SMU has been in the headlines recently, from its selection to the 2024 College Football Playoff to its $1.5 billion SMU Ignited gifts campaign to its leadership role in bringing the federal Texoma Semiconductor Hub to Dallas. Now it's made waves once more—by snagging a new president from its burnt-orange rival in Austin.
Six "transformative entrepreneurs and innovators"—including North Texans Taylor Sheridan, Kathleen Hildreth, Mike Boone, and David Miller—were inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame at a gala dinner in Dallas.
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.
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.
SMU is investing $11.5 million into a powerful new supercomputing research system featuring an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD. Connected with the NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand networking platform in SMU's data center, it will produce a theoretical 100 petaflops of computing power—enabling the university's network to perform "a blistering 100 quadrillion operations per second."
The new capability will supercharge SMU's AI and supercomputing exploration, boosting North Texas' growth as a technology hub.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant will support programs and special projects for Ignite/Arts Dallas, which works to meld art and community engagement.
Dallas-based UpSmith raised a $10 million Series A round to expand its engineering and sales teams and ramp up partnerships. The startup’s AI platform helps home-services contractors find and act on otherwise missed revenue opportunities....
Drone company XMX Defense, which recently emerged from stealth mode, broke ground Saturday at Mineral Wells Regional Airport on a facility buildout to house its operations. Mineral Wells is roughly 50 miles west of Fort Worth....
Cargo airline Ameriflight, based at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, hired former Southwest Airlines executive David Harvey as its president and CEO.
Harvey steps into roles formerly held by Patrick Fluegeman....
Dallas-based UpSmith raised a $10 million Series A round to expand its engineering and sales teams and ramp up partnerships. The startup’s AI platform helps home-services contractors find and act on otherwise missed revenue opportunities....
Drone company XMX Defense, which recently emerged from stealth mode, broke ground Saturday at Mineral Wells Regional Airport on a facility buildout to house its operations. Mineral Wells is roughly 50 miles west of Fort Worth....
Cargo airline Ameriflight, based at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, hired former Southwest Airlines executive David Harvey as its president and CEO.
Harvey steps into roles formerly held by Patrick Fluegeman....