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From left, University of Texas at Dallas and SMU. [Photos: UTD, Andrew Smith; SMU, courtesy]

Solution Fund: UT Dallas and SMU Partner With RevTech on Higher Ed (SAFE) Schools Challenge

by | Apr 23, 2020
The COVID-19 mission, should you choose to accept it: To create a low-risk campus environment that could exist after state and local executive orders related to the pandemic have expired.
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RevTech Awards $40,000 in Impact Grants to 8 Dallas-Area Startups and Nonprofits
by | Apr 22, 2020
RevTech expects the grants to deliver more than $1.5 million of community impact. Recipients include Cafe Momentum, COOKED-19, Cooklist, among others with a mission to lift up the city of Dallas.
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A Custom Medical Device Company in Deep Ellum is Prototyping Better PPE to Fight COVID-19
by | Apr 21, 2020
"This mask technology is very, very old," MedCAD's CEO says. "This is an opportunity to innovate."
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When COVID-19 Struck, College District Shifted 60k Students to Online Learning in a Week
by | Apr 13, 2020
In less than a week, Dallas County Community College District moved entirely online. Here's how they did it.
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Learning in the Living Room: 13 Resources for Making Education From Home Easier

by | Apr 1, 2020
From Amazon's EarSketch (learn to code music with Grammy award-winning artists) to the Girls Scouts' Digital Do-Gooder Patch Program to IF/THEN's virtual swimming pool, North Texas organizations have made educational resources accessible online.
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Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in March
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention amidst the COVID-19 outbreak last month. We've got mask makers, UTSW's discovery of a protein that could stop the coronavirus, autonomous rideshare in Arlington, and more. We also have eye candy for those who may be nostalgic for when offices weren't remote: 15 innovative spaces in our Office Envy feature.
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Discovery: HSC Opens COVID-19 Test Site for Tarrant County First Responders
by | Mar 27, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also read about four UTA faculty members being honored by the National Academy of Inventors as Senior Members.
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Front Lines: UTD Researchers Donate Personal Protective Gear for Parkland’s COVID-19 Response
by | Mar 24, 2020
The research staff delivered 72,000 gloves and more to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas for distribution to hospital workers involved in patient care.
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Discovery: UTSW Studies Existing Drugs to Fight COVID-19, UTA Researches Economic Abuse

by | Mar 20, 2020
Check out our weekly roundup on research and development activities by North Texas organizations to stay up-to-date on the important work.
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HSC Researchers Make Stem Cell Discovery That Could Help Fight Coronavirus
by | Mar 16, 2020
A professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center is collaborating with an international team to test whether stem cells can combat COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Motherboard: Richardson’s High-Tech Past, Present, and Future Honored in New UTD Art Installation
by | Mar 6, 2020
UT Dallas' School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) is unveiling its modular sculptural installation tomorrow. The 30-foot-long installation—made of steel, LED lighting, and projections—will be housed in the Richardson Innovation Quarter (aka The IQ).
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Discovery: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? UTSW May Have Found a Way
by | Mar 6, 2020
Plus, you'll also read out about a University of North Texas professor developing technology that could better diagnose cancer in our weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Innovator Awards: Fort Worth Mayor Price Names 4 Companies ‘Best Place for Working Parents’ Winners

by | Mar 5, 2020
The new innovator awards honored companies that are helping make Fort Worth a "Best Places for Families." Here are the winners.
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Paul Quinn College Has a New Outdoor Basketball Court, Courtesy of the Dallas Mavs
by | Mar 2, 2020
The Mavs donated a professional-grade basketball court complete with a mural from Dallas street artist Tex Moton and Sport Court technology.
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TEDxSMU is Celebrating Its Tenth Anniversary This Week—And Its Farewell
by | Mar 2, 2020
The grand finale of TEDxSMU, held March 5-6, is shaking things up a bit: Fan favorites are returning, it's back at The Majestic Theatre, and excursions are being held (for the first time) around town with partner organizations.
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Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in February
by | Mar 2, 2020
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention last month.
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