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Student Adventures bloggers Shelby and Kelsey report on their travels and studies with ��«����Ƶ-in-Cairo.

Student journalist Mackenzie Warren's video journal includes victims of human rights abuses in Buenos Aires.

Frank Cappuccio of Lockheed Martin speaks at ��«����Ƶ.

Featured speaker for the 2009 Women's Symposium, held Feb. 25, 2009, was Glinda Bridgforth, a leading financial expert who explores the emotional and cultural factors that block financial success.

Evolutionary psychologist David Buss will speak on 'Strategies of Human Mating' today at ��«����Ƶ as part of the Darwin series.

To help raise awareness of the battle against breast cancer, the ��«����Ƶ women's and men's basketball teams have scheduled several exciting special events for Feb. 15 and Feb. 21.

An internal conference on the legal and business issues of video gaming, where the challenges are sometimes trickier than imaginary bad guys and virtual dark corridors, is being held Jan. 14-15 on the campus of ��«����Ƶ Methodist University.

Dallas Morning News Reporter Todd J. Gillman interviews President George Bush about the ending of his term in office and the library and institute at ��«����Ƶ Methodist University

��«����Ƶ Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about the influence of West Texas in the Legislature as Tom Craddick is replaced as speaker.

��«����Ƶ Geology Professor David Blackwell, an internationally recognized authority on geothermal energy, talks about how hot rocks miles below the earth’s surface be the “killer app” of the energy industry.

��«����Ƶ Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama, and the Illinois governor's scandal.

��«����Ƶ Marketing Professor Daniel Howard talks about branding and Amway's effort to make a comeback.

Hal Barkley, director of Counseling in ��«����Ƶ's Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, talks about how to cope with families and stress during the holidays.

The General Board of Higher Education for The United Methodist Church has awarded a grant to ��«����Ƶ's Perkins School of Theology for the purpose of expanding its theological training for Latin American pastors in the Methodist tradition.

In 2008, there were many examples of progress and growing momentum at ��«����Ƶ, including the endowment of academic centers, the growing quality of the student body and faculty, and the construction of important new facilities.

An advanced technology lab in the Lyle Engineering School uses an electron beam to 'create' a titanium Christmas tree.

Americans are peculiarly obsessed with being first, says William B. Lawrence, dean of ��«����Ƶ's Perkins School of Theology.

Feature article on economist Ravi Batra, talking about the current state of the country.

��«����Ƶ's Temerlin Advertising Institute for Education and Research will launch a unique graduate program in advertising in August 2009, emphasizing both social responsibility and highly effective campaign strategies for the future marketplace.

The University, including ��«����Ƶ-in-Legacy, is open today but officials are monitoring the weather situation.

��«����Ƶ Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about the propriety of President-Elect Barack Obama seeking input into the appointment of a successor to his Senate seat.

Marie-Luise Gaettens, chair of ��«����Ƶ's Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, says you can get by in the business world knowing only how to speak English, but you never get the full story.

Albert W. Niemi Jr., dean of the Cox School of Business and an expert in economic growth, economic forecasting, and American business history, talks about the recession and its impact on Georgia.

HBO's documentary about the integration of football includes ��«����Ƶ alumnus and football star Jerry Levias, who integrated the Southwest Conference.

��«����Ƶ Psychology Professor Kevin Lambert talks about increased stress and violence during the holidays.

��«����Ƶ Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about the race for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Kay Bailey Hutchison should she run for governor.

��«����Ƶ Political Scientist Matthew Wilson talks about how religion influences religion and politics.

Bruce Bullock, director of ��«����Ƶ's Maguire Energy Institute talks to Fox 4 News about the fact that even though gas prices have dropped, the related cost of food is still high.

In 2009, ��«����Ƶ will mark the 150th anniversary of "On the Origin of Species" and the 200th birthday of its extraordinary author. The first in a series of lectures and programs will be given by evolutionary psychologist David Buss on Jan. 26.

��«����Ƶ Economics Professor Ravi Batra talks with Mother Jones about the difficulties of finding products made in America.

The Celebration of Lights, ��«����Ƶ's annual welcoming of the holiday season, was held on Sunday, Dec. 7, on the University's main quad. More than 100,000 decorative lights filled the trees as the ��«����Ƶ community and friends sang carols. Watch the slide show.

The G. William Jones Film and Video Collection at ��«����Ƶ’s Hamon Arts Library has been awarded a National Film Preservation Foundation grant for $27,270 to preserve Spencer Williams’ 1941 film, The Blood of Jesus, the hugely successful African American salvation drama.

Students and alums from The Guildhall at ��«����Ƶ, the country’s premier graduate video game development program, have released their suggested top 10 video game gift list for this year’s holiday season.

One of the first mass-produced Christmas cards - dating back more than 160 years - can be found among the extensive special collections of Bridwell Library at ��«����Ƶ Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology.

