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SMU LIFT

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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Siemens Competition
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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training
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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Michael Sorrell and Tynesia Boyea-Robinson
Paul Quinn College Gets $1.1M for Development, Revitalization
by | Nov 1, 2016
President Michael Sorrell accepted the investment from the Dallas Impact Investing Collaborative (DIIC) during a reception for the bigBANG! conference.
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record

Techweek’s ‘Monster Coding Jam’ Sets Guinness Record

by | Oct 31, 2016
The record-setting coding session featured 724 participants.
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museum
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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Heng Huang
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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head injury
Texas Leads in Making Youth Sports Safer from Concussions
by | Oct 29, 2016
Since 2010, we have gotten much better at recognizing, detecting, treating, and working to restore the brain after injury.
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genetic sequencing

Biotechnology Experts Converge at 2nd Annual IC3 Life Science Summit

by | Oct 27, 2016
Advances in technology are revolutionizing healthcare, changing the entire business model for how doctors treat patients.
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UTD’s ATEC School Adds Game Studies Expert
by | Oct 26, 2016
Josef Nguyen's research intersects technology, literature, and digital media.
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science
SMU Establishing New STEM Academy For DISD Teachers
by | Oct 25, 2016
In four years, SMU plans to have 74 percent of Dallas ISD middle school science teachers trained to better engage students in science and technology.
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Wobble Chairs
Wobble Chairs are Bouncing into Dallas ISD Classrooms
by | Oct 24, 2016
Some teachers are choosing flexible seating options to help maximize their students' learning.
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bullying

Dallas, Grand Prairie Schools Will Begin Using Anti-Bullying App

by | Oct 21, 2016
SafeTips is designed to let students and parents anonymously report suspicious bullying activity to the school's administrators.
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rail
Contest: Student Architects Get Shot at High Speed Rail Station Design
by | Oct 21, 2016
What will stations look like for proposed high speed rail? Texas college students can submit their designs in Texas Central Partners contest.
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school choice
Texas Lt. Gov. Backs School Choice to Improve Workforce
by | Oct 20, 2016
Dan Patrick was in Dallas to talk about education in Texas at the Dallas Regional Chamber luncheon.
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Rama Ranganathan
UT Southwestern Researcher Gets Prestigious NIH Grant
by | Oct 20, 2016
Rama Ranganathan's team proposes an approach that, for the first time, will let it visualize protein motions with atomic-scale accuracy.
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