Lyda Hill Philanthropies

Women in STEM & Sports ‘Game Changers’ Statues To Highlight World Cup Fan Festival

by | Mar 25, 2026
The interactive exhibit will be on public display at the Fan Festival at Dallas’ Fair Park this summer. Coinciding with the full World Cup tournament, fans can enjoy free live match screenings, food, music, and entertainment. Entry to the Fan Festival and the exhibit is free.
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Lyda Hill Philanthropies Supports DISD ‘Learning Voyages’ STEM Field Trip Program
by | Feb 5, 2026
More than 48,000 students, or about 35% of all DISD students, will participate in an off-campus learning experience aligned with their curriculum by visiting one of the following institutions: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Dallas Zoo, Environmental Education Center, or Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
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TAMEST, Lyda Hill Philanthropies Announce 2026 Hill Prizes
by | Jan 15, 2026
The prizes are given in seven categories: artificial intelligence, biological sciences, engineering, medicine, physical sciences, public health, and technology. They recognize and support top Texas innovators, providing seed funding to advance groundbreaking science and highlight Texas as a premier destination for world-class research. 
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Dallas’ Mynd Immersive To Expand Its VR-Powered ‘Great American Elderverse’ Across Texas
by | Dec 18, 2025
"Our residents are thrilled to travel the world, revisit childhood memories, and improve their mental and physical health, all from the safety of their chair," said Angie McWhirter, program director at Umphress Terrace in Southeast Dallas.  "This is more than technology—it's hope, healing, and connection."  
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The Last Word: MassChallenge CEO on INNOVATE ’25 and Looking Ahead at Forces Shaping Economies

by | Nov 5, 2025
Cait Brumme says the event at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Nov. 6 will explore the technologies and economic forces defining the future for entrepreneurs and innovators.
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Three Healthcare Founders Win Pitch, Advance to Ignite Health’s National Accelerator
by | May 15, 2025
The May 8 Golden Ticket North Texas pitch competition at Pegasus Park in Dallas featured seven female-led healthcare startups tackling some of healthcare’s most pressing challenges.
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The Last Word: On Lyda Hill Philanthropies’ Redesigned ‘IF/THEN’ Website
by | Apr 9, 2025
The IF/THEN initiative from Lyda Hill Philanthropies has had a major impact on spectators who've viewed its installation of 3D-printed statues of women “STEM rockstars." Now a new push is underway to make an impact online through IF/THEN's website, which has been newly redesigned by Dallas-based Tegan Digital. 
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In a side room at Old Parkland, entrepreneur Mark Cuban. left, and Houston philanthropist John Arnold compared notes for the Texas Business Hall of Fame's Creators 2025 speaker series. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography]
How Billionaires Mark Cuban and John Arnold Say CEOs and Consumers are Being Ripped Off by a ‘Busted’ Healthcare Market
by | Mar 6, 2025
Cuban and Arnold told an audience of businesspeople at Old Parkland Wednesday that high healthcare costs have multiple causes—and that efforts to significantly reform the system are likely to take a while.
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The Last Word: How Advanced Therapies Week 2025 Positioned Dallas as a Life Sciences Leader

by | Feb 12, 2025
Advanced Therapies Week 2025—a conference focused on the latest innovations in cell and gene therapies, regenerative medicine, and other biotechnologies—attracted industry leaders, researchers, and visionaries to Dallas' Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in late January. Organized by London-based Phacilitate, the 4-day conference acted as a "collaborative hub" showcasing the intersection of cutting-edge science, transformative healthcare solutions, and dynamic regional collaboration.
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The Last Word: On Lyda Hill Philanthropies Partnering To Produce Women-in-STEM Movies and TV Shows
by | Feb 11, 2025
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science—an ideal day for a Dallas nonprofit to align with a Hollywood movie star to celebrate women in STEM in film and television. According to the Dallas Morning News, Dallas-based Lyda Hill Philanthropies is partnering with Reese Witherspoon’s media company Hello Sunshine to produce and distribute movies and TV shows that champion women's achievements in STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics). 
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SMU Researchers’ ‘Lab-on-a-Chip’ Test Earns $100K Grant
by | Dec 30, 2024
The Lab-on-a-Chip test can detect immune responses to infectious pathogens in two to three minutes, using just a drop of blood or saliva on a "microfluidic" chip. Funding for the researchers' grant came from Dallas-based Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
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OpenAI CFO Featured in Launch of Pegasus Park Speaker Series

by | Oct 28, 2024
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar, the former CEO of Nextdoor, was the inaugural guest at last week's launch of the Pegasus Park Speaker Series at the biotech hub in Dallas. The fireside chat before 200 "tenants and friends" of Pegasus Park featured interviewer Nicole Small, CEO of Lyda Hill Philanthropies and LH Capital, and was followed by a Ladies Who Launch event.
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Venture Dallas Names First Round of Speakers for 2024 Summit
by | Oct 11, 2024
Featuring leaders like Jesse Draper of Halogen Ventures, Jim Lee of the Texas Stock Exchange, and Christopher Darby, former CEO of In-Q-Tel, the October 30 event at the Bush Center in Dallas will focus on emerging trends in sectors such as healthcare, national security, and the creator economy.
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Dallas’ Pegasus Park Expands with New Bridge Labs to Support Biotech Growth
According to an economic impact report by The Perryman Group, the 26-acre Pegasus Park campus, once fully built out under its master plan, is projected to generate $1.9 billion in annual gross product and create over 15,000 jobs.

Bridge Labs, the latest addition to the Pegasus Park campus, is designed to provide high-quality, flexible lab and office space for growth-stage biotech companies. "It's one-of-a-kind in the region," said Nicole Small, CEO of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
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