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Appetite-Regulating Gene Discovery at UTSW Could Lead to Future Obesity Therapies

by | Jul 24, 2025
Using a new tool developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center, researchers identified a gene that seems to be key in regulating food intake, offering a different pathway for potential obesity treatments.
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How Seeing Astronauts in Space Pants Helped a UT Arlington Researcher Solve a Heart Testing Problem
by | Jul 23, 2025
A photo of astronauts sparked a patent-pending innovation that UT Arlington researcher Michael Nelson believes “should become the new standard” for cardiac MRI. His gravity-simulating gear is designed to help doctors better assess heart function inside the MRI.
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Inside BEACONS: UT Dallas’ New Pentagon-Backed Hub for U.S. Battery Technology
Backed by the Department of Defense and $200 million in private capital, the new facility helps companies prototype and scale battery technologies for both commercial use and national defense. The launch comes at a time when supply chain independence is a growing priority. Government and industry leaders recently got a first look.
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UTA Engineer Uses 3D Printing and Nature-Inspired Design to Build Stronger Composites
by | Jul 17, 2025
Current materials crack under stress. Shiyao Lin's nature-inspired composites could make aircraft parts and car components significantly tougher.
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UNTHSC Rebrands as UNT Health Fort Worth

by | Jul 16, 2025
The academic medical center formerly known as UNTHSC is embracing a new identity that ties it more closely to the University of North Texas System—and to the community it serves. With nearly $100M in funded research and a tech-forward focus, UNT Health Fort Worth will continue to champion innovation in healthcare.
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Eight TCU Student Ventures Split $50,000 in University Accelerator Program
by | Jul 14, 2025
TCU’s CREATE cross-campus accelerator program helped seed student startups in AI education, food technology, and lab automation after a year-long development process.
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UTA and Partners Use AI to ID Allergy-Causing Pollen for Smarter Health and Planning Decisions
by | Jul 7, 2025
A new deep-learning system accurately distinguishes between nearly identical pollen grains from fir, spruce, and pine trees. The goal is to develop a comprehensive pollen identification system that can be applied across regions in the United States.
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UNT’s Edible Campus: Where Ancient Farming Traditions Meet Urban Agriculture
by | Jul 3, 2025
The USDA-funded effort aims to turn unused campus spaces into agricultural classrooms and edible landscapes, while linking students to Denton’s food ecosystem.
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UT Dallas Study Tests AI as a Triage Tool in Breast Cancer Screenings

by | Jul 1, 2025
Rather than replace radiologists, UTD researchers say AI could help flag low-risk mammograms for automated review. The approach could cut costs and ease delays as cancer rates rise and the diagnostic workforce shrinks.
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UTA Researcher Builds AI Tool to Help Emergency Managers Plan Smarter Evacuations in Real Time
by | Jun 30, 2025
With support from UTA’s Research Enhancement Program, assistant professor Mahmoud Bayat is developing a digital twin platform to help officials adjust evacuation routes on the fly. The platform could inform future systems across cities, counties, and states for what he calls “truly resilient communities.”
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Bug-Eyed Blast: Perot Museum’s ‘Bug Lab’ Spotlights Insect Innovation
by | Jun 26, 2025
Don't swat that bug! Instead, you could learn a lot from it—including genius-level insights that offer us "a template for technology and innovation." Starting this Saturday, it's all in larger-than-life, immersive display at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in downtown Dallas.
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North Texas Teen Creates AI Cancer Detection App, Flies to Tokyo to Present It
by | Jun 25, 2025
Little Elm's Sachchit Balamurugan, an incoming senior at TOPS, flew to Japan Friday to present his ACC cancer detection app at the International Young Researchers’ Conference. He's also won first place at a BPA national mobile app competition, won an award at the NASA Space App Challenge, started a nonprofit called Youth Opportunities in Tech Innovation—and done lots, lots more.
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Dallas Creatives Get Power Boost at Art Conference That Means Business

by | Jun 21, 2025
ArtBoost Dallas returns June 27–28 with strategies for artists to build sustainable careers and create meaningful change. Powered by the Business Council for the Arts, SMU, KERA, and The Dallas Morning News, the two-day event brings together creatives across music, design, dance, theater, writing, and visual art.
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Rediscovered: A Century-Old Clue to Diabetic Nerve Pain, Found in North Texas
by | Jun 20, 2025
A scientific footnote from 1922 is now a potential key to treating diabetic nerve pain, a chronic and widespread condition with few effective options. The new study wouldn't have happened without the nonprofit Southwest Transplant Alliance, says UT Dallas neuroscientist Ted Price, who credits the group with making the research possible.
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SMU Dinosaur Choir Brings Prehistoric Sound to Life
by | Jun 18, 2025
Who knew they were singers? At Southern Methodist University in Dallas, students and researchers are resurrecting the sounds of dinosaurs using breath, code, and 3D-printed skulls. Fresh off international recognition, the Dinosaur Choir’s latest performance is a prehistoric piece titled “Anger at the Asteroid.”
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Dallas College Engineering Team Wins Third in U.S. Innovation Challenge With LiDAR-Based Aviation Safety Tech
by | Jun 18, 2025
The student-built startup concept aims to reduce aircraft fatalities—and caught NASA’s eye.
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