Dallas Innovates

Chandra Kiran Achanta and Abinav Varma Kalidindi

UNIBEES App Planning Rapid Expansion in 2018, Venturing Beyond a Freebie Finder

by | Nov 27, 2017
This spring, the UNIBEES app will launch at TCU, UNT, and SMU. By next fall, it's planning to be in more than 100 universities nationwide.
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Arlington Turns to Rideshare Service Via for Mass Transit
by | Nov 27, 2017
Arlington will become the first U.S. city to convert its entire mass transit operation into so-called micro transit.
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Discovery: Disrupting Breast Cancer, Mapping Human Cells & Long-lasting Bioimplants
by | Nov 24, 2017
Researchers across North Texas are making breakthroughs and discoveries in the laboratories. Here are some of their stories.
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On Tap: ‘Truth’ at the DMA, Instagram Workshop & IBM Tech Talk on Blockchain
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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Patents were granted to (clockwise from upper left) Accenture Global Solutions, Varidesk, Blue Calypso, Paragon Furniture, Google, Southern Methodist University, AT&T, State Farm, and more.

Dallas Invents: 97 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 14

Patents were granted to AT&T, Paragon Furniture, Varidesk, Accenture Global Solutions, State Farm, Blue Calypso, Southern Methodist University, Google, and more.
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Ex-NFL Receiver Mark Clayton Catches Entrepreneurial Spirit With Headphones Company
by | Nov 21, 2017
The former NFL wide receiver designed headphones that stay on an athlete's head during activity via a patented titanium band.
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Stacy’s Snacks’ Rise Project Aims to Increase Female Entrepreneurs
by | Nov 21, 2017
Stacy's Snacks, a division of Plano-based Frito-Lay North America, has created a scholarship program to boost female entrepreneurship in the culinary industry.
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UNT Receives $1.6M Grant for High School Career Connect
by | Nov 21, 2017
The grant funds the first three years of the program and provides students with career development resources.U
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Dallas Market Center to Debut
Space for Hand-Crafted Products

by | Nov 20, 2017
MADE will offer retailers of artisan-style products a place to set up shop and sell their wares.
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Recap: See the Ideas Spurred at Startup Weekend Fort Worth
by | Nov 20, 2017
Startup ideas ranged from a support app for people suffering from mental illness to a service of trusted individuals who can let in repair people into your home.
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Toyota Helps Make Parkland Emergency Room More Efficient
by | Nov 20, 2017
The team looked for ways to cut the patient discharge time to make the ER operate more smoothly.
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Report: DFW Emerging as Tech Market With Jobs, Office Space
by | Nov 20, 2017
Based on numbers from a recent CBRE report, DFW is considered an emerging market in both high-tech job growth and office space.
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Steve Guengerich speaks at the UTD Big Idea Competition 2017.

Medical VR Startup Takes First at UTD Big Idea Competition

by | Nov 17, 2017
Neuro Rehab VR creates virtual and augmented reality therapy games to help patients with traumatic brain injuries, neurodegenerative diseases, or those who have suffered a stroke.
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Guy Kawasaki spoke on the art of innovation at UTD's Big Idea Competition. Here are his top tips.
Guy Kawasaki’s 10 Tips on ‘The Art of Innovation’
by | Nov 17, 2017
Guy Kawasaki on "The Art of Innovation" at UTD's Big Idea Competition 2017
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Southwest
From Seats to Shoes: Southwest Airlines, Mexican Fashion Label to ‘Upcycle’ Old Leather
by | Nov 17, 2017
The line of products is called LUV Seat: Mexico, and the recycled seat covers will be handcrafted by indigenous artisans in seven communities in Mexico.
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Photos: Take a Virtual Look Inside NTT Data Services’ Client Experience Center
by | Nov 16, 2017
Dallas-based 900lbs of Creative helped NTT Data Services create a virtual Holodeck experience at its Plano headquarters. 
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