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DI People: Argano, ZeOmega, TracyLocke, UNT, and More Make Moves
by Alex Edwards | Jun 11, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Cyber Group, the Dallas Regional Chamber, Imaginuity, and Questpro.
by Alex Edwards |
Jun 8, 2021
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded a $3.9 million grant to The University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC) in Fort Worth to expand a program that aims to create more diversity in the medical and biomedical sciences fields.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 8, 2021
The EdTech marketplace and PaaS startup will expand its HQ with a grant from the McKinney Economic Development Corporation's (MEDC) Innovation Fund. The startup connects learning resource buyers and sellers in 7,000 languages and dialects.
The woman-owned and minority-led company says it's "empowering micro-entrepreneurs to reach their customers globally."
The woman-owned and minority-led company says it's "empowering micro-entrepreneurs to reach their customers globally."
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by Dave Moore |
Jun 8, 2021
Put your problem-solving chops to work. The Children's Health event encourages gamification, augmented reality to solve for age-old pediatric health care problems.
There's even a no-code challenge.
There's even a no-code challenge.
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Hector Rodriguez, creator of El Peso Hero and CoFounder of Texas Latino Comic Con.
El Peso Hero Comic Book Series Surpasses 10th Anniversary Kickstarter Goal; Movie In Works
by David Seeley | Jun 3, 2021
"There hasn't been a superhero like El Peso Hero," Hector Rodriguez III says. "A hero that transcends cultures and borders for Texas and Mexico."
The creator of the celebrated comic book series, who is a fifth-grade bilingual teacher for McKinney ISD, wears a lot of hats. He's also the co-founder of Texas Latino Comic Con, a publisher and CEO, and development director of a lucha libre multimedia company. Coming soon: the movie.
The creator of the celebrated comic book series, who is a fifth-grade bilingual teacher for McKinney ISD, wears a lot of hats. He's also the co-founder of Texas Latino Comic Con, a publisher and CEO, and development director of a lucha libre multimedia company. Coming soon: the movie.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 1, 2021
With five new UT Dallas research centers, an extension of the university's Venture Development Center, and new attractions like TheLab makerspace, The IQ may just realize Richardson's vision to be "the premier tech hub in Texas."
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by Alex Edwards |
May 26, 2021
“This is a campaign primarily about people,” said UT Dallas President Dr. Richard C. Benson. The public phase of New Dimensions: The Campaign for UT Dallas has three priorities: attracting the best and brightest students, enhancing lives through research, and transforming the arts on campus.
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by David Seeley |
May 20, 2021
AT&T's 2021 Future of School Report says mobile connectivity will close the homework gap, campuses will go high tech, and safeguarding access & data will be a must.
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UTD 3D Printing Spinoff Acquired by Desktop Metal
by David Seeley | May 17, 2021
Plano-based Adaptive3D is a category leader in printed elastomers for additive manufacturing, competing in a $129B industry. So it's no wonder the Boston company snapped them up.
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by Alex Edwards |
May 17, 2021
Following a temporary tour brought on by a COVID delay, the most statues of women ever assembled in one location at one time has finally been unveiled at NorthPark Center. It's a culmination of Lyda Hill Philanthropies' work with the IF/THEN Initiative to create a cultural shift in how the world perceives women in STEM.
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by Michaela Markels |
May 17, 2021
22-year-old Dallas native Kush Singh launched Hitch at UT Austin to provide an affordable rideshare in the 50-350 mile range. Now, Hitch looks to expand beyond Texas and become a national household name post-pandemic.
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by Alex Edwards |
May 14, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Liberty Capital Bank, Krista Software, Tuesday Morning, Trive Capital, Cantey Hanger, UNT, JUNO, NuZee, Jaunt Air Mobility, Korbyt, and ID90 Travel.
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Marty O'Neill [Photo: Ahna Hubnik/UNT]
Meet the Innovator: How UNT Researchers Adapted Bioterrorism Tech to Fight COVID-19
by Alexa Vickaryous | Apr 19, 2021
To facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations, organizations such as the Texas Department of State Health Services and Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California, are using UNT's emergency planning tech. We spoke with the leader behind the tech, Marty O'Neill, about its origins and how the tech was pivoted on such short notice.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Apr 15, 2021
It can take up to 15 years for a new drug to be available for the public to use. Through SMU's patent-pending ChemGen, researchers believe chemists may be able to "increase their productivity from working on as few as six problems a year to as many as 60."
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Your Two Cents: The Dallas Mayor’s Task Force on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Wants Your Feedback
by Quincy Preston |
Apr 13, 2021
What should the city be doing to attract, retain, and support startups? Share your recommendations and ideas.
But hurry, the Startup Information Survey will close by the end of the week.
But hurry, the Startup Information Survey will close by the end of the week.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 8, 2021
The University of North Texas' homeland security and emergency management program and health librarianship program placed in the top ten on U.S. News & World Report's rankings.
UNT is a pioneer in emergency management education, launching the country's first bachelor’s degree program in 1983. Today, there's never been a greater need for educated disaster professionals, the university says.
UNT is a pioneer in emergency management education, launching the country's first bachelor’s degree program in 1983. Today, there's never been a greater need for educated disaster professionals, the university says.
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