Latest news from Southern Methodist University on News en-us Copyright 2025 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/glaciers-erode-mountains-in-bursts-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/glaciers-erode-mountains-in-bursts-study-finds/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:10:43 EST A study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface challenges whether glaciers are eroding mountains faster now than in the past. Southern Methodist University /articles/magnetic-tweezers-making-robotic-surgery-safer-more-precise-with-a-human-touch/?sc=rsin /articles/magnetic-tweezers-making-robotic-surgery-safer-more-precise-with-a-human-touch/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:35:17 EST Imagine if a doctor could remotely do a non-invasive, highly precise medical procedure on her patients using a tiny robot, or microrobot? With a device researchers from SMU and George Washington University created, that is one step closer to reality. Southern Methodist University /articles/trump-s-risky-tariff-policy-could-backfire-and-lead-to-global-trade-war-says-smu-expert/?sc=rsin /articles/trump-s-risky-tariff-policy-could-backfire-and-lead-to-global-trade-war-says-smu-expert/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:45:37 EST Southern Methodist University /articles/smu-researcher-awarded-14-million-grant-to-improve-math-learning-loss-nationwide-setting-smu-record-for-highest-single-award-total/?sc=rsin /articles/smu-researcher-awarded-14-million-grant-to-improve-math-learning-loss-nationwide-setting-smu-record-for-highest-single-award-total/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:40:28 EST The five-year project will provide support to 4th and 5th graders in rural settings and out-of-school programs across the United States. Southern Methodist University /articles/smu-professor-minjun-kim-named-national-academy-of-inventors-senior-member/?sc=rsin /articles/smu-professor-minjun-kim-named-national-academy-of-inventors-senior-member/?sc=rsin Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:10:52 EST MinJun Kim, Robert C. Womack Endowed Chair Professor in Engineering at SMU, has been named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Southern Methodist University /articles/smu-biology-researchers-move-closer-to-cause-of-sudden-unexpected-death-in-epilepsy/?sc=rsin /articles/smu-biology-researchers-move-closer-to-cause-of-sudden-unexpected-death-in-epilepsy/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:10:07 EST Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of epilepsy-related mortality. Although the underlying mechanisms have historically remained shrouded in mystery, new findings from the lab of SMU biology professor Edward Glasscock are beginning to provide valuable clues. Southern Methodist University /articles/smu-graduate-student-makes-breakthrough-in-biosensing-technology/?sc=rsin /articles/smu-graduate-student-makes-breakthrough-in-biosensing-technology/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:20:18 EST SMU Lyle mechanical engineering graduate student Kamruzzaman Joty has introduced a groundbreaking new technique in nanotechnology for detecting and analyzing biomolecules, potentially paving the way for new methods of early disease detection. Southern Methodist University /articles/virtual-environment-teaches-classroom-strategies-in-turbulent-times-for-future-educators/?sc=rsin /articles/virtual-environment-teaches-classroom-strategies-in-turbulent-times-for-future-educators/?sc=rsin Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:30:14 EST In SMU's Mursion Simulation Environment, located in the Simmons School of Education and Human Development, undergraduate and graduate students learn to manage classroom conflicts and advance student understanding by interacting with teen avatars. Southern Methodist University /articles/five-ways-to-bring-quiet-into-your-holiday-season-create-space-for-joy-peace-and-connection/?sc=rsin /articles/five-ways-to-bring-quiet-into-your-holiday-season-create-space-for-joy-peace-and-connection/?sc=rsin Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:00:30 EST Southern Methodist University /articles/smu-researcher-builds-tool-to-predict-obesity-risks-in-early-childhood/?sc=rsin /articles/smu-researcher-builds-tool-to-predict-obesity-risks-in-early-childhood/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:00:07 EST SMU computer scientist Mehak Gupta and her colleagues have developed a computer model that uses advanced machine learning to reliably predict obesity in early childhood. Southern Methodist University /articles/election-day-prep-smu-experts-ready-to-roll/?sc=rsin /articles/election-day-prep-smu-experts-ready-to-roll/?sc=rsin Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:35:45 