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Tune In: University dedicates new Payne Stewart SMU Golf Training Center

SMU Forum 10/19 10:54A Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU Athletics dedicated a state-of-the-art golf training facility at Trinity Forest Golf Club on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. The Payne Stewart SMU Golf Training Center is named in honor of the 1979 alumnus who became the 1989 PGA Champion, two-time...

New book on Holocaust Poland commemorates 10th anniversary of SMU human rights program

SMU Forum 10/19 8:08A Kathleen Tibbetts

Bearing witness to Poland’s deep physical and emotional scars that linger long after World War II – when the Nazis made the country the epicenter of the Holocaust – is the focus of a new book by SMU’s...

5 reasons why pulling out of NAFTA would be disastrous for Texas

Dallas Business Journal 10/18 9:29A Evan Hoopfer

It doesn't appear renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement is going well, and that could have dire consequences for the Texas economy, according to a panel of experts that spoke Tuesday at SMU.

Ten Horror Novels to Curl Up With This Month

SMU BubbleLife iReporter 10/17 10:00A Riley Heruska

In the mood to feel chills run down your spine? You're not alone! October is the perfect month for embracing all things creepy, especially when it comes to films and books. Sure, you can always turn...

SMU Student Working to Hire Veterans for Storm Recovery

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 10/17 12:28P KRISTIN DICKERSON

An SMU student wants to train and hire veterans to be insurance adjusters, so they would be the ones to respond after a disaster and represent insurance companies.

Congressman Sam Johnson ’51 creates scholarship fund, donates archive to SMU

SMU Forum 10/17 7:24A Kathleen Tibbetts

As Congressman and war hero Sam Johnson ’51 prepares to retire from the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, he is making two gifts to SMU that will support the education of military veterans and...

Study: New simple method determines rate at which we burn calories walking uphill, downhill, and on...

SMU Research 10/17 6:23A Margaret Allen

New method uses three variables of speed, load carried and slope to improve on the accuracy of existing standards for predicting how much energy people require for walking — a method beneficial to many, including military strategists to model...

New book reflects unique and transformative human rights learning experience

SMU News 10/17 4:00A

Summary: A new book by SMU’s Embrey Human Rights Program bears witness to physical and emotional scars that linger long after World War II. No Resting Place: Holocaust Poland commemorates the 20th anniversary of the annual pilgrimage that would...

Driver pleads guilty in hot truck case

WFAA 10/16 12:18P

James Matthew Bradley Jr. has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with an immigrant smuggling operation that resulted in 10 deaths, U.S. Attorney Richard L. Durbin Jr. announced Monday afternoon.

Driver of Deadly Immigrant Smuggling Run Pleads Guilty

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 10/16 11:55A

The driver of a semitrailer packed with at least 39 immigrants, 10 of whom died, has pleaded guilty to making the deadly smuggling run. Photo Credit: Telemundo San Antonio

Texas Senators pen letter to Bezos in effort to woo Amazon HQ2

Dallas Business Journal 10/16 7:00A Kristen Mosbrucker

As the deadline approaches to submit applications and incentive packages to be considered for Amazon.com Inc.'s second headquarters, Texas' senators penned an open letter to CEO Jeff Bezos. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz boasted the common...

Reports of Sexual Assault Increase on Texas Campuses

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 10/13 12:45P ALICE BARR

New data shows more students are reporting sexual assaults on college campuses across Texas, including UNT, SMU and UTA. But administrators say those higher numbers may actually be a good thing. Photo...