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TCU Grad Launches Two Startups Post Graduation

by | Aug 9, 2017
Austin Patry, who graduated from Texas Christian University this spring, has already launched a food truck and valet parking app, with plans for more.
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Shannon Mantaro
TWU Names Mantaro to Lead Center for Women in Business
by | Aug 2, 2017
The center was opened in 2015 in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s goal to make the state No. 1 in the nation for woman-owned businesses.
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The S.T.A.R.S. campus consists of six areas, each focusing on different daily life skills. [Photo: Chase Mardis]
Fort Worth Goodwill Offers Life Skills Training for People With Disabilities
by | Aug 2, 2017
The Goodwill S.T.A.R.S. program is the first of its kind in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and third in the nation.
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SMU, UTA Scientists To Help Unlock Mystery of Neutrinos
by | Jul 28, 2017
A massive particle detector a mile underground is the key to unlocking the secrets of a beam of neutrinos that will be shot beneath the Earth from Chicago to South Dakota.
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Girl Scout Summer Camp Introduces Young Women to Pharmaceutical Careers

by | Jul 25, 2017
In the first ever Summer Experience in Antibiotic Discovery and Development program, local Girl Scouts learned about bacteria growth and its role in developing antibiotics.
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Dallas ISD, Big Thought Partner on Social, Emotional Learning
by | Jul 25, 2017
Social and Emotional Learning includes knowing and controlling your emotions, making positive choices, understanding and collaborating with others, and demonstrating resiliency.
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UNT Prof’s Laser Tech Licensed by Australian Research Group
by | Jul 21, 2017
The agreement marks the first time a UNT researcher's patented technology has been licensed, according to the university.
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literacy
Dallas Team 1 of 8 Moving on in Literacy XPRIZE Contest
by | Jul 19, 2017
PeopleForWords — made up of members from Southern Methodist University and Dallas-based Literacy Instruction for Texas — was selected from 109 teams.
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Coppell’s intelliVOL Works to Ease College Admission Process

by | Jul 17, 2017
Through its proprietary product, x2VOL, high school guidance counselors and students can track community service hours.
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West Dallas Program Readies Young Adults for Health Careers
by | Jul 17, 2017
The official two-year pilot of the West Dallas Middle-Skills Pathways Initiative, backed partially by a $375,000 service agreement from the city of Dallas, will begin Wednesday with 14 participants.
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Candice Salyers
TWU Dance Alumna Receives Fellowship to Write Feminist Choreography Book
by | Jul 14, 2017
Candice Salyers is one of 250 recipients of AAUW fellowships and grants worldwide for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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Tech Titans Innovator Awards
Tech Titans Announces 2017 Finalists for Annual Awards
by | Jul 13, 2017
From school teachers to large company executives, Tech Titans has nominated leading candidates who are shaping the tech industry.
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UTD Researchers Discover
Lower-Cost Battery Design

by | Jul 12, 2017
UTD's design replaces a majority of the lithium atoms with sodium and implements manganese instead of cobalt and nickel. 
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Workshop to Look at Advanced Manufacturing in Aerospace
by | Jul 11, 2017
The workshop was made possible by a $75,000 grant from the National Science Foundation and $25,000 from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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literacy
Program Teaches South Dallas Kids Value of Literacy
by | Jul 11, 2017
The Pease Freedom School is part of a national program working to engage young people of color to instill confidence and close the achievement gap.
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SMU, UNT Dallas Among Universities Receiving Part of $50M for Aspiring Teachers
by | Jul 10, 2017
The Raising Texas Teachers program will dole out $50 million in scholarship funds and training over the next decade to increase numbers of qualified teachers.
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