Every week, we pore through press releases and websites doing a little research of our own. We’re looking for scientists, professors, engineers, entrepreneurs—anybody, really—engaging in research and development across North Texas.
There’s plenty of good work being done. If you …
An exciting new report from the Dallas Regional Chamber, Southern Methodist University, Accenture, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas analyzes the city’s innovation economy and offers recommendations for actions to accelerate its growth.
To fuel this push, the DFW Regional …
Standing in the middle of Klyde Warren Park on Saturday, 10-year-old Grace Raby picked up another colored bead to complete her handmade suncatcher. Music filled the air as she held up her creation with a big smile on her face, …
The walkSTEM program, an initiative launched by education nonprofit talkSTEM last year, has expanded to reveal the breadth of math and science found in more everyday environments throughout the city.
The Dallas nonprofit’s first docent-led walks in 2017 navigated groups …
The popular phrase “breaking the glass ceiling” has brought awareness to the issue of gender inequality in the workplace, primarily with regard to upper mobility and pay. But, with stereotypes firmly in place, gender inequality also exists in terms of …
Jett makes an embarrassed face, then raises his arm in dramatic style like Shakespeare before breaking into a dance routine.
All the commands were fed into Jett, a two-foot tall robot, by elementary students at Pantego Christian Academy. They drag …
The Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the National Society Black Engineers is once again recognizing “Hidden Figures” in the area’s science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
The engineering professionals group launched the awards last year to shine a light on Dallas …
A team of veterinarians, biologists, and conservationists from The Dallas World Aquarium’s manatee project reached a milestone recently with the release of five rehabilitated Amazonian manatees into their natural environment.
The release occurred near …
Nine North Texas high school students are among the 101 regional finalists in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, one of the premier research competitions for high school students in the nation.
Regional finalists were chose from a …
At least 34,000 years ago, human hunter-gatherer groups minimized inbreeding by developing sophisticated social and mating networks.
That’s according to a new study conducted by an international team of academics that included …
A Plano game developer is hoping its new card game will offer a fun way for young learners to get engaged in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and show that not all superheroes wear capes.
From physicist and mathematician Isaac …
Junior League of Dallas is helping educators bring fun and educational projects to life through its signature grant program.
JLD recently awarded grants totaling $123,307 to 69 Dallas ISD educators through its Grants For Innovative Teaching program.
The grants go …
Facial recognition is becoming omnipresent in our society, particularly in security and law enforcement, and the tech sector is looking for more ways to capitalize on and improve the technology.
Vassilis Athitsos,…
Texas Instruments and its corporate foundation plan to give out $6.2 million in grants this year for science, technology, engineering and math education in grades K-12.
Out of the grant total, 85 percent, or $5.3 million, will fund teacher recruitment, …
After coming to a harsh realization as a college student, Alvarado native Kam Phillips knew she wanted to change the lives of young children.
While at the University of Missouri, Phillips volunteered at her local Boys and Girls Club, KERA …
This summer, Dallas ISD teachers are experiencing a new approach to professional development, unleashing their inner student spirits.
In an effort to increase students’ interest and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics coursework, Southern Methodist University has collaborated with …
Dallas area students with a passion for science, technology, engineering, and math are spending the month of June exploring fundamentals of robotics, forensics, and other topics.
Dallas ISD’s STEM Department is hosting 40 camps for students in grades first through …
A new community outreach program based in the Dallas Arts District launched its first-Saturday-of-the-month walks on April 1.
The walkSTEM program is designed to get students, faculty, and educators from all walks of life to see themselves as math doers, …
The University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson will pilot a new Living Learning Community (LLC) in the fall to support women in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
According to a UTD release, the new Women in STEAM LLC …
The change in the room is palpable.
As mathematician Katherine Johnson — played by Taraji P. Henson — steps into a high-level NASA briefing, the table of men falls silent and shifts their focus to the black woman entering.
It’s …
