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CannibiSenS, a handheld rapid saliva test for THC, was developed by researchers at UT Dallas. [Photo: UTD]
New Handheld Device Can Rapid Test THC Levels in Saliva With 94% Accuracy, UTD Bioengineers Say
by David Seeley | Sep 22, 2023
Called CannibiSenS, the device can distinguish between THC and CBD. Unlike over-the-counter tests that can detect THC but aren't able to determine its concentration, this device can measure THC levels with 94% accuracy, the UTD team says, reducing "false positive" tests. See who could potentially use the device—and why.
by Lance Murray |
Sep 19, 2023
The DSO and UTD's Speech, Language and Music (SLAM) Lab hope to better understand the impact of music training on the brains of young people with the new study—which will involve 50 volunteers from the DSO’s Kim Noltemy Young Musicians program.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 18, 2023
The award will help SMU biology professor Zhihao Wu determine if different "quality control pathways" in our bodies might be working together to repair damaged components in cells. The research could help lead to "new therapeutic targets" for hallmarks known to cause many human diseases, the university said.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 18, 2023
The $30 million UTD-led project aims "to accelerate the transition and scaling of next-generation batteries," while reducing dependence on scarce critical materials. Led by UTD biology professor Dr. Kyeongjae Cho, the initiative will include the construction of a new research facility at the Richardson IQ.
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Jacobs' Katus Watson [Sources: Courtesy photo; DI Studio; Elena Shilina/istockphoto]
Dallas Firm Jacobs Lands $517M Contract in Austin ISD’s $2.4B Modernization
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 14, 2023
As urban areas grow fast, modernizing dated school facilities is an increasing challenge for districts. Jacobs says its Austin contract includes renovations, technology upgrades, and new facilities aimed at bolstering student mental health, nutrition, and athletic programs.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 11, 2023
In just five short months, the young CEO's company has sold over 177 STEM IT kits, designed to help kids code robotic projects and dive deeper into the world of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Sep 11, 2023
Global TV and tech innovators Megha and Nirav Tolia will helm SMU’s Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Launched in 2022 with the largest-ever gift by a non-alumnus in SMU's history, the institute is gearing up to leverage the "culture of free enterprise in North Texas."
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 1, 2023
Tarleton State University received the go-ahead for a new biotechnology institute as part of Texas A&M-Fort Worth’s burgeoning downtown research campus.
Approved in mid-August by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, the biotech institute is situated in one of the nation’s fastest-growing life sciences hubs....
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Gamestop Co-Founder Gary Kusin to Headline DEC Network Mentorship Awards at Dallas Startup Week
by Lance Murray | Aug 27, 2023
The Dallas-based serial entrepreneur and business exec will share his take on the impact of mentorship at the awards event in September. His storied career, which includes a successful turnaround of Kinkos and its sale to FedEx, spans retail and gaming to cosmetics and private equity.
Nominations for mentors opened on August 20.
Nominations for mentors opened on August 20.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2023
The project started with a successful pilot earlier this year. The new grant will fund one-day experiential STEM learning opportunities for 100 community college students from Dallas College, North Central Texas College, and Tarrant County College, and paid, two-week internships for 10 students.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2023
SMU's Cox School of Business named financier and Bush Center leader Ken Hersh as its first Distinguished Executive-in-Residence. Students will have an invaluable opportunity to get first-hand career advice from someone with decades of experience at the highest levels of business.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2023
Jennifer Skinner has been named assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of students at the University of North Texas at Dallas, the university announced....
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TWU Aeronautics Takes Flight with ‘Historic’ Doswell Gift, Aims to Soar in Training Pilots
by Lance Murray | Aug 23, 2023
With the aviation industry needing hundreds of thousands of new pilots in the coming decades, Texas Woman's University in Denton aims to soar to new heights in aeronautics education. A $15 million donation—the largest foundation gift in TWU history—will establish the Doswell School of Aeronautical Sciences—and help put more women in pilot's seats from coast to coast.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 21, 2023
Electrical Engineering Professor Yan Wan has received $800,000 in National Science Foundation funding to develop an open-networked airborne computing platform for drones used by first responders. Networking a system of "robots in the air" can help find disaster victims, guide rescuers, and more. Her work could also be used for drone delivery and other commercial applications, UTA says.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 18, 2023
On 110-degree days like today, what's a high school football team to do? Mesquite ISD has a solution: It's installing Hellas "shade pavilions" at all five of its high schools to let quarterbacks, cheerleaders, marching bands, soccer teams, and more practice in breezy, shaded bliss.
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Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Partners with DFW School Districts on Classroom Programming
by Lance Murray |
Aug 18, 2023
The "Upstander Partnerships" with Dallas ISD and Coppell ISD allow the districts to integrate the museum's history-informed civics and citizenship education via a "consistent and engaging" cross-curricular learning plan for grades K-12. The goal: teaching students to be upstanders, not bystanders, when bullying or discrimination occurs.
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