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Nominations for AI 75 2026 are open now. Deadline: Dec. 19, 2025.

Meet the 2026 AI 75 Innovators: From the C‑Suite to the Lab Bench in Dallas-Fort Worth

Dallas Innovates and our partners at the Dallas Regional Chamber spotlight the names you need to know in Dallas-Fort Worth's AI economy.
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The Last Word: SMU ‘Big Ideas’ Winner Creates Laundromat Libraries for Pint-Sized Readers
by | Mar 10, 2026
Adzich has been working with groups like students from the Hockaday School who conduct book drives and raise $150 to provide a "bookshelf" for laundromat libraries around Dallas. Adzich has used that output to set up and maintain four Dallas-area laundromat libraries.
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Perot Museum Debuts ‘Soccer: More Than a Game’ Exhibition in Runup to World Cup
by | Mar 10, 2026
On display through September 7, 2026, the exhibition provides a STEM educational experience for visitors of all ages in an engaging and interactive space that showcases "the connective threads" of the science, technology, engineering, and math that contribute to the popularity and excitement of soccer.  
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UTA Researcher Tests Plastic-Infused Asphalt That Could Extend Road Life in Texas Heat
by | Mar 5, 2026
A one-mile pilot road in Rockwall and test sections at UT Arlington are evaluating pavement made with recycled plastic designed to improve durability and reduce waste.
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Texas Woman’s University Opens New $107M Health Sciences Center

by | Feb 19, 2026
Made possible in part by $100 million in state funding, the new facility is modeled on a collaborative “teach, train, and treat” philosophy." It features AI-integrated simulation, including mixed-reality rooms and VR headsets, along with virtual environments developed in collaboration with TWU computer science faculty.
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Dallas College Partners With Bloomberg on Y’all Street ‘Texas Ticker’ Initiative
by | Feb 18, 2026
The Texas Ticker is the flagship program within the Dallas College Y’all Street Market Experience, which connects students, industry partners, and the community to real-world market activity through applied learning, professional tools, workshops, and seminars—all focused on the financial sector.
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NASA Invests $750K in UTA Materials Research to Improve Advanced Air Mobility Safety
by | Feb 10, 2026
The grant supports development of reusable, impact-resistant materials designed to withstand frequent landings and collision events in next-generation aircraft—everything from air taxis to the flying cars of the future.
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Lyda Hill Philanthropies Supports DISD ‘Learning Voyages’ STEM Field Trip Program
by | Feb 5, 2026
More than 48,000 students, or about 35% of all DISD students, will participate in an off-campus learning experience aligned with their curriculum by visiting one of the following institutions: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Dallas Zoo, Environmental Education Center, or Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
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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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Zhijan "James" Chen
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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UNT Health, TechFW Renew Partnership to Drive Regional Health Innovation
by | Jan 14, 2026
Backed by funding from the Texas Legislature, the collaboration aims to connect researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors to speed the development of new technologies that can move out of the lab and into real world applications.
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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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SMU Researchers Scale Juicebox-Sized Infrasound Sensor to Expand Field Research
by | Dec 27, 2025
The portable, pocket-sized Sapphire microbarometer detects low-frequency waves from events like earthquakes, explosions, and ocean activity nearly 500 miles away.
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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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