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UT Dallas Researchers Study How Crowdfunding Campaigns Succeed (and Fail) With Social Media
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 31, 2022
UT Dallas marketing professor emeritus Brian Ratchford and his team explored the effects of social media on crowdfunding across nearly 440 GoFundMe campaigns. They found that social media is most helpful in the first 10 days of a campaign. “If a campaign doesn't do well at the outset, it is unlikely to succeed,” Ratchford said.
by David Seeley |
Mar 28, 2022
Dallas-based AT&T just launched The Achievery, a free digital learning platform using clips from movies like "Wonder Woman" and "Aquaman" to help teach reading, writing, and language skills—and make virtual learning more engaging.
Along with a new educator hub from Dallas-based Istation and STEM education initiatives from Plano-based Toyota, it shows how edtech innovation is streaming out of North Texas.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 25, 2022
The STEM-focused nonprofit wants to help girls become the innovators of the future.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 16, 2022
Thursdays on Tap—a 6 to 10 p.m. experience exclusively for those 21 and up—is coming to the Perot Museum March 24 through October 13. It's the perfect time to race against the museum's newly revamped Speed Wall, featuring Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes, Dallas Wings guard Moriah Jefferson, and other athletes with local ties.
The Speed Wall was reimagined by its original creators, Dallas-based 900lbs, to celebrate the Perot's 10th anniversary this month.
The Speed Wall was reimagined by its original creators, Dallas-based 900lbs, to celebrate the Perot's 10th anniversary this month.
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Crow Holdings and the Robert and Margaret Folsom Institute for Real Estate at SMU Cox School of Business announced the joint hiring of Mark G. Roberts as Director of Research at both institutions.
Real Estate Expert Joins SMU, Crow Holdings to Provide Industry Research to the Region
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 11, 2022
Mark Roberts is taking his expertise in the real estate space to two local organizations.
A fellow at the Real Estate Research Institute, Roberts has been jointly hired by Dallas real estate investment and development firm Crow Holdings and the SMU Cox School of Business’ Robert and Margaret Folsom Institute for Real Estate as a director of research....
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 9, 2022
$61,000 in total MavPitch Award funding was awarded to the startups, which include a maker of 3D-printed homes, a designer of hydrogen-powered drones that can fly for six hours; an after-school day care service that focuses on technology overuse by kids, and more.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 3, 2022
The program is based on the success seen at the West Dallas Stem School—supported by around $5 million in donations from Toyota and a collaboration between Dallas ISD and SMU.
Now Toyota is taking the STEM-focused educational model across the country, to help prepare students in pre-K through 12th grade for the workforce, while providing a variety of other community engagement activities.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 3, 2022
Amazon's "Career Choice" partnerships with 140 universities and colleges across the country will provide fully funded college tuition opportunities to its 750,000 hourly U.S. employees.
Today's announcement is part of Amazon's Upskilling 2025 pledge—a $1.2 billion commitment to upskill more than 300,000 Amazon employees by 2025.
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Dallas College Chancellor Dr. Justin Lonon [Photo: Dallas College]
Justin Lonon Named New Chancellor of Dallas College, Aims to Create a Pipeline for High-Demand Jobs
by David Seeley | Mar 1, 2022
After 16 years of executive and strategic leadership at Dallas College, Dr. Lonon is taking the helm as the eighth chancellor of one of the largest community colleges in the U.S. On its seven campuses across Dallas County, 125,000 students pursue 300+ degrees each year, with an economic impact of $204 million in payroll and operations spending.
With workforce and upskilling demands at new heights in North Texas, he's positioned to play a key role in the region.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 1, 2022
The project will kick off with a four-story, approximately 100,000-square-foot medical education building, which TCU says will serve as an “academic hub” for around 240 students and hundreds of faculty and staff members, after its planned completion in 2024.
At the new campus, TCU School of Medicine's innovative curriculum will continue—with students focused on major drivers of medicine's future, including AI, genomics, and advanced monitoring technology.
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by Dave Moore |
Feb 28, 2022
Jorge Varela has spent decades building startups in Silicon Valley, San Antonio, and even in Central America—his place of origin.
Now his efforts will center on North Texas' innovation economy.
“The shift from Silicon Valley and the East Coast to Texas and DFW is real,” Varela says.
“The shift from Silicon Valley and the East Coast to Texas and DFW is real,” Varela says.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 24, 2022
The research team recently unveiled an imaging microchip that can see through low-visibility environments like fog, smoke, and snow. The product of more than 15 years of research, it could one day help drivers and autonomous vehicles detect objects in low-visibility conditions, assist manufacturers in package inspection, and help firefighters navigate through smoke and fire.
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Dresses from the UNT fashion exhibition. [Photos: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design]
UNT’s ‘Delight’ Exhibition Celebrates Designs From Its Texas Fashion Collection
by David Kirkpatrick | Feb 16, 2022
The exhibit is a curated selection of designer garments and accessories from UNT's collection of historic dress and high fashion from past centuries through the present—including designs by Todd Oldham, Vera Wang, Givenchy, Balenciaga, and many more.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 15, 2022
SMU's Arts Entrepreneurship Program has won a major national innovation award for pursuing its North Star mission: "to end the starving artist stereotype." How well are they succeeding? One recent graduate's startup just had a valuation of over $50 million.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Feb 14, 2022
FamTech entrepreneur Rebecca Lock is bringing Kidcaboo to Texas. Designed for busy parents, the children's transportation service has expanded to Dallas, Houston, and Austin.
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by Maddie Preston |
Feb 4, 2022
It's the first transition of chairs since the organization’s inception. The new chair was announced at the 2022 State of My Possibilities, a virtual event.
Plus, Big Thought's Byron Sanders joined My Possibilities' Michael Thomas in a discussion of the importance of creativity and innovation in the charitable sector. Here's a takeaway.
Plus, Big Thought's Byron Sanders joined My Possibilities' Michael Thomas in a discussion of the importance of creativity and innovation in the charitable sector. Here's a takeaway.
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