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Arlington Tomorrow Foundation Funds First-of-Its-Kind Study to Understand Needs of Local Nonprofits

by | Mar 28, 2023
The 18-month comprehensive research study begins this month, and is led by the Arlington Tomorrow Fund with assistance from United Way of Tarrant County, the city of Arlington, and The University of Texas at Arlington.
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Simmons Cancer Center Investigators Get Nearly $15M in CPRIT funding
by | Mar 13, 2023
“Our researchers continue to push the envelope on developing a better understanding of cancer and new ways to help cancer patients in Texas and beyond,” said Center Director Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D.
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UTSW Researchers’ Discovery About Gut Bacteria May Improve Cancer Treatments
by | Mar 9, 2023
The researchers discovered how healthy bacteria can escape the intestine, travel to lymph nodes and cancerous tumors elsewhere in the body, and boost the effectiveness of certain immunotherapy drugs. “Now we understand that mechanism much better and, in the future, hope to use this knowledge to better fight cancer," said UT Southwestern's Andrew Y. Koh, M.D.
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Dallas-Based Enterprise Browser Unicorn Adds SVP of Strategic Partnerships
by | Jan 31, 2023

Richard Greene has joined the executive team at Dallas-based tech unicorn Island as senior vice president of strategic partnerships.

Island, a leader and pioneer in the enterprise browser market, said that Greene has decades of experience building and leading multimillion-dollar, fast-paced companies driving strategy, directing high-performance sales teams, scaling startups, and maximizing revenue....

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The Last Word: State Senator Kelly Hancock on the $350M Texas A&M-Fort Worth Research Campus

by | Jan 20, 2023
The Texas A&M University System announced the name Thursday at an event in Fort Worth. The downtown research campus is "moving ahead rapidly toward construction," TAMU says, as the anchor project for a technology and innovation district planned around the redevelopment of the city’s convention center.
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TAMEST Honors UT Southwestern Researcher for Work on Parasitic Disease
by | Jan 20, 2023

An associate professor of pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas will receive the 2023 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Biological Sciences from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST) for increasing the understanding of schistosomiasis, a disease caused by parasitic worms that infect hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest people, including children....

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Southern Methodist University Announces New Dean of Lyle School of Engineering
by | 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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UNTHSC Prof: With Opioid Research Done, It’s Time to ‘Talk About the Results’
by | Dec 27, 2022
"We don’t have years to wait—it’s important that the data and recommendations are delivered as quickly as possible, in ways people can understand and apply," says Dr. Scott Walters, who served as steering committee chair of the 67-community HEALing Communities Study.

A center at the University of North Texas Health Science Center will share findings to communities most affected by the worsening opioid crisis. “We already know quite a bit about best practices,” Walters notes.
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Toyota, Oncor Collaboration Will Put a Charge in Vehicle-to-Grid Research

by | Dec 15, 2022
The companies will collaborate on a pilot project on vehicle-to-grid technology, which allows vehicles to flow energy from their battery packs to the electric grid. "We envision a future where Toyota BEVs provide a best-in-class mobility experience, but also can be utilized by our customer to power their homes, their communities, or even power back the electric grid in times of need," said Toyota's Christopher Yang.
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The Cary Council Awards $50K Grants to Three ‘DocStar’ Researchers at UTSW
by | Dec 12, 2022
The Cary Council—a group of young leaders dedicated to advancing early-stage research in support of Southwestern Medical Foundation and UT Southwestern Medical Center—has announced three new "DocStars": Dominic Moon, M.D.; Robin Higashi, Ph.D.; and Proshad Efune, M.D. The UT Southwestern principal investigators will get $50,000 each to continue their pioneering work. Since launching the program in 2017, The Cary Council has awarded 15 grants, which attracted $9.4 million in additional funding.
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The Last Word: UTD’s Dr. Amy Pinkham on Heading a Global Initiative to Standardize Schizophrenia Assessment
Dr. Amy Pinkham of UTD’s School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences received an award for outstanding research on social cognition. The award puts her group at the forefront of research in the field, the professor said. The work could be applicable for many disorders, including autism and mood and anxiety disorders.
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Perot Family’s $50M Gift Boosts UT Southwestern’s Medical Scientist Training Program

by | Nov 9, 2022
The Perot family’s support will expand the number of students admitted to UT Southwestern's dual-degree program as well as research disciplines in which they study, to include biomedical engineering, computational biology, bioinformatics, and data science. The funding will enhance the curriculum and experiences of Medical Scientist Training Program students and increase efforts to recruit students from elite U.S. colleges, including top international students who want to stay in the U.S. for their careers.
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NTT DATA CDO Eric Clark says “The continued shockwaves of the global pandemic have left many organizations feeling the impacts of disruption across their workforces, customers, and bottom lines."
NTT DATA’s First Innovation Index Reveals Organizations Are Still Stuggling in an ‘An Era of Constant Disruption’’
by | Nov 11, 2021
New research shows 77 percent of organizations surveyed are not prepared for continued challenges from health crises and natural disasters. And many companies aren't looking to their employees for the answers. Still, a small group of leaders with a focus on innovation—about 6 percent—are performing “above average” in nearly all areas, including financial performance, productivity, and employee satisfaction.
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Leaders, Follow the Research: Students Can Catch Up After the Covid Learning Slump, SMU Experts Say
But don't speed past the basics, SMU education experts caution. Here's what their research tells us.
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