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The new understanding of how plants use sunlight to tell time means farmers may someday grow crops under conditions or in climates where they currently can’t grow, says Brian D. Zoltowski, a chemist at Southern Methodist University, who led the study. [Photo: via SMU video]
SMU Chemist: Protein Helps Plants Know When to Bloom
by Mallory Houser | Jun 13, 2017
The research focusing on how a protein reacts to sunlight could help farmers grow crops under any conditions or any climate.
by Chloe Bennett |
Jun 13, 2017
What began as a school project of delivering Christmas cards and food to a transitional housing center grew into a weekly poetry workshop and a lasting bond between Wesley Prep fourth-graders and women of Austin Street Center.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 13, 2017
The team, which also includes members from the University of Texas at Dallas, will focus on bots in Twitter accounts.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 12, 2017
The schools were recognized for their transformational efforts to improve learning opportunities on their campuses.
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Joseph Friedman [Photo Courtesy UT Dallas]
UTD Researcher Designs All-Carbon Transistor
by Chloe Bennett | Jun 9, 2017
Dr. Joseph Friedman believes carbon transistors will be more effective and smaller in size than the current transistors made of silicon.
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by Chloe Bennett |
Jun 7, 2017
"We have a National Cookie Day, we have a National Butterfly Day, we have National Doughnut Day," says Lori Hoff. Now the CEO of Outreach Ministries aims to bring nonprofits together with a weeklong event to celebrate the potential of our youth — and educate parents.
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by Chloe Bennett |
Jun 7, 2017
Five Lebanon Trail High School students won $30,000 in the Lexus Eco Challenge for their work turning unwanted trash into musical instruments.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 6, 2017
Cartivator Resource Management is working on the flying car to light the torch at the 2020 games in Tokyo.
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[Photo courtesy of The MAC]
The MAC Event Highlights Student-Made Video Art
by Chloe Bennett | Jun 6, 2017
During Saturday’s MediaGala, The MAC’s outdoor green space will be filled with work by student filmmakers from Booker T. Washington High School.
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by Mallory Houser |
Jun 5, 2017
Finding the truth. VHS tape or book. Elevator. "What is your name again?" Now, GO! Filmmakers had 24 hours to make a five-minute film.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2017
Adding the processor power of the network of "Minecraft" gamers could double the amount of computer power devoted to the SMU research project.
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by Chloe Bennett |
Jun 2, 2017
Dr. Benjamin Tu is the only finalist from the Dallas area in the 2017 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.
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Bishop T.D. Jakes. [PHOTO: Courtesy of MegaFest]
T.D. Jakes, UNT Dallas Team for MegaFest Student Pitch Contest
by Chloe Bennett | May 26, 2017
Students will make Shark Tank-style pitches before a panel of judges and could win some of the competition's $50,000 in total prize money.
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by Amy Wolff Sorter |
May 26, 2017
The heated energy sources were discovered in the Mountain State by examining previously overlooked oil and gas data.
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by Lance Murray |
May 25, 2017
UT Southwestern medical students are challenged in the course to think about each patient the way artists pay attention to their sculptures or paintings.
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by Dave Moore |
May 24, 2017
Alcuin School's The Hive — funded in part by Bottle Rocket's Calvin Carter — and other makerspaces, are bringing the startup ethos to Dallas area schools. Alcuin is also boosting social entrepreneurship with $1 million from the J.C. Saada Family Foundation.
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