SMU is observing Black History Month with a variety of events, including lectures, field trips and panel discussions.

Students work alongside archaeologists in Italy, digging up artifacts from a historic sanctuary.

Studying in China this summer, a Student Adventurer blogs about the contrasts between the modern and the ancient.

Bobby B. Lyle, namesake of SMU's Lyle School of Engineering, fielded students' questions feb. 18, 2009, about Lyle's dream of a school of "absolute uniqueness."

Robert Bobo blogs from Hawaii about bowl activities.

Brainstorming is a popular way for businesses to solve problems, but Prof. Peter Heslin says think again. Think brainwriting.

Brian Bruce, an adjunct professor and Director of the ENCAP Investments & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center in SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about rebuilding your retirement portfolio in the current economic climate.

Professor Brian Bruce, director of the ENCAP Investments & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center in SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the importance of diversifying your investments to safeguard them in these trouble economic times.

Professor Brian Stump of SMU's Huffington Department of Earth Sciences talks to Fox News about an earthquake that hit North Texas on May 16, 2009.

Brian Stump, a professor and seismologist with SMU's Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, talks about recent earthquakes that have hit North Texas, including Cleburne and the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Another small earthquake hit Cleburne late Friday night, and a city spokesman said it could be helpful to SMU geologists trying to determine whether natural gas drilling is causing the seismic activity.

SMU Seismology Professor Brian Stump talks to National Public Radion about looking into the cause of earthquakes that recently hit the North Texas area.

SMU seismologist Brian Stump says the recent earthquakes that have occurred near Dallas-Fort Worth and Cleburne are not unexpected, they illustrate the earth's natural dynamic nature.

SMU researchers are deploying seismic stations in North Texas to gather data on earthquakes hitting the area.

Bridwell Library highlights books from the 13th to the 20th centuries intended to direct the soul in prayer and contemplation.

Gasoline prices are going up because investors are putting their money in oil, not because of any shortages, and this could mean prices will top $3 a gallon by July 4.

Bruce Bullock, director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, says that gasoline prices are rising because investors are pulling money out of other areas and putting it in oil.

Bruce Bullock, director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about speculating on energy futures.

SMU professors talk about the likelihood of the current recession stretching into 2010.

Bruce Bullock, director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the rising cost of oil and gasoline.

Bruce Bullock of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute talks about the potential for extracting more oil from old wells.

Bruce Bullock, director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about refiners concerns over the climate change bill now in Congress.

Bernard "Bud" Weinstein, an economist and associate director for SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the important role of Texas' tech fund.

Former First Lady Laura Bush unveils plans for the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

The groundbreaking at Southern Methodist University for George W. Bush's presidential library next year should be celebrated with a "Mission Accomplished" banner.

Alan C. Lowe, 44, a veteran of the National Archives who played key roles in planning the libraries of the last two presidents, has been named the new director of the George W. Bush library.

A feature story on some of the artifacts in the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

Former President George W. Bush visited an SMU Mustangs football practice on Monday morning and spoke briefly with the players.

Former President George W. Bush made a surprise stop at SMU on Tuesday, speaking to a class and visiting with students.

Former President George W. Bush had lunch with student scholars and addressed a class of journalism students during a visit Wednesday to Southern Methodist University, where his Presidential Center will be located.

SMU Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about a poll showing Texas in the political middle.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson says U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison picked up momentum by spending time in Texas in her bid for governor.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks to Jason Embry of the Austin American-Statesman about the Texas governor's race.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about concerns raised by the tone of rhetoric in the debate over health care reform.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson warns that President Obama must be cautious in using his wit in these troubled times, saying 'he's got to be careful that he doesn't appear to be flippant.'

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about President Obama's tactics during his first 100 days in office.

SMU Political Science Prof. Cal Jillson talks about the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court and the difficulties it presents for Republicans.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about how much importance should be assigned to the President achieving his agenda by Congress's August break.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson says Kay Baily Hutchison may have been the real beneficiary of the just-finished Texas legislative session.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's strategy in key Senate votes and her race for governor.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about the conflict between the Texas governor and Republican lawmakers.

SMU Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about how the Republicans in Congress may be playing a high-risk game by flexing their muscles and snubbing a popular new U.S. president who very publicly sought their support.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson says a recovery of any kind will benefit the Democrats in 2009.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about the Tea Party's impact on Texas politics.

SMU Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about the likelihood of Republicans in Texas switching to the Democratic Party.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about the upcoming 'tea parties' planned to protest government spending.

SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about the bill now making its way through Congress that would boost health care coverage for children.