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The striking architecture at The Holdsworth Center is by the architecture firm Lake|Flato. [Photo: Kristian Alveo]
The Last Word: Nominations Open for DFW Teachers to Experience ‘Teacher Retreat’ on Lake Austin
by David Seeley | Feb 18, 2025
Do you know a deserving teacher in Dallas-Fort Worth who could use a break? Here's your chance to help. The Holdsworth Center, a nonprofit that builds stronger leaders for Texas public schools, is inviting North Texans to nominate a teacher for a weekend retreat at the center’s campus on Lake Austin—"a one-of-a-kind place dedicated to the idea that public education matters."
by Lance Murray |
Feb 17, 2025
Southern Methodist University biology researchers are uncovering how brain, heart, and lung connections may hold the key to preventing sudden death in epilepsy—while making a breakthrough discovery linking a missing brain protein to fatal seizures.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 16, 2025
More than 300,000 defense suppliers—from major contractors to small businesses—must meet new CMMC security standards or risk losing contracts; SMU's conference tackles compliance requirements and implementation strategies Feb. 19-20.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 16, 2025
Tarleton State University’s eighth academic college will debut on Sept. 1 when the Leadership and Military College becomes the College of Leadership and Military Studies.
The Stephenville-based university said the new academic college will build on its military legacy of over 100 years.
“The creation of the college is not only a recognition of the university’s rich military history, but it also projects what the future holds with achieving Senior Military College designation, an elite status that only six universities in the United States currently enjoy,” said Col....
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Researchers at UT Southwestern are testing a new treatment for depression that uses magnetic pulses to trigger seizures—showing promising results without some of the cognitive side effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The 3D models here illustrate study findings, showing how the two differenct methods interact with the brain: MST (top left) uses a magnetic coil, while ECT (top right) uses electrodes. The bottom images show brain stimulation levels—red areas indicate stronger fields, blue areas weaker fields. [Image: UTSW]
UTSW Researchers Study Experimental Depression Treatment Using Magnets
by Lance Murray | Feb 14, 2025
A clinical trial led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas could help bring an experimental treatment for depression closer to approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The trial has shown that the treatment, which triggers seizures with magnets, significantly improved mental health in patients without some cognitive effects associated with electroconvulsive therapy....
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 12, 2025
New architectural renderings by the Copenhagen-based Bjarke Ingels Group "reflects the resilience and richness of African American culture and aims to foster education, growth, and connection within the community," the museum said.
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by UT Dallas |
Feb 12, 2025
Researchers at the Texas Biomedical Device Center—or TxBDC—discovered a way to retrain the brain’s fear response using a tiny device—offering real hope to those suffering from trauma and military service-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
sponsored by The University of Texas at Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 12, 2025
Graduate online programs in education and nursing and bachelor’s online programs in business at Texas Woman’s University in Denton have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as being among the nation’s best....
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On the Rise: Publication’s Rankings Place UTA Online Programs Among Nation’s Best
by Lance Murray | Feb 11, 2025
The University of Texas at Arlington’s reputation as a national leader in online education has received a tangible boost by earning major gains in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings. UTA’s College of Education’s online programs, for example, placed in the top 5% nationally.
UTA said its online master’s in education ranked 15th out of 313 institutions, and those programs tailored for military veterans and military-connected students jumped to No....
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 6, 2025
The honors to UTD's Michael Kilgard, PhD, Robert Rennaker, PhD, and Seth Hays, PhD, are the first time the award will go to scientists who have made significant strides in translational bioelectronic medicine research.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 5, 2025
Dr. Kirk Calhoun was named interim president following the resignation in January of UNTHSC President Sylvia Trent-Adams.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 4, 2025
The strategy—which is used by companies to poach customers from competitors by offering targeted ads to consumers' mobile devices based on their physical location—may benefit advertisers more than their business clients, UT Dallas researchers contend.
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A scientist with an entrepreneurial edge, Dr. Shalini Prasad innovations include a rapid fentanyl detection system, a DIY food safety tester, and a wearable healthcare monitor—each designed to give users critical, real-time information. [Photo: UTD}
From Fentanyl to DIY Food Safety: Dr. Shalini Prasad’s Groundbreaking Trifecta of Detection Devices
by UT Dallas | Jan 29, 2025
Combining cutting-edge research and real-world applications, the UT Dallas professor transforms public health with innovations in detection technology, including “a check engine light” for the human body. In collaboration with EnLiSense, the company she cofounded, Dr. Prasad combines chemistry with software and hardware to bring the technology to life as market-ready devices.
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sponsored by The University of Texas at Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
by Lance Murray |
Jan 27, 2025
Aiming to safeguard national security using advanced AI, cybersecurity experts at the University of North Texas have received $3 million from the Department of Defense to help the department overhaul its hiring processes....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 26, 2025
The grant was awarded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and will provide essential skills and improve patient care in and around Tarrant County, especially to those living in underserved areas.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 22, 2025
The grant will purchase 10 powerful workstations that UTD students will use for complex analytics on large datasets in artificial intelligence applications.
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