Mustang fans can revisit football history with a new ��«����Ƶ calendar, "The Golden Age of Football: 1920s to 1960s." The calendar is among a variety of ��«����Ƶ-related items available from the Bookstore, Heritage Hall and the Spirit Shop, just in time for the holiday season.

For the third year, ��«����Ƶ biology major Amy Koshy is spearheading a toy drive for underprivileged children in memory of her friend.

NSF honors Chemistry Prof. Brent Sumerlin with funding for nanotechnology research and community outreach.

��«����Ƶ Marketing Professor Daniel Howard's research finds that nothing improves the worth of a gift like taking the time to see that it's nicely wrapped

Twenty-one ��«����Ƶ Methodist University students will travel to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, when Barack Obama becomes the 44th president of the United States, for a regular inaugural trip for communications and journalism students.

Marketing Professor Dan Howard's research shows that wrapping a present increases its worth.

The Noel family of Houston endows the deanship of Dedman School of Law, currently held by John B. Attanasio (left).

New home for Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development.

Frederick W. Schmidt, director of Spiritual Formation and Anglican Studies in ��«����Ƶ's Perkins School of Theology, talks about the split in the Episcopal Church.

Jackie Wald of Dallas has served as a lecturer in Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at ��«����Ƶ. She and her husband, Michael, have volunteered to serve in the Peace Corps in Panama for 27 months.

��«����Ƶ Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about Houston Mayor Bill White's chances for winning statewide office, whether he runs to replace Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison next year if she resigns to run for governor, or whether he seeks the state's top job himself in 2010.

Robin Pinkley, author, professor and director of the American Airlines ��«����Ƶ for Labor Relations and Conflict Resolution in ��«����Ƶ's Cox School of Business, talks to The Wall Street Journal about how to handle job offers that pay too little.

��«����Ƶ President R. Gerald Turner says "the current economic crisis will pass, but in the meantime, it will require diligent efforts throughout the University to maintain our momentum."

Robert Hunt, director of global theological education at Perkins School of Theology at ��«����Ƶ, talks about the need to be realistic and hopeful.

Willard Spiegelman, ��«����Ƶ's Hughes Professor of English, talks about what makes a painting a masterpiece.

Join ��«����Ƶ men's head basketball coach Matt Doherty Monday nights for Inside College Hoops with Matt Doherty broadcast LIVE from Ten Sports Grill in downtown Dallas.

Camille Kraeplin, who has studied social media as an assistant professor of journalism at ��«����Ƶ Methodist University, talks about the use of such media by mothers and/for their babies.

Last week, Al Niemi, dean of the Cox School of Business, brought together some of ��«����Ƶ's brightest business, financial and economic minds in a roundtable discussion with area media.

With Texas’ unemployment rate up by nearly a third in the past year, an increasing number of would-be executives are heading back to school to ride out the current economic storm from the relative comfort of area universities’ MBA programs.

Seven faculty members receive Sam Taylor Fellowships for proposed research projects.

The ��«����Ƶ cross country team ran to an impressive 20th-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course on Tuesday morning, braving the cold, windy and rainy conditions to earn their best finish in over a decade.

��«����Ƶ Political Scientist Cal Jillson talks about the change in the nature of Texas politics between when President Bush was governor and now, largely because of the growing influence of the Latino vote.

It's every ��«����Ƶ grad's dream: to be young, handsome, and closely involved with deciding how to spend $700 billion.

From Bobby Lyle's high-rise offices on Central Expressway, the 67-year-old oilman has a bird's-eye view of the new engineering quadrangle taking shape at ��«����Ƶ Methodist University.

��«����Ƶ Law Professor Alan Bromberg talks about the SEC's case against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

The Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship in ��«����Ƶ's Cox School of Business issued its annual ranking Thursday of the 100 fastest-growing privately held companies in the Dallas area.

��«����Ƶ researchers are pioneering the use of spatial statistical modeling to analyze brain scans from Persian Gulf War veterans.

Facts and figures about everything from books to bulbs offer an interesting, behind-the-scenes look at ��«����Ƶ.

Edward Fox, director of the J.C. Penney ��«����Ƶ for Retail Excellence in ��«����Ƶ's Cox School of Business, talks about Wal-Mart's importance to a successful holiday season for Dell and Hewlett-Packard

Nathan Balke, an economics professor at ��«����Ƶ, says a recession can create declines in consumer and wholesale prices for short periods of time, but it's “very unlikely” it would lead to deflation.

Anthropology Professor Ronald Wetherington spoke at Wednesday's meeting of the Texas Board of Education on how to teach science in public schools.

D Magazine applauds ��«����Ƶ's push to be ranked among the nation's very best universities.

Bruce Bullock, director of ��«����Ƶ's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the oil industry's role in the nation's economic recovery.

