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SMU Students Propose Innovation Community For Ex-Fraternity House

by | May 4, 2016
The living-learning community would welcome students across all academic disciplines and offer a platform to foster new products and businesses.
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Want Money From Tech Wildcatters? Have a Solid Business Plan
by | May 3, 2016
Tech Wildcatters will make companies reach certain requirements or hit milestones before getting any investment.
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History of Aviation: How DFW Took Flight as a World Leader
by | May 3, 2016
From leading airlines, to stalwarts of defense, the DFW aviation scene has grown into a driving force for innovation and economic growth.
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Markus Reymann: How Art Could Save the Oceans
by | Apr 29, 2016
Can art influence how man affects the climate and the world's oceans. This conservationist believes it can.
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ZipRisk Map Uses Data to Fight Child Abuse at ZIP Code Level

by | Apr 28, 2016
The ZipRisk map shows the areas of highest risk for child abuse, using data from multiple sources.
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UTA Leading Effort to Develop Disabilities History Portal
by | Apr 27, 2016

THE PORTAL WILL EASE ACCESS TO IMAGES, DATA SETS, VIDEOS AND MORE

The University of Texas at Arlington long has been a state leader in disability issues, and in July, the UTA Libraries will host a consortium to develop an online portal for disability history resources....

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Cristo Rey Students Make Shark Tank-style Pitches
by | Apr 26, 2016
Twelve students presented their ideas to a panel of judges from PwC.
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Earth Day Texas Announces Winners in ‘Earth Tank’ Event
by | Apr 26, 2016
Projects focused on air quality and providing eco-friendly education took the top prizes at Earth Day Texas' Earth Tank competition.
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Royse City Students Virtually Connect with Baker to Learn Fractions

by | Apr 19, 2016
Miss May Vernon Elementary School students virtually connected with the owner of Dallas’ Empire Baking Company, to learn real-world uses of fractions.
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Peeyr Matches Students with Tutors in Same Age Range
by | Apr 15, 2016
A DFW startup is helping get students the help they need to improve in school.
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Children’s Garden Designated as Aquatic Science Field Site
by | Apr 13, 2016
The 8-acre garden, which opened at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden in 2013, serves 120,000 children in and around the Dallas area each year. The Texas Aquatic Science curriculum will incorporate the garden’s existing programming.
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Q&A: Dr. David Lary Talks About the GASP Project
by | Apr 11, 2016
Dr, David Lary, Ph.D., is leading a new pilot project called Geolocated Allergen Sensing Platform (GASP) that will use data to help reduce the harmful effects of pollution.
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Kids in the Kitchen Serves up Healthy Habits

by | Apr 11, 2016
The program aims at teaching the children about healthy eating and exercise.
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Jeremy McKane’s Vision Takes Aim at Polluted Oceans
by | Apr 8, 2016
Working alongside LUCiD, McKane is helping to raise both awareness and the help create the means to rid the oceans of trash that has accumulated there over the years.
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UT Dallas Student Startups Launch Crowdfunding Campaigns
by | Apr 8, 2016
The campaigns will be on the DFW-based SPURstartup platform, and they will help the students launch their businesses and test assumptions about prospective customers.
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Connecting Point of Park Cities Engages the Disabled
by | Apr 6, 2016
Born in 2014, Connecting Point of Park Cities Serves Young Adults

When a skiing accident left a young man with a traumatic brain injury, his mother’s life changed forever in the blink of an eye. She wasn’t sure what to do.

It was 2005, and her son was 17 years old....

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