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Rendering of Keith Bell Opportunity Central in Forney [Image: Huckabee]
North Texas’ Newly Opened Keith Bell Opportunity Central Adds Code Ninjas to Its Mix
by David Seeley and Lance Murray | Mar 5, 2024
Known as The OC, Forney ISD's 350,000-square-foot facility opened Feb. 2 as an "imaginative, creative, and one-of-a-kind idea that will transform the way schools and communities educate future generations." It also offers restaurants, retail, a big arena, an escape room, and soon...ninjas.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 29, 2024
The four-month SMU Tech CxO Excellence Program welcomed its first cohort of students in early February. Classes are taught by current or previous CIOs and CTOs in top organizations across DFW—with a curriculum focused on leadership, cybersecurity, financial planning, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 29, 2024
The free "Sun, Moon, and You" event at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas' Fair Park will offer a sky-side seat of an amazing total solar eclipse (fingers crossed for clear skies). Scientists and astronomers will be taking the stage along with space explorer characters from the PBS show "Ready, Jet, Go."
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 28, 2024
In an effort to expand the research beyond snakes, UTA Biology Professor Todd Castoe and his colleagues received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation that will support new statistical approaches to generate, test, and refine hypotheses for how gene regulatory networks function.
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A total solar eclipse. [Photo NASA/GSFC/CI Lab]
Visitors at 31 Texas State Parks Will Get Solar Eclipse Viewing Gear, Thanks to Lyda Hill Philanthropies
by Lance Murray | Feb 20, 2024
Dallas-based Lyda Hill Philanthropies is donating 20,000 eclipse safety glasses, tabletop sun-spotter telescopes, telescope tripods and solar filters, binocular filters, smartphone sun photography adapters, and eclipse-themed books to Texas State Parks within the path of totality of the April 8 total solar eclipse.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 20, 2024
The museum, currently being built in Fort Worth's Historic Southside neighborhood, has a $70 million fundraising goal and is slated to open in 2025. The 50,000-square-foot Juneteenth Museum center will also host guest lectures, community events, and performances in its 250-seat amphitheater, while offering a food hall, store fronts, and a business incubator to boost local entrepreneurship.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 20, 2024
Dallas Innovates, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI are teaming up to launch the new AI 75 program at Capital Factory's Future of AI Salon today. The first-ever list will recognize Dallas-Fort Worth innovators in artificial intelligence.
Nominations are open through March 20.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Feb 15, 2024
Now a quarter-century old, the Dallas-based cognitive neuroscience facility has grown from a "ragtag team" to a globally significant research institute dedicated uniquely to building better brain function. Here’s how it happened under chief director Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD.
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An example of a virtual production stage created by Sony. [Photo: Sony]
Fort Worth Campus Set to Debut Prototype Stage for Texas A&M’s Groundbreaking Virtual Production Institute
by Lance Murray | Feb 13, 2024
The "extended reality" market is projected to be a $10.3 billion industry in 2024. To prepare students for it, a new Virtual Production Institute will be part of the Texas A&M School of Performance, Visualization, and Fine Arts.
David Parrish, a visual effects veteran and director of the program in Fort Worth, said the institute positions the university as a leader in research and next-gen workforce development.
David Parrish, a visual effects veteran and director of the program in Fort Worth, said the institute positions the university as a leader in research and next-gen workforce development.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 8, 2024
The University of North Texas at Dallas and the city of Dallas have announced a $10 million grant from the Communities Foundation of Texas toward the new law enforcement training center coming to the university's campus. Once built, it will become the new home of the Dallas Police Training Academy.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 8, 2024
Opening this Friday, the exhibition at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum offers a pathway to stories centered around "women's labor activism, the fight for suffrage and equal rights, the sexual revolution, and more."
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 6, 2024
Neal Smatresk's decade at UNT sparked big changes and growth, boosting its standing in academics and research. From "record-breaking enrollment" to "making UNT the highest-ranked Tier One institution in the North Texas region," his tenure marks transformation across multiple fronts.
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L to R, top row first: Dr. Melissa Weathersby, President and CEO of 5-Star Empowerment; Marlon Green, Founder of Prosperous Athletes Financial Education Gerardo King, Investment Banker, Member of the Board of Directors of Peak 10 Energy; Vince Shorb, Founder and CEO of the National Financial Educators Council; Sharita Humphrey, Certified Financial Education Instructor and Small Business Advisor; and Paul Goebel, Founder and Director of UNT's Student Money Management Center
National Financial Educators Council Forms Texas Chapter
by Lance Murray | Feb 2, 2024
As part of a nationwide effort, the NFEC chose Texas as one of its initial launch states because of the demonstrated need for greater economic empowerment among Texans.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 2, 2024
The largest STEM expo in Texas — Dallas ISD’s STEM Expo — is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
More than just a science fair, the event allows students to investigate, design, and create real-world science, technology, engineering, and math activities and projects while building connections with many district departments, campuses, and industry and academic partners, DISD said....
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by Capital One |
Jan 31, 2024
Capital One partners with Dallas-Fort Worth universities to help first-gen students break down barriers to access and opportunity.
sponsored by Capital One
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 25, 2024
At the annual Innovation Awards event, Dallas Innovates and D CEO revealed the winners in 17 categories and recognized all 74 North Texas finalists.
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