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BarnRaise

Capital One BarnRaise: Creating Solutions For Population Growth

by | May 23, 2017
During the recent maker conference, companies paired with nonprofits to focus on different challenges that come along with the area’s escalating population.
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smart cities
Winners Named in Richardson Smart Cities Reverse Pitch
by | May 19, 2017
Richardson was one of four cities around the nation that held US Ignite app challenges to create smart cities tools addressing community issues.
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maker truck
Mobile Makerspace Once Known as SparkTruck Rolls Into Town
by | May 19, 2017
The big, boxy California transplant is being adopted by SMU and will be retooled for Texas to help teachers fuel the creative spark in students.
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LaunchAbility
My Possibilities Begins $25M Campaign for New Campus
by | May 16, 2017
The nonprofit is a first-of-its-kind continuing education program aimed at empowering adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Exonics CRISPR

Groundbreaking Geneticist Collins to Make SMU Addresses

by | May 16, 2017
Francis S. Collins led the Human Genome Project before taking the reins at the National Institutes of Health.
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inner city
Dallas Among Nine U.S. Sites for Inner City Capital Seminars
by | May 16, 2017
Business owners or chief executives will spend about 40 hours over a three- to six-month period completing the program’s components.
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code
Nonprofit Is Inspiring Youth
‘One Line of Code at a Time’
by | May 15, 2017
Hack My Future is focused on creating a new generation of technological leaders through its programs.
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Carson Huey
14-Year-Old to Become Youngest-Ever TCU Grad
by | May 12, 2017
Carson Huey-You will begin his master's degree work in quantum physics at TCU in the fall.
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device

SMU Students’ Device Measures Muscle Health

by | May 11, 2017
The small device uses electrical current pulsing through a patient's body to assess their muscle health.
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STAAR
FW Literacy Partnership Unveils STAAR Data Dashboard
by | May 11, 2017
Users can track STAAR reading results from 2012 to 2016 on the dashboard, which is free of charge.
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Juilliard
Juilliard Accepts 5 Male Dancers from Booker T. Washington
by | May 10, 2017
This is the first time that five male students from the Dallas ISD arts magnet school have been accepted at one time.
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Toyota, TCC Team Up to Train Auto Technicians
by | May 9, 2017
Students will attend classes and serve as interns at Toyota or Lexus dealerships during the school week.
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engineering

TCA Students Use STEM for
Good in Engineering Projects

by | May 8, 2017
Seniors in the Addison private school’s honors engineering design class are working on real-world designs to help others in need.
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aquaponics
Competition Aims to Attract College Aquaponics Teams
by | May 4, 2017
The contest aims to get college students engaged with sustainable food systems by creating one themselves.
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investment
UNT Student Investment Group Pursues $1M Goal
by | May 4, 2017
The masters-level program gives students the opportunity to experience investing and receive investment-related education.
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makerspaces
National Libraries Grant Aids in Studying Makerspaces
by | May 2, 2017
The UTA team will test the effectiveness of early-stage maker-based competencies previously developed by a task force on undergraduate learning.
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