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MAPP participants plant seedlings during a project workday [Photo: UNT]
UNT’s Edible Campus: Where Ancient Farming Traditions Meet Urban Agriculture
by Lance Murray | Jul 3, 2025
The USDA-funded effort aims to turn unused campus spaces into agricultural classrooms and edible landscapes, while linking students to Denton’s food ecosystem.
by Lance Murray |
Jun 30, 2025
With support from UTA’s Research Enhancement Program, assistant professor Mahmoud Bayat is developing a digital twin platform to help officials adjust evacuation routes on the fly. The platform could inform future systems across cities, counties, and states for what he calls “truly resilient communities.”
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Jun 26, 2025
Founder Mohammed Nije grew up without electricity. Now his Dallas startup, Janta Power, is piloting his power-dense solar technology at DFW and airports worldwide—earning global recognition for a design he says uses less land, generates more power, and can lower energy costs.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 25, 2025
The announcement comes just weeks after Texas lawmakers stood alongside the Fort Worth-based AWA in support of its program R3: Respond, Restore, Resolve—and first responders—to officially proclaim May 14, 2025, as Moral Injury Awareness Day.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 24, 2025
The grant program—part of BCBSTX’s efforts to support optimal health outcomes for all Texans—includes new funding for 16 nonprofits across North Texas.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Jun 24, 2025
At its Dallas Design District grand opening, Koya Medical marked the official move of its headquarters from California—bringing with it a wearable alternative to wall-powered compression therapy for vascular patients. “This is something that is different from anything that is out there,” says vascular surgeon and new CMO Tom Maldonado.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 17, 2025
Tom Leppert has been elected as board chair of the NACD North Texas Chapter, the advocate organization for the profession of directorship. Debra L. von Storch will serve as board vice chair.
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The Cost of Disabilities You May Not Consider
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Jun 13, 2025
Specially designed automobiles, event escape plans, and extra time for everyday tasks—all ways people pay for differences. Here’s how three North Texas families manage it.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 11, 2025
TI's award is in support of the food bank's new five-year strategic initiative, Fulfilling Futures, which aims to close "critical meal gaps" among other key goals. The foundation has awarded over $6 million to the food bank since 2018.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 10, 2025
Fort Worth-based Out of Order Studios—whose co-owners executive produced the hit TV show "The Chosen"—said the movie "Monsters vs. Muncy" will be shot in Texas and star Zack Gottsagen ("The Peanut Butter Falcon") and David DeSanctis ("Where Hope Grows").
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 10, 2025
The Greener Dallas Greater Dallas campaign will further expand TPL's efforts to create 18 parks with 17 miles of trails and 283 acres of preserved wilderness, the nonprofit said. The announcement came at Saturday's opening of theJudge Charles R. Rose Community Park, a 40-acre green space along the Five Mile Creek Greenbelt.
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Photo: Mosaic Family Services
The Dallas Foundation Awards Nearly $630K to 14 Local Nonprofits
by Lance Murray | Jun 9, 2025
The grants are part of the foundation’s 2025 Spring Grants cycle, intended to fuel critical programs reaching thousands of residents across the region.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 5, 2025
In one of his first deep interviews since Colossal's dire wolf debut made global noise, Ben Lamm joins the TechStuff podcast to talk mammoths, backlash, and why he's not here to play it safe.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 4, 2025
“Gifting is about more than passing down wealth—it’s about passing down purpose.”
Susan Hirshman
Director of Wealth Management
Schwab Wealth Advisory and Schwab Center for Financial Research
…on the motivations behind high net worth gifting, via Schwab’s latest HNW Client Pulse Survey....
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 3, 2025
The accelerator's first cohort is charting unknown entrepreneurial territory—with up to $100K investment potential.
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