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RobotLAB's Pepper robot may be among the pettable machines in the "robot petting zoo" at Saturday's Get Connected Dallas event at For Oak Cliff. [Video still: RobotLAB]
The Last Word: On Saturday’s 2nd Annual ‘Get Connected Dallas’ Event, Featuring Robot Petting Zoos, Tech Workshops, and More
by Lance Murray | Oct 3, 2024
The Oct. 5 event at For Oak Cliff in Dallas will bring the latest in tech, connection, and innovation to the heart of the community—including a robot petting zoo, tech workshops, the Innovate & Create Digital Art Challenge, DJ-spun music and arts entertainment, and more
by Lance Murray |
Oct 2, 2024
Health Wildcatters said the Small Business Administration's Growth Accelerator Fund recognition will enable the WISH Network to expand its reach across university campuses in North Texas—including Dallas College, UT Southwestern, UT Arlington, UT Dallas, UNT, and SMU—as well as Baylor University.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 26, 2024
The Tech Transfer Showcase spotlights life science innovation at universities and strengthens the development of future leaders and entrepreneurs, BioNTX said. Here are the six university finalists who'll be pitching at the summit.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 25, 2024
Home to TCU's Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine, the new medical school building features anatomy and experimental labs supporting the use of the latest AR and VR technologies. A medical simulation suite will enable students to interact with lifelike human manikins for the practice of complex team-based care.
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The Crow Museum of Asian Art at UT Dallas is part of the Phase I building of the O'Donnell Athenaeum. [Photo copyright Mauricio Rojas/courtesy of UT Dallas]
Crow Museum Opens Its Second Location at UT Dallas, as a Groundbreaking Marks New Phase of O’Donnell Athenaeum
by David Seeley | Sep 25, 2024
The $158 million Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum at UT Dallas in Richardson has begun to take living shape with today's opening of the Crow Museum of Asian Art's second location and Tuesday's groundbreaking for a new 680-seat performance hall and music building. The project's goal: transforming UT Dallas into a cultural destination for North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 24, 2024
Trinity Christian Academy has named Lisa Wong, a former Raytheon engineer and TCA’s director of technology, as its first chief innovation officer. Wong will lead the integration of cutting-edge technology, foster innovation, and prepare students for future careers.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 24, 2024
Charisma, a social coaching program developed by the Center for BrainHealth, uses generative AI and gaming technology to create realistic virtual environments, helping individuals improve social skills with the guidance of a coach—and now it’s scaling up with AWS.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 20, 2024
The new building will expand UNT's research space across the fields of biology, biomedical engineering, chemistry, physics, data science, and computer science and engineering. "Experiential learning opportunities for students" are also part of the plan.
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HSC Fort Worth Streamlines College Names, Launches New Graduate School as Central Hub
by Quincy Preston | Aug 29, 2024
In September, a new Graduate School will act as the main coordinating hub for advanced degree programs, while three HSC schools get rebranded as colleges.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 28, 2024
The collaboration could have a big payback for high school students aiming for a high-tech future. The foundation and Codecademy aim to supply educational tools, resources, and bootcamps to develop essential technology, AI, and coding skills for the future.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 23, 2024
President R. Gerald Turner will transition to president emeritus whenever the next president of SMU takes office, likely on June 1, 2025. SMU said that Turner’s leadership has driven the academic and reputational transformation of the university.
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The Collin College Technical Campus in Allen [Photo: Collin College]
UT Dallas, Texas State University & Collin College Announce Academic Alliance
by Lance Murray | Aug 20, 2024
Called the Collin College Academic Alliance, the innovative partnership will provide area residents with the opportunity to earn an associate degree, seamlessly earn a bachelor’s degree, and save "thousands of dollars," the schools said.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 20, 2024
"This is precisely the type of partnership we imagined for our innovation ecosystem," Richardson City Manager Don Magner said of the new lab, which is affiliated with UT Dallas' Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science under the leadership of AT&T and Verizon.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 15, 2024
The $107 million, 136,000-square-foot health sciences center will serve as an inter-professional education facility linking students in the allied health fields with an emphasis on preparing them to serve in rural settings. The building will also expand health-related programming, community outreach, research, and other activities at TWU.
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