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Eisemann

Eisemann Edge Endowment Fund Promotes Exploration of Technology and Art

by | Mar 7, 2019
The first installation under the new initiative between the city of Richardson, the Eisemann Center, and UT Dallas is planned for March 2020.
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Technology Puts DFW Ahead of the Experiential Retail Trend, 5G is Coming, Cowboys Coworking
by | Mar 2, 2019
From tech bytes (Cien, Fujitsu, AuGames, Groove Jones) to spaces and places (ZIPZONE, ParkHub, Cognizant, JLL) to our weekly top 10 (Traffic-Control Signals Cut Stoplight Wait), here's your rundown on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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Discovery: UTSW Creates Life Expectancy Map for the Ages; Bone Solutions Hits Milestone with Bone Repair Product
by | Mar 1, 2019
You'll also find out about new tech developed by a team including UT Southwestern to better predict the spread of melanoma, and about UT Arlington's oilfield water testing program in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Capital Factory
UT Dallas, Capital Factory Partner on Incubator to Boost Students’ Ventures
by | Mar 1, 2019
As part of the partnership, select UT Dallas student-founders and their teams will get coworking memberships at Capital Factory to further their ventures.
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TCU and UNTHSC’s Fort Worth Medical School Rethinks Healthcare Education

by | Feb 26, 2019
An inaugural class of 60 students will kick off this summer at the medical school, which emphasizes efficiency, holistic learning, and immersion training in real clinical settings.
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UNT Dallas Program Nurtures Aspiring Educators, Opens a ‘Thirdspace’ for Teachers and School Leaders
The university’s Emerging Teacher Institute is creating a space where educator superpowers are cultivated, creating positive well-being in the midst of extraordinary stress so that the best changemakers remain in the profession.
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Photo Recap: Innovate(her) Conference Sparks Innovative Thinking in Middle School Girls
by | Feb 25, 2019
Capital One teamed up with the UT Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to empower students during National Engineering Week.
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TWU Begins Work on New $54M Science & Technology Center
by | Feb 25, 2019
The four-story, 80,000-square-foot facility will be home to graduate and undergraduate research laboratory space for biology, chemistry and biochemistry, nutrition and food science and psychology programs.
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SMU to Break Ground Friday on Its New Hub for Research and Innovation

by | Feb 20, 2019
The Gerald J. Ford Hall for Research and Innovation is being built to encourage advanced computing and interdisciplinary research at SMU. Housed inside will be the AT&T Center for Virtualization, the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, the Visualization Lab, and the newly relocated Hart eCenter and SMU Guildhall.
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Texas Healthcare Challenge Recap, StackPath Helps Form Kinetic Edge Alliance, Topgolf Moves Into Esports
by | Feb 16, 2019
From tech bytes (IBM, UTD, Physmodo) to accolades (Masergy, McKinney, and more) to our weekly top 10 (Angie's List parent acquires Fixd Repair), here's your rundown on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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Gamification Dallas UNTHSC pharmacy students
Discovery: Why UNTHSC Prescribes Escape Rooms to Students; UTSW’s Autism-Related Disorder Breakthrough
by | Feb 15, 2019
You'll also find out about how a team led by a UTA professor is competing for a piece of the $4 million prize in a competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy in this roundup of research and development happening in North Texas.
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The DEC to ‘Innov8te’ With New Smart Cities Incubator That Supports Emerging Tech
by | Feb 14, 2019
Operating out of the DEC's West End location, the Innov8te Smart Cities Incubator is backed by AT&T, Microsoft, Cisco, UTD, and the Dallas Innovation Alliance.
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DI People: OrderMyGear, Modo, Compass Datacenters Make Leadership Moves

by | Feb 12, 2019
You’ll also find news from 7-Eleven, Riata Capital Group, Adeptus Health, the Amynta Group, and Momentus Institute in this roundup of personnel and leadership news by companies and organizations with ties to North Texas.
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literacy
SMU-LIFT Game Design Team Wins $2.5M in Adult Literacy XPRIZE Competition
by | Feb 11, 2019
SMU-LIFT's People ForWords, a game design team focused on promoting literacy, won $2.5M for its app, 'Codex: The Lost Words of Atlantis,' which helps tackle the pressing problem of adult illiteracy in North Texas and beyond.
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research
Discovery: UTA Flies into Smart Agriculture/IoT Collaboration; How a Bubble Inspired UTD’s CO2, Humidity Sensor
by | Feb 8, 2019
You'll also find out about how UT Southwestern researchers are studying magnetic fields as an alternative treatment for patients with severe depression in this roundup of research and development activities in North Texas.
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chief
DI People: Neiman Marcus, Pier 1, Crayon, Neos Therapeutics Make Exec Moves
by | Feb 5, 2019
You’ll also find news from Nuvectra, Zimperium, ON2IT, Nifty Method, Dynata, the University of North Texas Health Science Center, and Calise Partners in this roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies and organizations with ties to North Texas.
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