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Fan Media Network Adds Crowd-Source Funding

by | Mar 21, 2016
The Dallas startup now gives its “correspondents” the ability to crowd source funding so they can improve their production and even follow the team on the road.
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Chad Houser: How Café Momentum Changes Lives
by | Mar 21, 2016
Have a wonderful meal. Help change lives. It’s a simple, but powerful message put forth by Chad Houser, executive director and executive chef at Café Momentum
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Trinity Environmental Academy Connects Kids with Nature
by | Mar 9, 2016

Trinity Environmental Academy in South Dallas offers a unique educational experience for youngsters by taking them into, teaching them about, and connecting them with the natural world.

It’s the creation of a group of science teachers and experienced educators, who, about four years ago, formed a nonprofit called Sustainable Education Solutions....

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Put a Fiddler on Your Roof
by | Mar 8, 2016
When you hear the word “fiddler,” chances are you think of a folksy violinist or perhaps even a particular hit musical — not a domestic wind turbine invented by college students. But that’s the name of the device developed by SMU seniors Jonah Kirby, Brendan Celii, Luke Oglesbee, Cameron Buller, and Alec Siems.
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AT&T Files Brief Backing Apple in Encryption Battle

by | Mar 4, 2016
AT&T Inc. has joined more than two dozen Internet and technology companies in filing legal briefs in support of Apple Inc. in its battle with the feds over encryption.
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Six Flags Turns Rollercoasters into 3-D Thrill Rides
by | Mar 3, 2016
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. and Samsung are teaming up to give riders on some of the company's rollercoasters a 3-D, virtual reality ride.
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Wilson Co.’s New Devices Bound for Outer Space
by | Mar 2, 2016
The Addison company has made four $75,000 devices that will help an unidentified client test its reusable rockets.
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DHD Films Takes Us High Above the Purple Skyline
by | Feb 29, 2016

Last Thursday night, the Dallas skyline glimmered in a beautiful purple hue as the city celebrated innovation for the launch of Dallas Innovates.

Our friends over at DHD Films of Dallas used the latest in drone technology and high-definition photography to create this beautiful video....

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Dallas Innovates Celebrates Launch

by | Feb 26, 2016
It's official. On Thursday night, hundreds gathered in downtown Dallas to help us celebrate the launch of Dallas Innovates, and, "Wow! It was truly a night to remember."
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Innovator Says Millennials Can Help the World
by | Feb 26, 2016
To hear 21-year-old Param Jaggi speak, millennials are on a mission to save the world.
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Holy Trinity Catholic School Students Go Multimedia
by | Feb 26, 2016
Holy Trinity Catholic School (HTCS) has turned morning announcements into a multimedia learning experience, and students, faculty, and parents aren't the only ones tuning in. Upwards of 600,000 people worldwide are watching students at the Dallas grade school deliver the daily HTCS Morning News show.
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LEAP Into School Rekindles Program’s Success
by | Feb 25, 2016
In the early ‘90s, Texas Instruments Foundation had a problem. Simply put, the young children in their beneficiary Head Start programs weren’t ready for school. The kids didn’t perform well in kindergarten testing and showed a distinct lack of “academic readiness.”
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Dallas’ Greatest Resource is its People

by | Feb 24, 2016
From Reunion Tower in Dallas, to AT&T stadium in Arlington, and on to the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, the people of DFW are generating a palpable energy.
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With New Honor, 3 DFW Universities Push Toward Tier One
by | Feb 23, 2016
When the question is, “What’s in a name?” the answer can be unclear if the name is Tier One.
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Dialexa’s Tiny Wheelchair Gives Dog New Lease on Life
by | Feb 22, 2016
The world of 3-D printing has a new, tiny face as a symbol of its myriad applications in innovation, and, well, just helping someone special get around.
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Prestonwood Students Dig in the Dirt for STEM
by | Feb 16, 2016
When people think about STEM in schools (science, technology, engineering, and math), most think of a laboratory setting. That’s not the case for Prestonwood Christian Academy’s new STEM garden, which opened on February 9.
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