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UTDesign Shines at Tech Titans Gala, Winning Prestigious Tech Titans of the Future Award

by UTDesign Capstone | Oct 22, 2024

UTDesign took home the Tech Titans of the Future – Community College/University award at the Tech Titans Gala 2024. The award, which included a cash prize, recognizes educational institutions that inspire and support students in choosing engineering and technology as their preferred career paths.

Among a competitive field of finalists, UTDesign stood out for its commitment to fostering hands-on innovation and shaping future technology leaders....

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$100K Google Grants Give High-Tech Boost to Two Ellis County Libraries

by Lance Murray | Oct 31, 2023

Libraries have always been engines of growth, enabling self-improvement through free access to information and resources. Now, thanks to Google, libraries in Midlothian and Red Oak are getting high-tech makeovers.

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Dallas Invents is a weekly look at patents granted by the USPTO to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.

Dallas Invents: Patents Granted
in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

by Quincy Preston | Jul 21, 2020

Dallas Invents tracks inventive activity in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area with look at patents granted by the USPTO.

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Michaels Launches ‘First-of-its-Kind’ In-Store Makerspaces Nationwide

by Lauren Hawkins | Mar 26, 2019

The Irving-headquartered arts and crafts company is partnering with AnyRoad to bring its 'Community Classroom' program to local makers.

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Alcuin School students Ryan Saqueton (left) Pippa Graham, and Kiara Pellicane-Hart in the school's makerspace, The Hive. [Photo: Courtesy of Alcuin School]

Schools Turn to Makerspaces to Build Better Thinkers, By Design

by Dave Moore | May 24, 2017

Alcuin School's The Hive — funded in part by Bottle Rocket's Calvin Carter — and other makerspaces, are bringing the startup ethos to Dallas area schools. Alcuin is also boosting social entrepreneurship with $1 million from the J.C. Saada Family Foundation.

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Interactive Maps on Dallas Innovates [ Illustration: Mekitik_Boy via istockphoto ]

The Enterpreneur’s Arsenal: Interactive Maps for the DFW Innovation Ecosystem

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | May 12, 2017

Put Dallas-Fort Worth accelerators and incubators, innovation centers, makerspaces, executive offices, coworking, and more at your fingertips.

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Unique Makerspace on Tap for Walsh Development

by Lance Murray | Jan 23, 2017

The Makerspace at Walsh will be nation's first for a master-planned community.

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Sci-Tech Discovery Center Adds Maker Program for Veterans

by Heather Noel | Nov 14, 2016

During the monthly event, veterans learn various engineering and construction skills such as metalworking, soldering, and woodworking.

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South Dallas Makerspace Adds Electronics Lab

by Heather Noel | Oct 5, 2016

The new 500-square-foot E-Lab will offer tools such as an oscilloscope, soldering and rework station, multimeters, and random function generator.

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UTA Attends White House Makerspace Roundtable

by Lance Murray | Sep 7, 2016

UTA was one of nine universities from across the U.S. that attended the meeting of nearly 200 makerspace leaders.

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Not Sure Which DFW Makerspace Is Right For You? Here’s Your Guide

by Amanda Hayes | Aug 23, 2016

The makerspace community in Dallas-Fort Worth and has something to offer everyone from video gamers and podcasters to quilters and graphic designers.

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Creating a Maker City

by Jana J. Pruet | Jun 23, 2016

The Maker City movement is big. So big that President Barack Obama declared June 17-24 National Week of Making.

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3 Things We’re Reading: Frisco’s Sci-Tech Discovery Center MakerSpace Opens June 11

by Amanda Hayes | Jun 3, 2016

Frisco Enterprise reports the Sci-Tech Discovery Center MakerSpace is set to open in Frisco on June 11, sponsored by a $50,000 donation from Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems.

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