EST Southern Methodist University /articles/smu-solution-may-be-to-low-cost-long-lasting-renewable-batteries-for-electric-vehicles/?sc=rsin /articles/smu-solution-may-be-to-low-cost-long-lasting-renewable-batteries-for-electric-vehicles/?sc=rsin Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:20:51 EST Lithium-sulfur batteries have never lived up to their potential as the next generation of renewable batteries for electric vehicles and other devices. But ​SMU mechanical engineer Donghai Wang and his research team have found a way to make these Li-S batteries last longer - with higher energy levels - than existing renewable batteries. The research team has been able to prevent Li-S batteries from producing an unwanted side effect known as polysulfide dissolution that appears over time, shortening their lifespan. Southern Methodist University /articles/disappearing-winter-lake-ice-has-broad-socioeconomic-and-environmental-impact/?sc=rsin /articles/disappearing-winter-lake-ice-has-broad-socioeconomic-and-environmental-impact/?sc=rsin Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:05:31 EST An international team of winter lake researchers provides a simple answer to a profound question in a new synthesis study published in the journal Science: "Yes, it matters that lakes are losing ice." Southern Methodist University /articles/ai-and-quantum-mechanics-team-up-to-accelerate-drug-discovery/?sc=rsin /articles/ai-and-quantum-mechanics-team-up-to-accelerate-drug-discovery/?sc=rsin Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:05:17 EST Drug discovery is much like working a jigsaw puzzle. The chemical compounds behind drug molecules must be shaped to fit with the proteins in our bodies to produce therapeutic effects. That requirement for a meticulous fit means the creation of new drugs is extremely complex and time-consuming. Southern Methodist University /articles/new-physics-needed-maybe/?sc=rsin /articles/new-physics-needed-maybe/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:05:57 EST An unexpected finding about how our universe formed is again raising the question: do we need new physics? The answer could fundamentally change what physics students are taught in classes around the world. Southern Methodist University /articles/smu-s-nicolay-v-tsarevsky-named-american-chemical-society-fellow/?sc=rsin /articles/smu-s-nicolay-v-tsarevsky-named-american-chemical-society-fellow/?sc=rsin Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:05:24 EST The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, associate professor of chemistry at SMU, an ACS Fellow at a ceremony held in Denver. Southern Methodist University /articles/minjun-kim-awarded-nsf-grant-for-nanosensor-technology-that-improves-gene-therapy/?sc=rsin /articles/minjun-kim-awarded-nsf-grant-for-nanosensor-technology-that-improves-gene-therapy/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:05:59 EST Nanotechnology expert MinJun Kim, the Robert C. Womack Endowed Chair Professor at SMU Lyle School of Engineering, and his research team have been awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to design a nanosensor that can improve the accuracy of gene therapy, enabling more effective clinical trials with fewer side effects. Southern Methodist University /articles/smu-researcher-helps-develop-new-technique-to-explore-oceanic-microbes/?sc=rsin /articles/smu-researcher-helps-develop-new-technique-to-explore-oceanic-microbes/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:05:04 EST Alexander Chase and colleagues collect samples from Earth's oceans using SMIRC, which could be the first step in uncovering compounds that lead to next-generation antibiotics. Southern Methodist University /articles/xxx2/?sc=rsin /articles/xxx2/?sc=rsin Sun, 25 Aug 2024 23:55:00 EST An international team led by SMU paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs has found matching sets of Early Cretaceous dinosaur footprints on what are now two different continents. In terms of their geological and tectonic plates contexts, these dinosaur fossils were found to be almost identical. Southern Methodist University /articles/study-revisits-texas-seismic-activity-occurring-before-2017-confirming-connection-to-wastewater-injection/?sc=rsin /articles/study-revisits-texas-seismic-activity-occurring-before-2017-confirming-connection-to-wastewater-injection/?sc=rsin Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:05:17 EST There's an important dividing line in the history of recent Texas earthquakes - those occurring before and after 2017, when the establishment of the Texas Seismological Network (TexNet) introduced the ability to monitor seismic events to much lower magnitude. Southern Methodist University