What Is Scientific Research and How Is It Accomplished?

2021/03/22 at 1:17 PM - Guest Column

Today, we look at what scientific research is and how one can conduct it. Read on to discover more details on the variations used in scientific research. More »

Notre Dame history professor at SMU: Permanent damage by humans has already affected the Earth

2018/10/24 at 3:19 PM - Giovanna Hnath

New technology and innovations have transformed the planet like never before and that is what has led to the Anthropocene. More »

An SMU alumnus’ perspective on writing about science

2016/04/08 at 12:07 AM - Gianni Windahl

The edges of the audiences’ lips curved upwards into cheeky grins as SMU alumnus Stephen Ornes said the first name he had chosen for his lecture on science writing: “Liars, Deniers, Doubters and evidence, where do we go from here?” The physics and english degr... More »

Harvard professor explains why science is safe to trust

2015/10/30 at 9:44 AM - Patrick Engel

Editor’s note, Nov. 16, 10:50 p.m.: This story has been updated throughout. Society should trust science because it’s a long, time-tested process of accumulated expertise, Harvard University Professor of the History of Science Naomi Oreskes, Ph.D said Thursday... More »

Harvard professor to explain validity of scientific findings in upcoming lecture

2015/10/21 at 4:33 PM - Patrick Engel

Naomi Oreskes, Ph.D. and professor of history and science at Harvard University, will speak at Dedman College’s annual Allman Family Lecture at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 in Dallas Hall’s McCord Auditorium. The author of several books on climate change, envir... More »

Professor Mary Poplin discusses the role of faith in a scholarly life

2015/03/01 at 7:49 PM - India Pougher

Less secularization of universities and more consideration of spiritual perspectives within academic circles was the subject of SMU’s Veritas Forum Wednesday. More »

Navigating neutrinos: Professor studies most elusive particle in the universe

2014/02/27 at 11:01 PM - Lauren Aguirre

SMU physics professor Thomas Coan is working with over 200 scientists around the world to unlock secrets surrounding the most abundant, yet most elusive particle in the universe – the neutrino. More »

SMU Seismologists study North Texas area earthquakes

2014/02/04 at 11:32 PM - Jehadu Abshiro

A team of SMU professors and students research the recent earthquakes in Azel, Texas. More »

DEBATE: A gap that can’t quite be bridged

2014/01/28 at 11:43 PM - Brandon Bub

Read the other half of the debate by Michael Dearman. It has been over 150 years since Charles Darwin first published his seminal volume “On the Origin of Species,” and, although his work proved highly controversial in its original context, it is refreshing to... More »

DEBATE: Different ways of seeing the world

2014/01/28 at 11:42 PM - Guest Column

By Michael Dearman Read the other half of the debate by Brandon Bub. The late Stephen Jay Gould described science and religion in terms of “nonoverlapping magisteria,” where both science and religion had respective realms of teaching over which they have autho... More »

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