One of only four $100 million philanthropic gifts ever publicly announced in North Texas, the donation is the largest yet to the project, which will replace the existing Children's Medical Center Dallas.
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Rendering of Children’s Health and UT Southwestern's new pediatric campus [Image: Children’s Health]
Record-Breaking $100M Donation Propels New $5B Children’s Pediatric Campus in Dallas
by Lance Murray | May 16, 2024
The Pogue family's $100M gift announced by UT Southwestern and Children's Health is set to create a world-class pediatric medical hub in Dallas.
One of only four $100 million philanthropic gifts ever publicly announced in North Texas, the donation is the largest yet to the project, which will replace the existing Children's Medical Center Dallas.
One of only four $100 million philanthropic gifts ever publicly announced in North Texas, the donation is the largest yet to the project, which will replace the existing Children's Medical Center Dallas.
by Lance Murray |
Nov 6, 2023
The gift, the largest to date for BrightEdge, will fund a "first-of-its-kind program" called the ACS BrightEdge Texas Accelerator. The two-year pilot innovation program will invest in cutting-edge companies making headway in the fight to eliminate cancer.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Sep 11, 2023
Global TV and tech innovators Megha and Nirav Tolia will helm SMU’s Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Launched in 2022 with the largest-ever gift by a non-alumnus in SMU's history, the institute is gearing up to leverage the "culture of free enterprise in North Texas."
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 23, 2023
With the aviation industry needing hundreds of thousands of new pilots in the coming decades, Texas Woman's University in Denton aims to soar to new heights in aeronautics education. A $15 million donation—the largest foundation gift in TWU history—will establish the Doswell School of Aeronautical Sciences—and help put more women in pilot's seats from coast to coast.
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UT Dallas received $40 million from the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation that will create new opportunities for students, faculty and the broader community. In recognition of the gift, the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology, is now the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. [Photo: UTD]
UT Dallas Arts School Gets New Name with $40M Bass Foundation Gift
by Lance Murray | May 9, 2023
The School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at the University of Texas at Dallas will now be called the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology following a $40 million gift to the university from the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation. “The impact of this gift cannot be overstated,” says Bass School Dean Dr. Nils Roemer.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 3, 2023
Knox has several decades of noted leadership experience in amusement parks, the restaurant industry, and oil & gas, having served as the general partner, CEO, or chairman of multiple companies. The prominent alumnus and longtime SMU supporter said he hopes his support of the university’s campaign, SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow, will encourage others to participate.
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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 |
Feb 28, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about a new collaboration between UNT and LaCore Labs that includes a $1 million gift.
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The University of Texas at Dallas has received a $5 million gift from Texas Instruments. [Photo: The University of Texas at Dallas]
Texas Instruments Gives UT Dallas a $5M Gift for Early Career Faculty Endowment
by Lance Murray | Oct 29, 2019
The Texas Instruments Early Career Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering is aimed at helping to attract and retain promising scholars with the potential to become leaders in new and emerging research fields.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 25, 2019
In what SMU calls a "bold plan," the engineering school’s future combines innovation, agility, and swift responses to shifts in technological capabilities with enduring institutional support.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 4, 2019
The gift from Ryan LLC founder and CEO G. Brint Ryan and his wife, Amanda, is the largest in the Denton university's history.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 11, 2019
In this roundup of research and development work going on in North Texas, you'll also learn about a $3M gift to the UNT Health Science Center that will fund an endowed chair and benefit Alzheimer's research.
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