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From Ideas to Impact: SMU’s Research and Innovation Week Demonstrates the Power of Innovation
by Lance Murray | Mar 14, 2023
Running from March 20-25 on the SMU campus, research and innovation will be on full display.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Feb 16, 2023
North Texas universities are gearing up for the AI revolution, readying students for the jobs of tomorrow. Here's a look at what's happening at SMU, TCU, the University of North Texas, UT Arlington, and UT Dallas, as published in our annual 2023 Dallas Innovates magazine.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 25, 2023
Mustapha Beydoun has been named chief operating officer of Dallas-based Big Thought, an impact education nonprofit.
Beydoun will partner with Big Thought CEO Byron Sanders in this role leading key departments across the organization, including finance, people and culture, information technology, and operations....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
The board of directors of Education Opens Doors, a Dallas-based nonprofit that partners with middle schools to train teachers to equip their students with college and career knowledge, has appointed Dr....
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Nader Jalili, SMU Lyle College of Engineering [courtesy]
Southern Methodist University Announces New Dean of Lyle School of Engineering
by Lance Murray | Jan 13, 2023
SMU said that Nader Jalili is an innovative leader and researcher, known for bringing the resources of engineering education and research to undergraduate and graduate students, industry partners, and community outreach programs.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 13, 2023
The $1M gift is from Larry Kimbler, the former chairman of the American Foundation for the Blind, and his wife Susan Kimbler.
Envision is one of the largest service providers to, and employers of, people who are blind or visually impaired in Texas. Envision Dallas said its aim is to provide life-changing opportunities to a population that is often overlooked.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 9, 2023
The grant will benefit HPISD's Moody Innovation Institute and its STEAM and MAPS initiatives, and expand the institute's programs to include the Moody Education Solutions Accelerator. Programs benefiting from the grant include those for mathematics education in grades K-8 and for dyslexia across the HPISD curriculum.
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by Capital One |
Oct 25, 2022
Plano ISD partners with Capital One for the Savings Success program to take some of the myths out of money and turn them into financial facts.
sponsored by Capital One
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My Possibilities is one of BCBSTX's 2024-2025 Blue Impact grant recipients. [Photo: My Possibilities]
MPower Online Learning is Providing Social Connections for My Possibilities’ Students
by Capital One | Dec 13, 2021
My Possibilities is providing programming to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the state of Texas through support from Capital One.
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sponsored by Capital One
by Michael Wood |
Nov 2, 2021
"It's larger than every other problem that we face, probably combined," says Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath. The long-term economic impact of pandemic-driven learning loss in Texas could total as much as $2 trillion.
An expert panel discusses the challenges—and what's being done about it.
An expert panel discusses the challenges—and what's being done about it.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 4, 2021
Phoenix-based Republic Services needs trained diesel technicians for its 180 local business units across the U.S. So it's opening an $18 million, 45,000-square-foot technical institute in Dallas—offering 12 weeks of free, compensated training with transportation and lodging provided, followed by placement in full-time positions across the country.
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by Alyssa Mora |
Jun 24, 2021
The new tech education platform, Banneky.com, is hosting a six-hour virtual event on June 26 in collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures and Microsoft to promote diversity and inspire youth to pursue STEM careers in tech, gaming, and entertainment.
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ICYMI 2020: The Q3-Q4 Archives
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Dec 31, 2020
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Tuesday, Dec. 22THREE THINGS
⓵ EXPANSION: About a year after making its debut in Fort Worth, Air Pros USA is expanding its North Texas footprint with a new office in Plano....
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Dec 22, 2020
Using popular video game Counter-Strike, researchers have created a cheat detection mechanism that can be used in a variety of games. The research is especially important as it has the potential to affect the near $1 billion esports industry.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 23, 2020
For local early education teachers and students, Dallas-based Atmos is funding around 78,000 one-year subscriptions to Vooks, a first-of-its-kind animated storybook streaming platform.
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by Michael Wood |
Oct 28, 2020
In the race for Texas’ 32nd Congressional District, the 2020 General Election pits first-term Congressman Colin Allred, who serves on the Transportation & Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Veteran Affairs Committees, against Republican challenger Genevieve Collins, a seventh-generation Texan who leads corporate strategy for Istation, a Dallas-based education technology firm.
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