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SMU Students Help Refugees Learn English on Laptops

by | Nov 29, 2016
The refugees come from Congo, Burma, Iran, and other countries, and many can't speak English.
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UTSW Ups Fight Against Cancer With New Funding
by | Nov 28, 2016
The Dallas medical center received $5.8 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to fight cancer and attract new researchers.
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SMU Meadows School of the Arts’ Initiative Gets $300K Boost
by | Nov 21, 2016
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant will support programs and special projects for Ignite/Arts Dallas, which works to meld art and community engagement.
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Center for BrainHealth Honors ex-Legislator Dan Branch
by | Nov 21, 2016
Former state representative led the effort to pass House Bill 51, which supercharged state efforts to gain more top-tier universities.
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UNT Researchers Testing Drug to Prevent Blindness Caused by Glaucoma

by | Nov 17, 2016
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness.
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DISD to Add 10 More Collegiate Academies Next Fall
by | Nov 16, 2016
The programs are part of a growing partnership between Dallas ISD and Dallas County Community College District helping train future workforce talent.
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Top Award for African-American Writers goes to UNT Student
by | Nov 11, 2016
The novel tells the story of a woman in the 1960s civil rights movement through the eyes of her 8-year-old daughter.
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UTA Study Examines Paying Attention, Self Control
by | Nov 11, 2016
Paying attention and self control are essential to success in academic and other pursuits.
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UTA Rain Researcher Gets Flood of Funding

by | Nov 9, 2016
A UT Arlington professor gets $188,442 grant to develop tools and techniques to better predict effects of heavy rain.
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SMU, LIFT Team Up on App to Unlock Literacy & $3M Prize
by | Nov 7, 2016
In Dallas County, Literacy Instruction for Texas estimates more than one million or one-third of the county’s population in 2030 will be illiterate.
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DFW Students Named Regional Finalists in Siemens Competition
by | Nov 3, 2016
Seven of the nine regional finalists from Texas in the prestigious research competition for high school students hail from DFW.
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Dallas Tech Training Firm Secures $2.3M in Funding
by | Nov 2, 2016
The company's training leads to certification in Linux and other software.
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Walks Will Uncover STEM in Dallas Arts District

by | Nov 1, 2016
A new series of monthly walks will encourage students to explore math and science concepts in everyday surroundings.
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Techweek’s ‘Monster Coding Jam’ Sets Guinness Record
by | Oct 31, 2016
The record-setting coding session featured 724 participants.
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Fort Worth Museum Debuts New Position to Enhance Learning
by | Oct 31, 2016
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History has named Doug Roberts as its first chief technology officer.
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UTA Prof’s $1.32M Grant Targets Big Data in Medicine
by | Oct 31, 2016
The research will integrate multiple modalities of very large, complex patient data to help improve patient outcomes, find cures.
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