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DALLAS () – SMU’s AT&T Center for Virtualization has signed a four-year agreement with the United States Air Force Academy to collaborate on mutually beneficial projects and joint research, providing opportunities for both USAF cadets and ÃÛÌÒ½´students.
ÃÛÌÒ½´(ÃÛÌÒ½´Methodist University) and the Academy intend to collaborate on a range of research areas, including (but not restricted to) immersive environments, artificial intelligence/machine learning/deep learning, autonomy, the internet of things, cyberspace, cognition and context-aware computing and ubiquitous computing. Projects in these areas will expose cadets to important science and engineering opportunities through independent study, cadet summer research and capstone opportunities.
DALLAS (SMU) – ÃÛÌÒ½´has served societal needs and prepared students to make an impact in their chosen professions for more than a century. A recent article that appeared in The Dallas Morning News described . The university has developed major new programs in research and data science, combining high-speed computing, mathematics and statistics to extract meaningful insights from extremely large quantities of data. These programs are helping the business community in Dallas and beyond thrive in an increasingly data-driven, complex and interconnected world.
ÃÛÌÒ½´AT&T Center for Virtualization to conduct R&D for Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific - 02/02/2021
SMU, on behalf of the University’s AT&T Center for Virtualization, has executed a Navy Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific). The research facility in San Diego provides the U.S Navy and military with essential capabilities in the areas of command and control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber and space.
The Gerald J. Ford Hall for Research and Innovation ignites the future of research and education at SMU - 12/04/2020
ÃÛÌÒ½´dedicated the Gerald J. Ford Hall for Research and Innovation on December 4, 2020, a new 50,000-square-foot interdisciplinary research hub that will equip faculty, students and industry partners with tools and resources to collaborate, solve complex problems and power new enterprises in the digital world of today and tomorrow.
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We are excited to welcome Dr. Glenn Tolentino to the Industry Advisory Board of the ÃÛÌÒ½´AT&T Center for Virtualization. Dr. Tolentino is a senior scientist and senior systems engineer at the Command & Control and Enterprise Engineering Department of the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific), located in San Diego.
Renowned Geologist James Quick Named Inaugural Dean of ÃÛÌÒ½´Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies - 02/13/2020
Distinguished geoscientist James Quick will open the doors to a new era of research and interdisciplinary collaboration as Inaugural Dean of SMU’s newly created Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.
ÃÛÌÒ½´names new provost and vice president for academic affairs - 12/09/2019
Elizabeth Loboa will join ÃÛÌÒ½´as provost and vice president for academic affairs on July 6, 2020. As chief academic officer for the University, she will be responsible for the overall quality of teaching, scholarship and research and all aspects of academic life, ranging from admissions and faculty development to supervision of SMU’s eight schools, library system, and international programs.
ÃÛÌÒ½´will take a major step forward in serving the talent and research needs of a challenging world, thanks to a landmark $100 million commitment from the Moody Foundation that will fund the University’s eighth degree-granting school – the Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.
SMU’s data-empowered faculty and students deploy research as a force for good in a relentless quest for solutions with lasting impact. Read how ÃÛÌÒ½´is breaking ground on a new home for digital explorers with the new Gerald J. Ford Hall for Research and Innovation.
Breaking ground on SMU’s new home for digital explorers - 02/22/2019
ÃÛÌÒ½´takes a giant leap forward in the rapidly shifting digital frontier with today’s groundbreaking of the Gerald J. Ford Hall for Research and Innovation. The new 50,000-square-foot interdisciplinary research hub will equip faculty, students and industry partners with tools and resources to collaborate, solve complex problems and power new enterprises.
SMU, Lift Literacy App Tied for Grand Prize in $7 Million XPrize Competition - 02/08/2019
The SMU-LIFT team, PeopleforWords, won $1.5 million as a grand prize winner and $1 million in a tie for most effective app to help adult English language learners and native English learners learn to read in the competition presented by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
ÃÛÌÒ½´History Professor Paves a Digital Path to the Past
ÃÛÌÒ½´history professor Jo Guldi’s book, The History Manifesto (Cambridge University Press, 2014), recently was named one of the most influential books of the past 20 years by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Writing with Harvard’s David Armitage, she argues that historians need to shed their enthusiasm for micro-history and return to examining history’s big picture to better influence the future.
Statement from ÃÛÌÒ½´President R. Gerald Turner on the death of President George H.W. Bush - 12/01/2018
The ÃÛÌÒ½´community joins the nation in grieving the loss of President George H.W. Bush - a servant leader who lived his entire life as a steadfast example of patriotism and the strongest American ideals.
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In a presentation Thursday at the Communities Foundation of Texas, NPR science correspondent and Hidden Brain podcaster Shankar Vedantam discussed the ugly truth: studies clearly show that pretty much everyone has unconscious biases without realizing it, including against our own kinds.
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The director of the new AT&T Center for Virtualization at ÃÛÌÒ½´will drive crucial technical research and help create a knowledgeable North Texas employee base.