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Lyle Commits $10M for SMU Engineering School’s Strategic Vision

by | 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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Discovery: Agrilife Expansion Focuses on Food and Water, UTA Gets a $2.3M Grant for Composites
by | Oct 24, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out why an important computing society recognized a UNT associate dean for her scientific contributions.
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Discovery: UTSW Bird Research Finding How Human Communication Works; UT Dallas Uses $4M NSF Grant for Cybersecurity Training
by | Oct 18, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out how UTA is using water fleas to study infertility.
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Discovery: UTD Research Finds a Cool Twist; UNT Prof Works to Improve Knee Surgery Outcomes
by | Oct 11, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news on how a consortium led by UT Arlington is developing ways to reduce unsafe uses of medications.
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Discovery: UNT Finds Oak Trees Scrub Black Carbon From Atmosphere, UTSW’s Obesity Research Leads to Surprise

by | Sep 6, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find how work involving a UT Arlington professor's research shows promise in treating deep-seated tumors.
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Mary Kay Foundation Awards UTSW $500K Grant to Find Cures for Women-Related Cancers
by | Sep 6, 2019
The one-year fellowships will support up to five international postdoctoral researchers in conducting cutting-edge cancer research at UT Southwestern in Dallas.
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Discovery: How AI May Aid Heart Assessments; UTA Highway Research Tapped as ‘Sweet 16’ Project
by | Aug 30, 2019
We're bringing you this week's news about important developments from universities, labs, and private industry in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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UNT Opens $12.6M Cutting-Edge Biomedical Engineering Building
by | Aug 30, 2019
The 26,500-square-foot facility has labs for research in exoskeleton technology, optics, and a bio 3D printer for printing cells that mimic human tissue.
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Discovery: UNT Prof Helps Reveal Oldest ‘Cloaked’ Black Hole; UTSW Probes Hormone’s Role in Obesity

by | Aug 23, 2019
In this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also read about a scientist at UT Arlington who discovered bone-like particles in blood, which is a find that could help physicians treat life-threatening conditions.
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Discovery: UTA Seeks Best Way to Recycle Fracking Wastewater; UNT Professor Tackles Global Food Insecurity
by | Aug 16, 2019
You’ll also find out about research at UT Southwestern that suggests timing and dosage changes might have a positive effect in treating some cancers in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Discovery: UTA Grad Student Tackles ‘Queen of Problems in Evolutionary Biology’; UNT Gets $750K Grant
by | Aug 9, 2019
You'll also find out about a study that shows empathy and understanding from a healthcare provider can improve outcomes with chronic pain patients in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Discovery: UTA, Lockheed Work on UVA Sensor Research; Parkland Center Joins Kidney Disease Initiative
by | Aug 2, 2019
You'll also find out about a team at UT Southwestern Medical Center that is working on new approaches to prevent and treat colorectal cancer in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Over the Moon: UT Dallas and Apollo 11 Celebrate 50 Years

by | Jul 18, 2019
UT Dallas and the first lunar landing have more in common than you think. As they celebrate their 50th anniversaries this summer, a trip down memory lane reveals just how interconnected their histories are.
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UTA Fires Up Heat Shield Research with New Hypersonic Wind Tunnel
by | Jul 17, 2019
The wind tunnel will be used for research funded by $1.5 million in grants from the Office of Naval Research. Speed creates heat-producing friction, and the funding will go toward studying shields to protect hypersonic vehicles.
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Discovery: UTA Prof’s Device Can Collect, Analyze Liquid in Space; UTSW Study Tackles Players’ Concussions
by | Jul 12, 2019
You’ll also find out about professors at UT Dallas and UT Tyler that have collaborated on a method to rewire genetic response pathways in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Snapshot: Small-to-Medium Businesses Continue to Bolster North Texas Economy
by | Jun 25, 2019
Large employers add a significant number of new jobs each year, but companies with 250 or fewer employees are a major foundation of Dallas-Fort Worth’s employment base.
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