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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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Teddy Bear Memories
ESD Grad to Deliver Personal Memories Via Google Earth Tech
by | Jul 13, 2017
By tightening their grip around a chip-implanted teddy bear, a signal travels and connects to a screen, allowing users to reminisce about personal memories of places they've been via Google Earth technology.
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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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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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Historic IP Decision: The Future of ‘Immoral,’ ‘Scandalous’ and ‘Disparaging’ Trademarks
by | Jul 7, 2017
A recent Supreme Court decision will likely have wide-ranging impact on the field of trademarks. Polsinelli’s Kathryn Allen and Adam Rehm discuss what the highly-anticipated IP decision means — and last week's USPTO guidance.
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DISD, Brewer Foundation Renew
‘Future Leaders’ Partnership
by | Jul 7, 2017
The public-private partnership is the only one of its kind in the state bringing together staff from DISD and area private schools including St. Mark’s School of Texas, The Hockaday School, Episcopal School of Dallas, and Greenhill School.
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Ipinowula “Ipi” Adedokun
Rising From Tragedy: Denton Nonprofit Founded After 2016 Dallas Police Ambush
by | Jul 7, 2017
In the aftermath of the horrific event, Ipinowula “Ipi” Adedokun created World Apparel Co. to sell fashionable clothing and donate a portion of its profits to help children in need. 
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For Oak Cliff Helping Students Craft Stories Through Hip-Hop

by | Jul 6, 2017
At the end of the four-week camp, students will perform their own recorded music live at For Oak Cliff's back-to-school festival on Aug. 12.
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Cherie Garcia, Susy Solis, and Robert Bennett
Cornbread Hustle Expands, Gives Second Chances For Felons
by | Jul 5, 2017
The free, 90-day “transformation program” is providing assistance to returning citizens from jail or prison or recovering addicts by training them how to be entrepreneurs.
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Children’s Health to Provide Virtual Mental Health Counseling in Area Schools
by | Jun 29, 2017
The pilot program beginning this fall will deliver telemedicine therapy visits to students in select Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD schools.
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Ray Wright
Greer Gas-to-Liquid Lab a ‘World Changer’ in Making Cheaper Fuels
by | Jun 29, 2017
Greenway Innovative Energy funded the $750,000 cost of the lab to help turn the conversion process into a reality.
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Fort Worth Researchers Using Motion Capture Tech to Aid People With Mobility Problems

by | Jun 26, 2017
UNT Health Science Center's Human Movement Performance Laboratory is using state of the art motion picture equipment and virtual reality to record and analyze the movement of people with mobility problems such as Parkinson's disease.
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SMU STEM Academy Launches DISD Teachers to New Heights
by | Jun 26, 2017
This summer, Dallas ISD teachers are going to school — learning ways to increase student interest in STEM subjects.
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Dallas a ‘Tried and True’ Place for Tech Talent, JLL Says
by | Jun 23, 2017
The report looked at employment data on computer programmers and software developers in metro areas across the U.S.
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Monte Anderson,
A Snow Cone Stand and a Dream: Southern Dallas Open for Business
by | Jun 20, 2017
Representatives from co-working/entrepreneur centers gathered recently to describe their progress, strategies, and aspirations for Southern Dallas.
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