Serving as a dynamic center for intellectual life at SMU, the DCII brings together faculty, students,
The Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute (DCII) provides a platform for collaboration and the exchange of ideas across academic disciplines, helping to forge connections between the physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities; between Dedman College and SMU’s professional schools; and between academia and the broader community. Serving as a dynamic center for intellectual life within
11/05/2025
The day is finally here! Please join us tomorrow for our 2025-2026 Big Challenge Series: Understanding Migration✨🎉.
When: November 6th, 2025
Where: Meadows Museum, SMU Main Campus
Time: 5:30PM Reception | 6:00PM Lecture
Registration Link: https://booking.smu.edu/event/15115733
11/02/2025
Always proud of our Hamilton Scholars making an impact beyond the Hilltop!💙✨
Today we’re celebrating Alondra Rosas (‘26) for presenting her research at the Annual Meeting of the Oral History Association!
10/16/2025
EVENT: Allman Family Lecture: Dr. Jennifer Raff - “Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas”
Join us today, October 16, at the 5:30 pm reception and 6:30 pm lecture in Moody Auditorium to hear Dr. Raff speak!
01/30/2025
Another edition of the DCII Newsletter is out! We’ve got our DCII Café tomorrow, and some exciting events next week. Join us at the Big Challenge Series event on the importance of freedom of the press on Tuesday, and check out the Culture, Mind, and Brain seminar Wednesday. Links for registration and information in bio
01/23/2025
Happy new semester! We already have a Research Cluster meeting next week and are bringing back our popular DCII Café! We also have two exciting events coming up in the next few weeks. Find registration links in the link in bio! We hope to see you there!
10/24/2024
October is ending with a bang and all kinds of events! Join our Exercise is Medicine, ERAH Graduate Student Conference, Healthcare and the Health of the Public, Asian Studies and Asian American Experiences, and Design and Innovation Research Clusters for their events as well as two events around our Big Challenge theme: Strengthening Democracy.
10/17/2024
Wow October is ending with so many events! Our Big Challenge Series has three upcoming events and our Research Clusters keep having amazing programs. Join us!
10/10/2024
Our Big Challenge Series is underway! Tonight is Harvard’s Dr. Sheila Jasanoff on Science and Democracy, and Oct 22 is our collaboration with the City of Dallas on the City Charter. We also have events with our TEIL, Healthcare and the Health of the Public, Energy and Environmental Systems, and Exercise is Medicine Research Clusters
09/26/2024
As we head into October we’ve got a ton of events! The Third Rail Series is soon, as well as lectures in our Energy and Environmental Systems, Medieval Matters, and Culture, Mind, and Brain Research Clusters! Also, don’t miss Harvard Professor Dr. Sheila Jasanoff at the Allman Family Lecture.
09/19/2024
The events keep coming! Check out the Healthcare and the Health of the Public and .apsm Exercise is Medicine lectures next week. Join the Center for Presidential History for a look at what each presidential candidates domestic policies will look like, .engage.dallas in the Place-Based Community Engagement Symposium, and the DCII as we welcome Harvard Professor Dr. Sheila Jasanoff for our Allman Lecture in their upcoming lectures as well.
09/12/2024
The semester is in full swing with lots of events! Check out our DCII Café, TEIL Cluster meeting, and ERAH Conference submission deadlines all happening tomorrow. Next week join our Subsurface Resources Cluster and GIS@SMU Cluster for their first events of the year. And in two weeks join our refocuses Healthcare and the Health of the Public Cluster’s first meeting. Registration links in our bio!
03/20/2024
Very proud of our Graduate Student in Residence!
History Ph.D. candidate, Timothy Seiter was recently recognized by the Moody School for his outstanding contributions to the teaching of SMU undergraduates. Congratulations Tim!