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The Largest Robotics Competition in the World is Returning to Dallas

by | Jul 22, 2019
Dallas is a "hotbed for STEM jobs," so the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation and the Dallas Sports Commission decided to bring the VEX Robotics World Championship back for 2021-2024. Look inside to get a taste of what's to come.
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Space research
Discovery: Film Explores Female TWU Researcher’s Trailblazing Space Studies; UNTHSC Prof Helps Lead Opioid Crisis Effort
by | Jul 19, 2019
You'll also find out how scientists at UTD and UT Southwestern hope to improve multiple sclerosis therapies with the help of 3D brain images in this roundup of research and development activities in North Texas.
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Over the Moon: UT Dallas and Apollo 11 Celebrate 50 Years
by | Jul 18, 2019
UT Dallas and the first lunar landing have more in common than you think. As they celebrate their 50th anniversaries this summer, a trip down memory lane reveals just how interconnected their histories are.
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Hypersonic Wind Tunnel
UTA Fires Up Heat Shield Research with New Hypersonic Wind Tunnel
by | Jul 17, 2019
The wind tunnel will be used for research funded by $1.5 million in grants from the Office of Naval Research. Speed creates heat-producing friction, and the funding will go toward studying shields to protect hypersonic vehicles.
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Discovery: UTA Prof’s Device Can Collect, Analyze Liquid in Space; UTSW Study Tackles Players’ Concussions

by | Jul 12, 2019
You’ll also find out about professors at UT Dallas and UT Tyler that have collaborated on a method to rewire genetic response pathways in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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From left: Roger Taylor, manager of probation services for the Dallas County Juvenile Services Department; Byron Sanders, Big Thought President and CEO; U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, (D)-Dallas; and Ty Bledsoe, assistant vice president for external affairs at AT&T; Erin Offord, senior director of programs at Big Thought. [Photo: Rachel Walters]
AT&T’s $100K Grant Bolsters Big Thought’s Creative Solutions Program
by | Jul 3, 2019
Creative Solutions works with young people who come to the nonprofit through the Dallas County juvenile system with the aim of bettering their lives and the community. The nonprofit has posted a new position—Opportunity Advisor—someone who will be a part of the young people’s future so they can “live their best, truest, most authentic life.”
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A Baker’s Dozen: Dallas Innovates’ Most Popular Stories So Far This Year
by | Jul 2, 2019
We're halfway through 2019. Let's take a look back on the stories that have grabbed our readers' attention the most.
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UNT Professor Curates Conservation, One Child at a Time
by | Jul 2, 2019
Hands-on learning projects are teaching youngsters to conserve water, and it's changing Dallas for the better.
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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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near Southside
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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Dallas ISD Recognizes Hyatt Regency Dallas as Outstanding Tech Industry Partner
by | Jun 25, 2019
Hyatt Regency Dallas received an award of excellence from DISD for its performance in the P-Tech program, which helps students from Lincoln High School develop their personal skills and shows them the behind the scenes of the hospitality industry.
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DocSynk funding AI

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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CRISPR CAS9 gene editing background
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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research
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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‘At the Speed of Bright’:
UT Dallas Boasts its Best in Brand Campaign
by | Jun 13, 2019
The campaign aims to highlight "bright students, innovative programs, renowned faculty, committed staff, engaged alumni, and research that matters."
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