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The Center for Research in Real Estate and Land Use Economics - The Center was created in 1984 as an entity focusing on major issues in the real estate industry. The Center also acts as a conduit for research which it conducts through the Costa Institute of Real Estate Finance and the Folsom Institute for Development and Land Use Policy.
KPMG Institute for Corporate Governance - In 2004, the Cox School opened the KPMG Institute for Corporate Governance, which focuses on the importance of corporate structure and communication channels in business organizations. Through close working relationships with many companies, the institute will develop multidisciplinary case studies and courses that explore corporate governance and ethical decision making, preparing students to understand the choices they make and how those choices impact the market s perception of a firm and its future.
Maguire Energy Institute - The Maguire Energy Institute encourages the study of policy, marketing and management issues related to oil, natural gas and electricity. The Institute conducts seminars and training programs focusing on the business, economic, and managerial aspects of the energy industry; hosts conferences to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among educators, practitioners, media, and government officials; and provides material for students and teachers to foster a better understanding of the role of the energy industry in the world economy.
John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies - The John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies has been established to support teaching and research programs in international studies and national security policy, focusing upon the institutions that structure national and international decision-making. The Center is named in honor of SMU alumnus John G. Tower, who served as Texas' representative in the United States Senate from 1961 to 1985. His distinguished career of public service included appointments as Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Chair of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, and strategic nuclear arms negotiator with the Soviet Union.
Hospitality and Restaurant Management at the Brinker Institute - The Norman E. Brinker Institute for Hospitality and Restaurant Management will offer programs in general management and leadership development for individuals in the hospitality and restaurant management industries who want to prepare themselves for higher levels of responsibility. The Institute s goal is to enhance the business acumen, management skills, and leadership potential of the next-generation of industry leaders. This program will prepare emerging leaders for higher levels of responsibility though industry-focused certificate programs.
Law Institute of the Americas - Founded in 1952 as the SMU Law Institute of the Americas; reactivated from 1993-1997, as the Centre for NAFTA and Latin American Legal Studies under the leadership of Professor Joseph Norton; and renamed, in 1998, as the SMU Law Institute of the Americas with Professor Ambassador Roberto MacLean as its President and Professor Joseph J. Norton as Executive Director. The Law Institute operates as a programmatic initiative of the SMU Dedman School of Law, Dallas, TX, under the chairmanship of SMU's Law Dean, Professor John B. Attanasio
The National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP) - Center responsible for public health surveillance, prevention research, and programs to prevent and control HIV infection and AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis.
JC Penney Center for Retail Excellence - The JCPenney Center for Retail Excellence is the leading source of academic expertise on consumer shopping behavior and the effects of retailer activities on shopping behavior. The focus of the Center is to raise the level of awarenesstoSMU Cox of the many careers available in the retail industry and to offer opportunities for business school students to enrich their education and enhance their preparation for careers in retail.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Ensures safety and health for all people in the workplace through research and prevention.
Ellen K. Solender Institute in Free Speech and Mass Media - The Ellen K. Solender Institute in Free Speech and Mass Media Law is a unique international resource center, providing materials to researchers from courts, legislatures, bureaucracies, the legal profession, legal education, mass media, and telecommunications services. It is conveniently located in mid-America and its focus is on media law and issues affecting the free flow of information with some emphasis on problems caused by the differences in the law of various democracies as well as those experienced with emerging democracies.

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Franklin Institute - Founded in honor of Benjamin Franklin, The Franklin Institute is a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of America's oldest and premier centers of science education and development in the country. The Franklin Institute itself comprises three centers, The Science Center, The Franklin Center, and The Center for Innovation in Science Learning.
Samaritan Institute - The Samaritan Institute is a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado which manages an international network of faith-based counseling centers (Samaritan Centers). Counselors and mental health professionals in the Samaritan program receive theological training in addition to typical licensing in psychology, psychiatry and counseling, enabling an approach which combinines "mind, body, spirit and community.
Advanced Training Institute - The Advanced Training Institute is a ministry of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, and is an organization established to aid and provide Christian service activities for Christian families which home educate their children. Training and service opportunities are offered at numerous training centers throughout the United States and around the world.
Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute - Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute is one of Russia's largest research centers specialized in physics and technology. The institute was established in 1918 in Petrograd (St.
Cancer Institute of New Jersey - The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) is a research institution based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, aimed at addressing the devastating effects of cancer. CINJ's efforts have led to its inclusion as one of only 39 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation - the only one in New Jersey.