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DCCCD Students Will Be ‘Earning While Learning’ via $12M Federal Grant for Healthcare Apprenticeships

by | Jul 2, 2019
The district will partner with the American Hospital Association, local healthcare systems, and national healthcare providers on the program, which will allow students to be paid while training in 50 high-demand medical careers.
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The Countdown: Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in June
by | Jul 1, 2019
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention last month.
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Discovery: UTA Team Leads Fort Worth Medical Innovation District Planning, UNT Economist Tapped as Fellow
by | Jun 28, 2019
In this roundup of research and development in North Texas, you'll also read about a prestigious summer research program sending a UT Dallas senior 'across the pond.'
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STEM Meets Sports: Texans Can Academy Hosts Beyond The Ball
by | Jun 28, 2019
Dallas - Oak Cliff's Texans Can Academy hosted the IT Immersion experience last week, giving students the chance to learn about the multitude of careers in the sports world that exist off the field.
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UNTHSC Scientist Shoots for the Stars with Device to Study Eye Damage in Astronauts

by | Jun 21, 2019
A $321,000 grant is helping Dr. Tasmeen Sharma use her patent-pending device to study a condition affecting astronauts returning from outer space. Her startup could help the rest of us, too.
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Discovery: UTA Prof Pursues Novel ALS Research, Legislature Gives UNT $10M for New Manufacturing Tech Center
by | Jun 21, 2019
You'll also find out about two UT Dallas undergraduates who have received prestigious Goldwater Scholarships in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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UT Southwestern-Linked Startup Exonics Therapeutics Exits in Deal Valued at $1B
by | Jun 17, 2019
The biotech company uses CRISPR technology licensed from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and was co-founded by UTSW researcher and faculty member Eric Olson.
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Discovery: UTA Investigates Coral Reef Disease; SMU Team Tests New Chemo Approach
by | Jun 14, 2019
You’ll also find out about a McKinney-based scientist who’s been invited to join the Scientific Advisory Council by the Evidence-Based Toxicology Collaborative in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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The Countdown: Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in May

by | Jun 10, 2019
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention last month.
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Discovery: UT Southwestern Earns Top Ranking, UNT Prof Helps Unravel Disease’s Genetic Risk Factors
by | Jun 7, 2019
Also, you’ll discover a UT Dallas postdoctoral researcher who was named to the Grass Fellowship Program, and CASPR Group’s new partnership and product in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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UTD and Rainbow Kids Partner in Summer Camp to Inspire Local Homeless Youth
by | Jun 5, 2019
At the 24th annual Kids' University summer camp, the mission is simple: inspire participants to stay in school, pursue college, and consider a multitude of future career paths and possibilities.
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Discovery: UTSW Gets $14M to Recruit Researchers; UTA Professor Studies Brain Injuries
by | May 31, 2019
You’ll also find out about how a UT Dallas professor is trying to speed up transistors for chipmakers, and about how Caris Life Sciences’ new collaboration is developing a cancer diagnostic test in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Medical Innovation District: Fort Worth Targets Near Southside for New Hub

by | May 22, 2019
City leaders hope to have the Near Southside neighborhood in the heart of Fort Worth designated a medical innovation district by the fall. The designation would have the potential of adding thousands of medical and technology related jobs.
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Discovery: UNTHSC Expands Pain Research Registry, UT Arlington Student Gets NIH Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
by | May 17, 2019
Also, you'll find out why a researcher at the University of North Texas believes tourism and destination development could help reunite the Korean Peninsula in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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UTD Ranks First Among Texas Public Universities on Forbes’ List of Best Value Colleges
by | May 6, 2019
Forbes' "definitive guide" to getting the best return on a college investment is here. UT Dallas ranks No. 1 among public universities in Texas. Among public and private universities in the U.S., UTD ranks No. 31, up from No. 61 last year. See what other Dallas-Fort Worth schools made the list.
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Kezia Stegemoeller, executive director of the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy
Shaping Young Minds: Meet Kezia Stegemoeller
by | May 3, 2019
The executive director of the Friends of the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy is proud of the successes of the school's students. The school will graduate its fifth class of seniors this year, and so far it has an enviable record—a 100 percent graduation rate and college attendance rate.
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