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Texas university helps uncover a New Mexico tribe's lost ancestry
A groundbreaking study led by Texas's Southern Methodist University (SMU) has confirmed what the people of Picuris Pueblo ...
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SMU raises more than $1.64 billion in one of the largest Texas private university fundraising campaigns
The Moody Foundation gave $100 million – the largest gift in SMU history – to create the Moody School of Graduate and ...
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SMU archaeologists help New Mexico tribe link ancestry to famous Chaco Canyon
Now, that community — Picuris Pueblo — has asserted its ancient roots in Chaco Canyon using DNA evidence, with help from ...
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Exit Interview: R. Gerald Turner Looks Back on His 30 Years as President of SMU
The university's longest-tenured president talks about increasing endowment five-fold, the athletic department's new era as ...
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SMU Provost Elizabeth Loboa looks back at her time on the Hilltop
As leaves fell from the trees and the air turned cooler, Elizabeth G. Loboa walked through Armstrong Fieldhouse at Southern ...
2026 ATH Markel Dabney Commits to SMU: 'It's the best fit for me'
Class of 2026 three-star athlete Markel Dabney has committed to Southern Methodist University. More details here.
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Access to parks and nature in Dallas improve mental health, SMU study finds
In a city known for its sprawling highways and rapid development, green spaces in Dallas are proving to be more than just a ...
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SMU to break ground, unveils ambitious plans for Rees-Jones Library of the American West
DALLAS — This week, Southern Methodist University (SMU) will break ground on a major new facility—the Rees-Jones Library of the American West. The library will house the Rees-Jones Collection ...