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2020 Big Idea Competition Winners Announced, X-Nerve Takes Home the $100K Prize
by Lauren Hawkins | Nov 19, 2020
Mark Cuban closed out the day with a keynote speech before the winners were announced. You can find what he said, along with this year's winners, here.
by Sandra Engelland |
Nov 15, 2020
The Kessler School recently bought the former historic Calvary Baptist Church of Oak Cliff. The deal, a "satisfying win-win," typifies the special brand of creativity Solender brings to the table for nonprofit clients.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 12, 2020
The Commit Partnership is a Dallas-based nonprofit that works to ensure all local students have access to an equitable education. Capital One's grant is part of a more than $3 million commitment to address critical community needs.
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![Dr. Moon Kim, Louis Beecherl Jr. Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UT Dallas shown with the research team's bendable electronics. [Images: Courtesy of UTD]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LastWord_Quote_Dr.Kim_BendyLEDs_viaUTD_970x464_DallasInnovatesFeatureArt_Template-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Nov 2, 2020
The next-gen electronics could reshape the future of wearable technology.
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With land donated by the City of Frisco and located next to a future city park, the UNT at Frisco campus will begin construction on the south end of the property with a single building designed for about 3,500 students. [Image: UNT]
Future Ready: UNT at Frisco’s $100 Million Campus Will Prep Students for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
by Lance Murray | Oct 27, 2020
The new campus on
donated land has its roots in an innovative "public-public" partnership between the City of Frisco, its Frisco Economic and Community Development Corporations, and the University of North Texas.
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by Dave Moore |
Oct 22, 2020
Microsoft and the Texas Education Agency are collaborating on digital skills programs statewide that tackle issues such as STEM engagement and talent pipeline growth.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 21, 2020
Dallas Innovates is seeking a motivated Advertising Executive to join the B2B advertising sales team and grow new business across digital and print.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 16, 2020
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from LinkAmerica, Dallas ISD, TPN, ReCode Therapeutics, Linear Labs, Knox Financial, and more.
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[Photo: Courtesy The Commit Partnership]
Dallas Orgs Get $7M of JPMorgan Chase’s $10M Investment in Texas to Sustain Equal Access to Opportunity
by Alex Edwards | Oct 14, 2020
As one of the largest employers in the state, JPMorgan Chase wants to prepare Texans for the future of work while breaking down barriers to opportunity for underserved communities. Of its newest philanthropic investment, $7M will locally benefit The Commit Partnership, Dallas ISD, Dallas College, and UNT Dallas.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 14, 2020
UT Dallas' Marjorie Zielke, winner of the 5G award, says her AI/VR platform could "eventually create stand-alone, life-like holograms of virtual teachers." Judge Mark Cuban commented on the tech's potential to provide access to virtual teachers for students attending disadvantaged schools.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Oct 13, 2020
Now in its second year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for North Texas.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 8, 2020
This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to two female scientists for the development of CRISPR as a gene-editing tool, is a revolution, according to a pair of UTSW scientists.
UTSW's Eric Olson and Rhonda Bassel-Duby use the technology in their work to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Olson also is the co-founder of biotech Exonics Therapeutics, which exited last year in a deal roughly valued at $1B.
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UNT to Advance 3D Printing for Automobiles Through a $1.5M Department of Energy Grant
by Alex Edwards | Oct 6, 2020
University of North Texas researchers received more than $400,000 of the $1.5 million grant to develop a 3D printed material equipped with embedded sensors for use in car structures.
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by Dave Moore |
Oct 1, 2020
Entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, and others can register now for VC University LIVE where they can unlock their venture finance skills and build their networks in Dallas and beyond.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 1, 2020
Rising to the top of the list: How the private charitable foundation of Dallas Mavericks Owner and “Shark” Mark Cuban partnered up with tech companies to bring an "AI Bootcamp" to underserved DFW students. Here's our roundup of the Top 10.
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by Michael Wood |
Sep 29, 2020
State and regional education leaders discussed sustained investment in public education, COVID-19 response, and next steps in the virtual 2020 State of Public Education event.
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