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Seven Southwestern Faculty Members Awarded Prestigious Sam Taylor Fellowship Grant
Grants ranging from $1,100 to $1,830 will allow faculty to pursue graduate study or postgraduate research.
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Seven Southwestern Faculty Members Awarded Prestigious Sam Taylor Fellowship Grant
Grants ranging from $1,100 to $1,830 will allow faculty to pursue graduate study or postgraduate research.
Living the Glamorous Life
Three southwestern students transform their residence hall rooms into fascinating homes away from home.
President Burger’s Article “Why Teachers Must Nurture Curiosity And Confidence To Inspire Students” Featured on Huffington Post
Educators have a responsibility to insure that students’ natural curiosity and confidence are nurtured and encouraged through their curricula, not despite their curricula.
Southwestern Senior Gains Rare Undergraduate Experience at Menil Collection
Taylor Bailey changes career path from art therapy to art conservation, lands door-opening summer internship opportunity through Southwestern connection.
Southwestern English Professor David Gaines Reflects on Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize
English professor loves sharing his knowledge of Bob Dylan, and applauds Dylan’s Nobel Prize.
Art and Political Science Major Recognized as One of 15 Emerging Artists with Disabilities
VSA, the international organization on arts and disability, selects Southwestern senior’s artwork for national traveling exhibition.
Personalized Approach Ranks Southwestern’s Office of Career Services No. 12 in the Nation
Career Services offers a unique, one-on-one “Boutique Model” that keeps the office winning a myriad of awards, and leading students to successful careers.
Southwestern Junior Researches Wireless Technology over Summer
Computational mathematics and physics double major spends summer developing ways to create 5G cellular technology at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Kinesiology Students Investigate the Underwater Dolphin Kick
SCOPE students spend summer poolside researching the segmental and joint movements involved in dolphin kicking among various age groups.
Southwestern Senior Experiments with Lasers, Explores Exoplanets this Summer
Physics major is researching with lasers alongside nation’s top scientists at National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Southwestern Student Awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Prestigious scholarship affords computer science major the opportunity to extend her stay abroad.
“Captains Academy” to Help First-Generation Students Achieve Academic Success
Mentor program will hold monthly meetings, offer resources to guide first-generation students.
Computer Science Majors Develop Artificial Intelligence for Video Games
SCOPE project focuses on developing intelligent agents using video games and creating visual patterns on a computer screen.
Student Takes Life-Changing Trip to Africa, Climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro
Young Life’s Climb for Change program takes Southwestern senior to new heights.
Students Investigate Possible Factors of Endometrial and Breast Cancer Progression
SCOPE participants study how a disruption in cell-to-cell connections could potentially lead to tumor metastasis.
Students Research Antioxidant Levels in Growing Basil
SCOPE students grow, harvest basil to analyze antioxidant properties as plant matures.
Alumna Gains Hands-on Experience at the Library of Congress
Prestigious internship affords 2016 graduate rare opportunity to work with historical objects.
Southwestern’s Special Collections Receives Reed Papers as Gift
Rare Texas papers of Michael Reed, named “Patriarch of the Robertson Colony” by Malcolm McLean, finds new home in Special Collections.
Southwestern Chorale Takes France
Southwestern student Alison MacAluso details her Spring Break trip to France with the Southwestern Chorale.
Cupcake Wars to END7 Saves Thousands of Lives in 2016
HEAT hosts second annual Cupcake Wars to raise money and awareness for END7.
Southwestern Students Create Energy Efficient Water Recycling System
Southwestern physics majors use energy efficient water recycling to protect Fountainwood Observatory equipment from Texas heat.
Transfer Student Receives First Southwestern S-STEM Scholarship
Math major and transfer student, Tilea West, is awarded S-STEM scholarship and will serve as a campus ambassador and STEM leader.
