SMU in the News

Following are highlights of stories about SMU or stories that relied on the expertise of SMU faculty and others. The links are not maintained by SMU but were working when they posted here. 

News

ABC DFW

• Dan Howard, Cox, how cities and Amazon would benefit from sweepstakes
• and here

AmericanTowns.com

• Jerry White, Cox, previews the Dallas 100 fastest growing entrepreneurship awards

Austin American-Statesman

• SMU cited in a story about why today’s kids have anxiety
• Cal Jillson, Dedman, central Texas congressional challengers tapping into Trump outrage

Christian Science Monitor

• Bernard Weinstein, Cox, some cities don’t play the tax-break game to attract large companies like Amazon
• Cal Jillson, Dedman, top U.S. politicians warn of democratic values at risk
• and here

Dallas Innovates

• Evie the MakerTruck showcased her hands-on learning tools this weekend

D Magazine

• Caruth Institute’s Dallas 100 2016 winner profiled

Dallas Morning News

• Mustangs win!
• and here
• SMU included in a story about TexNet, the new earthquake monitoring network
• and here
• SMU mentioned in a story about brain research

Forbes

• SMU mentioned in a story about college majors for billionaires

Houston Chronicle

• Jeffrey Engel, Dedman, commentary, Trump should look to George H.W. Bush to deal with North Korea

KERA

• Sean Griffin, Meadows, on what makes a musical
• Zannie Voss, NCAR, commentary introducing the topic for upcoming TACA Perforum on Oct. 23

KRLD-AM

• Mike Davis, Cox, the economic benefits to whichever city lands Amazon HQ2 (No link available)

Mediashift

• Jake Batsell, Meadows, to participate in a chat next week about audience engagement strategies for students
• Jake Batsell, Meadows, cited in a story about trends in local journalism

Phys.org

• Peter Weyand and Lindsay Ludlow, Simmons, new simple method determines calorie burn for soldiers
• and here
• and here
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Texas Hill Country

• Central University Library image featured in a story about Galveston after the storm of 1900

United Methodist News Service

• Perkins offers a Th.M. degree, in Spanish, to a limited cohort

Vanity Fair

• Recent speaker at SMU mentioned in this pub’s Warren Report media roundup

Students

• SMU student Big iDeas winners receive seed money for their entrepreneurial ideas
• SMU student/U.S. Army veteran Jason Waller training military veterans as entrepreneurs
• and here

Alumni

• SMU alumnus Emmanuel Sanders returns home to Houston to help with Harvey efforts
• SMU alumnus Semi Ojeleye led the NBA’s Boston Celtics in prayer after teammate’s injury
• and here
• SMU alumnus Ricardo Araújo writes about a large fossil forest in Africa
• SMU alums Joshua Ulrich, Andrew Giordano, Andrew Krimm and Zack Reaves (aka the Altius Quartet) performed in Durango, Colo., last week
• SMU alumna Jenny Haglund progressing in her golf career
• SMU alumna Kim Heathcott named Women Business Owner of the Year' by the National Association of Women Business Owners

Compiled by Cherri Gann ’15
Cordinator, SMU News & Communications
Office of Public Affairs
214-768-7657
cgann@smu.edu

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