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North Texas’ EnLiSense Develops Wearable Sensor That Uses Sweat to Track Sleep Hormones

by | Feb 3, 2026
A UT Dallas study supports Allen-based EnLiSense’s approach to circadian health monitoring, via a wearable that directly measures biochemical markers tied to wakefulness and sleep.
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MoMoney Rolls In: Museum of Money To Open in Downtown Dallas
by | Feb 3, 2026
MoMoney is "a playful, high-energy world built around one simple idea: money is too important to be intimidating and too interesting to be boring," says Houss El Marabti, the museum's co-founder.
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UT Southwestern Biochemist To Receive Prestigious 2026 Japan Prize in Life Sciences
by | Jan 21, 2026
Zhijian “James” Chen is receiving the prize for his discoveries about the immune system, including cGAS, which "acts as the body’s burglar alarm to trigger defense from invading pathogens," UTSW said. Numerous winners of the Japan Prize have gone on to win the Nobel Prize for their achievements.
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SMU Cox Spears Institute Appoints Former Shondaland Leader to Global Ambassador Role
by | Jan 15, 2026
Megha Tolia's new role is designed to expand the institute’s international reach and amplify its mission to empower the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders. She'll continue in her role as a co-founding director of the Spears Institute alongside her husband, Nirav Tolia, founder and CEO of Nextdoor.
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UT Southwestern Secures Up to $25M ARPA‑H Award to Bioengineer Artificial Livers

by | Jan 13, 2026
The project, known as Vascularized Immunocompetent Tissue as an Alternative Liver, or VITAL, aims to "biofabricate" functioning livers using patients' own cells and advanced 3D printing techniques.
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Newcomer and Relocation Guide 2026: The Insider’s Guide to Dallas‑Fort Worth
by | Jan 7, 2026
Here's your guide to life in Dallas-Fort Worth. You'll find a big-picture look at communities, culture, jobs, schools, entertainment, and the great outdoors.

Discover why Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing regions in our digital edition.
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UTA Engineers Develop Soft Robotic Exoskeleton to Reduce Workplace Injuries
by | Jan 3, 2026
A study found the air-powered wearable reduced muscle activity by as much as 22% during lifting tasks, pointing to a potential way to ease strain in industrial settings.
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UT Dallas’ WindSTAR Secures NSF Grant To Advance AI-Driven Wind Energy Research
by | Dec 29, 2025
A five-year NSF award to the Center for Wind Energy Science, Technology, and Research supports new work using AI to reduce turbine defects, improve reliability, and strengthen the U.S. energy grid.
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UTA, Texas A&M TEES Open Biomanufacturing Training and Research Hub at Pegasus Park

by | Dec 23, 2025
A new satellite campus is adding hands-on training, lab capacity and startup support to Dallas’ growing life sciences ecosystem.
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Three Dallas-Area ‘Rising Star’ Researchers Set to Receive Top Texas Science and Tech Honors
by | Dec 15, 2025
TAMEST — the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology — named five statewide recipients for its 2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards, including three from Dallas-Fort Worth institutions. The honorees will be recognized in February, with nominations for 2027 opening in January.
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TCU Launches $10M AI² Initiative With Dell to Scale Campuswide Use
by | Dec 13, 2025
AI² supports large-scale research and interdisciplinary work across the university as TCU pushes toward R1 status.
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Tech Mahindra Expands North Texas Presence With UT Dallas AI Partnership and Makers Lab
by | Dec 10, 2025
After opening its Americas HQ in Plano earlier this year, Tech Mahindra is now launching its first U.S. Makers Lab at its Plano facility through a new applied AI partnership with UT Dallas.
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Texas A&M, Last Energy to Launch Microreactor Pilot at RELLIS as Texas Power Demand Climbs

by | Dec 8, 2025
The pilot will test Last Energy’s 5-megawatt PWR-5 design at Texas A&M–RELLIS while the company advances a plan for 30 commercial microreactors in Haskell County northwest of Dallas-Fort Worth to serve data center growth.
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UT Dallas Researchers Turn Everyday Objects into Augmented Reality Keyboards
by | Dec 6, 2025
The PropType interface overlays a virtual keyboard onto everyday objects, giving AR users a faster, more natural way to type.
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HF Controls’ $450K Gift Backs Nuclear and AI Research at UTA
by | Dec 5, 2025
The investment strengthens UTA’s pipeline for high-demand engineering talent and supports research on AI-enabled safety systems for nuclear plants.
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CPRIT Awards Grants to 15 Dallas-Fort Worth Researchers in Latest Funding Round
The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas offers funding opportunities for promising cancer research, product development, and prevention programs. The state-funded initiative stands as the second-largest public backer of cancer research in the U.S. after the National Cancer Institute.
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