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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
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Beyond Gaming: How Minecraft Became a Platform for Scientific Learning and AI Research
by | Mar 3, 2025
UT Dallas researcher Dr. Walter Voit transformed Minecraft’s 170-million-player universe into an advanced virtual training ground—for students and for AI agents tested by DARPA. His team’s Polycraft World uses gameplay to turn classroom theory into real-world expertise, covering topics from synthetic organic chemistry to nuclear plants to semiconductor facilities. Their new startup company, Pedegree Studios, has licensed the core technologies from the university to create a scalable digital pipeline for education and workforce development.
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The Last Word: Dreams Experience Academy President on The D.O.C. and What Dallas Needs Now
by | Apr 8, 2025
“Welcome to the private debut of the Dreams Experience Academy—or as we call it, somewhat provocatively, DEA,” said Chris Gannett at the launch event at the Kessler in Oak Cliff last week. The student-powered, purpose-driven nonprofit, co-founded by hip-hop icon The D.O.C., aims to unlock creative talent and open doors into the $3 trillion media, entertainment, and tech economy.
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Southlake’s Ancor Capital Partners Invests in California Electronics Recycling Company

by | Apr 8, 2025
The investment from Ancor will accelerate Mather, California-based CEAR’s "ongoing innovation, service expansion, and unique solutions in the circular supply chain," Ancor said.
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Caris Life Sciences Raises $168M in Private Capital to Expand Platform
by | Apr 8, 2025
With the new funding, Caris said it has raised $1.86 billion in capital since 2018. Caris will use the raise to bring its science and technologies "to as many patients as possible and further our goal of revolutionizing precision medicine," Founder and CEO David Halbert said.
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Fluor Promotes Exec to Chief Human Resources Officer
by | Apr 7, 2025
Tracey Cook, currently SVP of Human Resources, has been with Fluor for 35 years and has held several senior leadership positions in finance as president of Fluor’s former equipment subsidiary, and most recently, in human resources.
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Researchers Build ‘Blocky” Twin of UTD in Minecraft for Digital Workforce Training

by | Apr 4, 2025
Hollywood's "A Minecraft Movie" killed it with a record $163 million opening weekend. Meanwhile, UT Dallas researchers have created their own world in Minecraft to develop educational games embedded in the blocky "digital sandbox"—and launched a new startup to advance their efforts.
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