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Give today through 9.22 for NTX Giving Day!
by Communities Foundation of Texas | Sep 15, 2022
Find your passion and give with purpose to support our community.
by David Seeley |
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 13, 2022
Babool graduated from UT Dallas a few months ago with a bachelor's degree in neuroscience—and a new business she was getting off the ground. Last month she officially launched Bright Owl, a virtual tutoring company that's already served K-12 students from Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, California, Canada, and Pakistan.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
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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UT Dallas Students’ Innovative Approach to Recycling 3D-Printed Waste
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | 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.
Their small-scale device for recycling 3D-printed material earned them a prestigious second-place win, marking the eighth consecutive year that a UTDesign team has been recognized at the annual event....
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by David Seeley |
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 29, 2022
Buttram says there are "so many careers to choose from—and we're making sure Mesquite connects the best and brightest!" The city plans to do that on October 14 by holding its third annual Manufacturing Day at Vanguard High School, 4201 Faithon P. Lucas Sr. Blvd. in Mesquite.
Presented by the Mesquite Business Retention and Expansion Task Force, the event aims to connect Mesquite ISD juniors and seniors—as well as Dallas College students—with local manufacturers and manufacturing careers.
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by Lance Murray |
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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The Last Word: Proto Inc. Inventor David Nussbaum on Bringing His Hologram Technology to Dallas
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | 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. is the creator of technology that makes hologram-based communication a reality. With awards from CES, SXSW, and Fast Company, the Tim Draper-backed startup is the innovator of a plug-and-play, self-contained holoportation device....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
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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by Lance Murray |
Aug 19, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from UTD's Center for Brainhealth, DART, Enseo, LiquidAgents/StaffDNA, Alpine Advanced Materials, Runway Growth Capital, Optic Gaming, Dallas Thrives, Downtown Dallas Inc., TechGenies, Kainos Capital, Texas Motor Speedway, and more.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
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.
Nominate your organization, a colleague, peer, or yourself—by September 22.
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Medicine Delivered in Plant Seeds? UNT Researchers Get $1.4M Grant for a First-of-Its-Kind Study
by Quincy Preston | 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.
“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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
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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by Lance Murray |
Aug 12, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from UNT Dallas, 49 Financial, Daseke, Rogers Healy Commercial, CrossFirst Bank, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 11, 2022
From Lockheed Martin to NASA to SpaceX, Texas is a hotbed of aerospace activity. Now UT Arlington and Texas A&M want to make that hotbed even hotter—by collaborating to advance the state's aerospace defense manufacturing community.
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