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UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth Confirms New President

by | Sep 15, 2022

Sylvia Trent-Adams has become the seventh president of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and the first black woman to lead a health science center in Texas.

Her appointment was made formal this week by the school’s board of regents.

Adams was selected by the regents as the sole finalist for the position on Aug....

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‘A Global Influencer of Technology and Innovation’: Richardson Opens HQ for Its Innovation Quarter
by | Sep 15, 2022
The 27,500-square-foot new HQ—in partnership with UT Dallas—anchors Richardson's 1,200-acre Innovation Quarter. A masterwork of vision planning years in the making, it's a catalyst to spark innovation and nuture collaborations—and attract hundreds of entrepreneurial businesses. Six new UT Dallas research centers will initially launch at the IQ HQ, helping to build businesses and commercialize research coming from the nearby university.

“We are a global presence," Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker said at the event. "And the vision that we have here is that we will be a global influencer of technology and innovation."
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Give today through 9.22 for NTX Giving Day!
by | Sep 15, 2022
Find your passion and give with purpose to support our community.
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UNT Dallas’ New Ryan Tower Is a Beacon of Promise in Southern Dallas
by | Sep 14, 2022
The 180-foot Ryan Tower stands at the heart of the UNT Dallas campus and can be seen for miles in every direction. Funded by a $2 million gift from UNT benefactors Amanda and G. Brint Ryan, the tower is meant to serve as "an icon of the university, a symbol for higher learning, and a prominent symbol of the community it serves." "For me, it symbolizes the heights our students and our future students will attain," UNT Dallas President said at the tower's ribbon-cutting.
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UT Southwestern's culinary medicine team provides education in teaching kitchens for medical students, residents, fellows and other health professionals. [Photo: UTSW]

The Last Word: UTSW’s Dr. Jaclyn Albin on How Culinary Medicine May Cure What Ails You

by | Sep 12, 2022
From obesity to cardiovascular disease, we live in an era of unprecedented diet-related health problems. But Dr. Albin, who leads the Culinary Medicine program at UT Southwestern, and her team are trying to cook up a solution by reviewing programs at medical schools across the U.S. The review of programs by UT Southwestern researchers has been published in Academic Medicine, the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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The Last Word: National Space Society’s Ken Ruffin on Artemis Mission
by | Sep 6, 2022
Ruffin was one of thousands of people who traveled to Cape Canaveral in Florida to view the launch. After the two scrubs, he returned to Texas disappointed for now. But he told NBC 5 DFW why he's still excited about the Artemis missions.
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UT Dallas Students’ Innovative Approach to Recycling 3D-Printed Waste
by | Sep 1, 2022

A team of senior mechanical engineering students from The University of Texas at Dallas were honored at the 2022 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) national Student Manufacturing Design Competition at Purdue University....

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China’s NetDragon Has a New Robot CEO—and North Texas Ties
by | Sep 1, 2022
When the University of North Texas launched its NetDragon Digital Research Centre in 2018, it saw great things for the future. But one thing it may not have foreseen: Last week NetDragon—a Chinese mobile and online gaming developer—appointed an AI-powered virtual humanoid robot as its "Rotating CEO."
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DI People: American Airlines, StackPath, Infolob, and More Make Leadership Moves

by | Aug 26, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from the cities of Dallas and Plano, the North Texas Commission, TPG, ParkHub, Vistra, CyrusOne, Van’s Kitchen, ROBOAMP, and more.
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How the Dallas Innovation Alliance Is Bridging the Digital Divide
by | Aug 25, 2022
Up to 42% of Dallas households lack a fixed connection to the internet. Without the tools and know-how to connect to the digital world, people can be left behind, especially in economically disadvantaged parts of the city. DIA is working to change that with its Digital Ambassador program.

Now, with help from the Dallas Foundation and Santander Consumer USA—and a $1 million grant from AT&T—DIA aims to get people not just connected, but thriving.
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The Last Word: Proto Inc. Inventor David Nussbaum on Bringing His Hologram Technology to Dallas
by | Aug 25, 2022

“It’s thrilling to see the Proto M step out into the real world.”

David Nussbaum
Inventor and Founder
Proto Inc.
.…on bringing the first public activation of Proto’s new hologram device to Dallas

Proto Inc....

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The Last Word: UT Southwestern’s Kathleen Bell, M.D., on Long-Haul COVID
by | Aug 24, 2022
As many North Texans try to move on from the pandemic, Dr. Bell is focused on the "tens of millions of patients" who've developed long-haul COVID—and who are experiencing life-altering symptoms long after their COVID-19 infection cleared.
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Nominate Now:
Dallas Innovates and D CEO Announce ‘The Innovation Awards 2023’

by | Aug 18, 2022
Are you or your company a leader in innovation? The Innovation Awards celebrates trailblazers and innovators in North Texas.

Nominate your organization, a colleague, peer, or yourself—by September 22.
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HackDFW Returns for 2022 to Connect Tech Talent to Companies
by | Aug 17, 2022
The Dallas Regional Chamber's talent-attraction arm — Say Yes to Dallas — powers the event. 

A roster of company sponsors expands career opportunities for HackDFW participants, says DRC's Duane Dankesreiter. “Last year we gave over 600 resumes to participating companies."
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Medicine Delivered in Plant Seeds? UNT Researchers Get $1.4M Grant for a First-of-Its-Kind Study
by | Aug 17, 2022
The University of North Texas BioDiscovery Institute's $1.4 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation is seeding research in sustainable medicine—literally.

“What we're thinking long-term is that if plants can store medicines in seeds, you eat the seeds, and the medicine is already contained. You don't have all these factories, you don't need any chemicals—it's just there and available,” said UNT lead researcher Elizabeth Skellam.
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The Last Word: Toyota’s Trey Spyropoulos on the SWARM Connected Mobility Hackathon
by | Aug 15, 2022
Over 400 Toyota software and hardware engineers from around the world gathered at the company's Plano campus last month for the SWARM Connected Mobility Hackathon—a 36-hour companywide “concept-to-creation” challenge. And seven UT Dallas students were along for the ride.
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