��«����Ƶ Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks to Hearst News Service about Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick's battle to keep his powerful post.

The 19th-ranked ��«����Ƶ cross country team has been selected to race in the 2008 Division I Cross Country Championships, scheduled for Nov. 24 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course located at the Wabash Valley Family Sports ��«����Ƶ in Terre Haute, Ind.

��«����Ƶ economist Ravi Batra, usually pessimistic about the country's financial future, says there is hope in the long-term outlook.

Richard Carlson, a pioneer in the study of the Earth's geological evolution, discusses how his team of scientists determined the age of our planet. Video and audio available.

Dr. Barbara Forrest, a leading expert on the intelligent design movement, will speak at ��«����Ƶ about "Why Texans Shouldn't Let Creationists Mess With Science Education." Her free lecture is scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Hughes-Trigg Student ��«����Ƶ Ballroom.

Prof. Dan Howard says companies that subtly change the quantity of products are 'somewhat deceptive.'

��«����Ƶ geothermal expert David Blackwell talks about the potential for producing energy using heat from the earth.

��«����Ƶ Political Scientist Cal Jillson says that as Texan George W. Bush prepares to leave office and pass the reins of power to Illinois' favorite son Barack Obama — and with Texas the reddest large state in an increasingly blue country — the state is experiencing an unprecedented power outage in the capital's corridors of power.

Journalism Chair Tony Pederson says the media failed miserably in reporting on the Obama and McCain campaigns.

��«����Ƶ Cox School of Business is delighted to announce that its full-time MBA program has been ranked among the top 20 business schools in the United States by BusinessWeek.

AMS Pictures and ��«����Ƶ present 'The Real Great Debaters of Wiley College,' the inspiring story of the college's 1935 debate team.

In his new book, ��«����Ƶ foreign policy expert Seyom Brown says the U.S. must change its approach to global issues.

The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) recognized ��«����Ƶ Methodist University in Dallas with an Honor Award in the Society's 2008 Green Star Awards competition. The award was given in the University and College Grounds category for exceptional grounds maintenance.

Respondents to a ��«����Ƶ Methodist University survey of top Dallas-Fort Worth-area business executives deemed Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert the region's "CEO of the Year."

David Maldonado, Jr. has been named by the Alumni Council of Perkins School of Theology, ��«����Ƶ Methodist University, recipient of the 2009 Perkins Distinguished Alumnus/a Award.

��«����Ƶ law professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to develop curriculum for a major in intellectual property law at the Vietnam National University Faculty of Law in Hanoi.

The editors of Popular Science have named the ElectraTherm Green Machine one of the top technology innovations of 2008. The the first commercial installation of the machine was at ��«����Ƶ in summer 2008.

The El Paso Times writes about ��«����Ƶ Head Football Coach June Jones, saying "when ��«����Ƶ hired the architect of the greatest turnaround in NCAA history, there was plenty of hope in the Metroplex that better times were on the way for a program that went 1-11 last year."

The Mustangs come into the Conference USA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the conference. They play at 8 p.m. tonight at Westcott Field.

��«����Ƶ Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks to The Associated Press about President George W. Bush's final days in office.

Relive ��«����Ƶ's 2008 Homecoming in slide shows and a video.

��«����Ƶ's Dedman School of Law had the state’s highest passing rates for first-time test takers on the July bar exam.

Scientists from ��«����Ƶ and UTD have identified chemical compounds that slow nerve damage caused by brain diseases.

��«����Ƶ is among universities with the good fortune to be able to go forward with plans to construct buildings, increase financial aid budgets and hire top-tier researchers.

Michael A. Condon, an experienced chief investment officer for several universities, has been named University treasurer and chief investment officer at ��«����Ƶ Methodist University, effective Dec. 1, 2008.

Richard Carlson, a pioneer in the study of the Earth's geological evolution, will discuss determining the age of our planet Wednesday.

Dr. Barbara Forrest, a leading expert on the intelligent design movement, will speak at ��«����Ƶ about "Why Texans Shouldn't Let Creationists Mess With Science Education." Her free lecture is scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Hughes-Trigg Student ��«����Ƶ Ballroom.

��«����Ƶ Political Scientist Cal Jillson says Texas politicians are already planning for races in 2010.

��«����Ƶ’s Tower ��«����Ƶ presents a forum on the future of global conflict with Gen. Wesley Clark presenting a major address.

Report on ��«����Ƶ students covering the Nov. 4, 2008, presidential Election

Dallas banking pioneer and community leader Ronald G. Steinhart is the recipient of the 2009 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award, presented annually by ��«����Ƶ’s Cary M. Maguire ��«����Ƶ for Ethics and Public Responsibility.

��«����Ƶ’s Tower ��«����Ƶ presents “The Future of Conflict: Military Roles and Missions" with General Wesley K. Clark (Ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, as keynote speaker.