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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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GASP Project will Help Reduce Pollution’s Effects
by | Apr 11, 2016
The project will use a Google Maps-style approach to helping people identify areas of heavy pollution or pollen.
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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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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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Dallas Among World’s Top 50 Future-Ready Economies
by | Apr 6, 2016
Dell says Dallas has embraced technology to help it adapt and flourish in an ever-changing world.
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Toyota Connected is Automaker’s Newest Addition in Plano
by | Apr 5, 2016
The new company will expand Toyota’s capabilities in the fields of data management and data services development.
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Investing in Dallas’ Future Leaders by Igniting Brain Potential

by | Mar 31, 2016
Research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas reveals that the detrimental effects of poverty on cognition can be mitigated and potentially overcome after short-term, targeted intervention.
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Dallas Theater Center Puts Students in Spotlight
by | Mar 31, 2016
The rigorous theater program, which includes artistic observership, reaches its climax when the students act alongside professionals in a spring semester performance.
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Innovative Partnership Opens Doors for Dallas Students
by | Mar 29, 2016
DISD's new collegiate academies help students get ahead as they transition from high school to college.
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Toyota Family Learning Benefits Kids, Parents
by | Mar 29, 2016

Toyota may be a year away from opening its Plano headquarters, but the automotive giant already is impacting its new community through Toyota Family Learning, a multigenerational family learning initiative that aims to empower both children and their parents.

“This is a unique program that is beneficial to our Plano families in so many ways,” said Dr....

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PICKUP App Keeps Dallas Users on the Move

by | Mar 24, 2016
A true entrepreneur, Stoner’s problem invoked a solution: create an on-demand pickup and delivery service.
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Northrop Engineer’s Lecture to Focus on Space Telescope
by | Mar 24, 2016

The chief engineer of Northrop Grumman’s James Webb Space Telescope program will discuss the National Aeronautic and Space Administration’s goals for the program on April 2 at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History in Fort Worth.

The lecture by Dr. Jonathan Arenberg is a highlight of iMake at the Museum, a festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness that celebrates the Maker Movement on April 2 and 3....

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Atmos Energy Puts the Flame in DFW Airport Eateries
by | Mar 23, 2016
Atmos Energy has spent years running natural gas lines to the five terminals at DFW Airport.
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Nepris Brings Industry Experts into the Classroom
by | Mar 22, 2016
Headquartered in Plano, Nepris aims to inspire a new generation of leaders for the fields of science, technology, engineering, math, and the arts (STEAM).
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