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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
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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Reliant
Reliant Gives a Charge to UTA Campus, Dallas Zoo
by | Apr 21, 2016
The solar-powered charging stations were recently donated to the institutions by the Houston-based energy company.
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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
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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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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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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Cristo Rey Prepares to Revitalize Southeast Fort Worth

by | Apr 5, 2016
The new Christo Rey preparatory high school in southeast Fort Worth will bring a vitality to the area that has high poverty and low employment.
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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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