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15 DFW Organizations Unite to Launch the North Texas STEM+ Ecosystem
by Lance Murray | Oct 16, 2025
Ranging from Bold Idea to the Dallas Zoo to Girlstart to the Frontiers of Flight Museum, the organizations say the new Ecosystem aims to advance equitable STEM+ opportunities for all learners—building what GEMS Camp founder Saki Milton calls "a range of pathways that empower the next generation of innovators and problem-solvers in North Texas."
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 16, 2025
Permanent crowns custom printed in all-ceramic zirconia could soon be a chair-side reality for dental patients, thanks to University of Texas at Dallas researchers. Backed by a $550,000 National Science Foundation grant, the team is working to commercialize the technology.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 15, 2025
John Barnes will oversee all divisions of Arlington-based Ancora, including expanding ground campuses, growing online degree offerings, and developing diverse workforce development programs.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 15, 2025
Researchers at UTSW identified a set of neurons in the "brain's timekeeper" that may drive nighttime snacking—and in mice, control up to 7% of body weight. The discovery could pave the way for new weight-loss strategies.
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Mitch Thornton, executive director of the Darwin Deason Institute for Cybersecurity, will lead the research in autonomous systems testing. [Photo: Courtesy of SMU]
SMU Lands $2.7M Federal Grant to Test Autonomous Systems Against ‘New Class’ of Cyber Threats
by Quincy Preston | Oct 9, 2025
As drones, robots, and AI-powered systems reshape industries, virtual test beds could fill a cybersecurity gap. Researchers at SMU's Darwin Deason Institute aim to uncover hidden vulnerabilities in next-generation systems—before bad actors do.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 7, 2025
Along with the foundation’s investment of $60 million late last year to the Dallas County Promise, the grants collectively represent one of the largest philanthropic investments ever to grow postsecondary success in the region.
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NIH Grants $1.84M to UTA Research Team Studying How the Immune System Can Go Wrong—and How to Fix It
by Lance Murray |
Oct 4, 2025
The research could lead to better treatments for disease, including cancer.
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![ABC 20/20 co-anchor Deborah Roberts (left) in conversation with moderator Sara Madsen Miller at the "Leading the Lone Star State: Texas Women in Public Service Summit." Roberts shared hard-earned wisdom with the audience: "Be self-assured. Know your story. Don't doubt who you are." [Photo: Leo Gonzalez/TWU]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Sara-Madsen-Miller-Deborah-Roberts_TWU-event-092025-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 1, 2025
Roberts and NY Times best-selling author Jen Hatmaker headlined the Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership summit in Denton on Sept. 19. The conference brought together women in public service and featured an award for retired Texas Rep. Myra Crownover.
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Dereje Agonafer’s team at UTA is is working to greatly reduce energy and water use as new AI data centers rapidly rise in Texas
DOE-Funded UTA Project Tackles Cooling Costs in AI Data Center Boom
by Maddie Preston | Sep 29, 2025
UTA is part of a DOE-backed "moonshot" to cool the world’s AI infrastructure more sustainably—aiming to cut data center cooling energy from 40% to under 5% and slash the massive water use demanded by AI systems. The project includes partnering with next-gen liquid cooling tech startup, Austin-based Accelsius.
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by Maddie Preston |
Sep 27, 2025
The UTD team’s approach adapts a chip-security technique to biology. The breakthrough gives biotech companies a new way to prevent costly misidentification and protect intellectual property.
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by Maddie Preston |
Sep 26, 2025
In a published study, Adelaide Lovett traced how synthetic fibers shed microplastics that can end up in human organs. She also co-designed astronaut gear to guard against lunar dust—a project that earned a NASA innovation award.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 26, 2025
In Stephenville—about 70 miles southwest of Fort Worth—the new facility adds labs, research space, and clinical classrooms as part of a broader push to expand rural healthcare education across Texas.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Offering Human Help to Talk to Machines
by Dallas Regional Chamber | Sep 15, 2025
AI seem overwhelming? Just go to office hours.
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sponsored by The Organization
by David Seeley |
Sep 11, 2025
Tejasvi Manoj, a senior at Frisco's Lebanon Trail High School, made the cover of TIME for building a website that protects senior citizens from online scams. But wait, there's more: The Mark Cuban AI Bootcamp alumni is also an Eagle Scout, a violinist, and an active volunteer for nonprofits around the world.
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by Maddie Preston |
Sep 10, 2025
Compressed earth blocks made from Dallas soil could offer a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to traditional masonry. A team of Garland High School summer student researchers got hands-on experience with the solution at SMU's Lyle School of Engineering.
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North Texas Innovation Is Boundary‑Breaking. Nominations for the Awards That Prove It Close Sept. 12
by Quincy Preston |
Sep 7, 2025
D CEO and Dallas Innovates have expanded The Innovation Awards 2026 with more individual and company categories this year. Now is your chance to be part of the region’s defining recognition for innovators.
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