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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | May 1, 2026
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
by David Seeley |
Apr 30, 2026
Using a digital twin of Parkland Memorial Hospital for its blocky hospital, UTD's MCAT prep course playbook was designed by IvyBee, a Plano-based startup founded and led by Dr. Walter Voit, founder of UTD's Center for Engineering Innovation.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 29, 2026
Texas Instruments invented the world's first handheld electronic calculator prototype in 1967. This week, it launched a new graphing calculator "built to meet the demands of today's math classroom" and to grow with students from middle school algebra all the way through college and future STEM careers.
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 28, 2026
The DECA Dental founder returned to his alma mater to keynote UT Dallas' record-breaking Draper Pitch Competition. He told student founders what it really takes.
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Opportunities for North Texas Innovators
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Apr 27, 2026
by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 22, 2026
The new office is designed to simplify how organizations work with SMU—whether through research partnerships, workforce development, or student engagement.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 22, 2026
The foundation said it will invest "a minimum of $1 million" to help close the manufacturing skills gap in Dallas, which it called "an aerospace hub where the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts some of the strongest demand for advanced manufacturing labor."
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 22, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 24 with a total of 171 patents granted.
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AECOM and SMU Partner to Invest in Future of AI Infrastructure Talent
by David Seeley | Apr 2, 2026
Aiming to advance AI-driven research, workforce readiness, and long‑term talent development in infrastructure engineering, AECOM and SMU said they are "reinforcing the role of universities and industry as engines of workforce development and economic growth."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 30, 2026
Dallas Innovates and our partners at the Dallas Regional Chamber spotlight the names you need to know in Dallas-Fort Worth's AI economy.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 10, 2026
Adzich has been working with groups like students from the Hockaday School who conduct book drives and raise $150 to provide a "bookshelf" for laundromat libraries around Dallas. Adzich has used that output to set up and maintain four Dallas-area laundromat libraries.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 10, 2026
On display through September 7, 2026, the exhibition provides a STEM educational experience for visitors of all ages in an engaging and interactive space that showcases "the connective threads" of the science, technology, engineering, and math that contribute to the popularity and excitement of soccer.
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Levi Belnap, executive director of the Center for Applied Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Mays Business School. Photo by Chloe Kryzak/Texas A&M]
Texas A&M Launches New Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at the ‘Geographic Center’ of the Texas Triangle
by Quincy Preston | Feb 19, 2026
The new center readies students for venture creation and business acquisition in an AI-driven economy. Texas A&M’s Mays Business School has tapped startup founder and former Merlyn for Education CEO Levi Belnap as executive director, building on last year's appointment of “the nation’s first dean of AI."
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by David Seeley |
Feb 19, 2026
Made possible in part by $100 million in state funding, the new facility is modeled on a collaborative “teach, train, and treat” philosophy." It features AI-integrated simulation, including mixed-reality rooms and VR headsets, along with virtual environments developed in collaboration with TWU computer science faculty.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Feb 18, 2026
The Texas Ticker is the flagship program within the Dallas College Y’all Street Market Experience, which connects students, industry partners, and the community to real-world market activity through applied learning, professional tools, workshops, and seminars—all focused on the financial sector.
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by Maddie Preston |
Feb 10, 2026
The grant supports development of reusable, impact-resistant materials designed to withstand frequent landings and collision events in next-generation aircraft—everything from air taxis to the flying cars of the future.
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