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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jan 9, 2026
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
by Quincy Preston |
Jan 8, 2026
“Retail follows rooftops, and today’s grocers are expanding.”
Bob Young
Executive Managing Director
Weitzman
…on why Dallas-Fort Worth leads the nation in new retail construction, speaking at Weitzman’s 36th annual retail forecast at the George W....
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by Maddie Preston |
Dec 27, 2025
The portable, pocket-sized Sapphire microbarometer detects low-frequency waves from events like earthquakes, explosions, and ocean activity nearly 500 miles away.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Dec 10, 2025
The investment will establish a new Energy Science, Innovation, and Enterprise program and boost SMU’s reach in recruiting top students and faculty, the university said. One key goal: connecting talent directly with the companies and industries shaping the future.
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Trey Bowles [Photo Illustration: DI Studio; Images: SMU]
Entrepreneur and Investor Trey Bowles Partners with SMU Impact Lab as Fund Manager and Advisor
by Lance Murray | Oct 23, 2025
Bowles will advise the Lab’s leadership team and students on fund strategy, investment process, and entrepreneurial execution, and will bring "a practical investor’s perspective" to the lab’s mission of supporting ventures that create measurable social impact.
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by Maddie Preston |
Sep 10, 2025
Compressed earth blocks made from Dallas soil could offer a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to traditional masonry. A team of Garland High School summer student researchers got hands-on experience with the solution at SMU's Lyle School of Engineering.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 24, 2025
The breakthrough could impact industries from aerospace to energy. “This new method can revolutionize the material science field,” says lead researcher Amin Salehi-Khojin.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 6, 2025
At the statewide TUNIE meeting hosted at SMU, top local economic developers laid out how they’re teaming up with universities to drive innovation and entrepreneurship. Leaders from Dallas, Richardson, Frisco, and McKinney talked anchor institutions to smart-city pilots—but for better partnerships, one ask rose to the top: “Who do I call first?”
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Dallas Hall, SMU [Photo: GEMS]
How a Dallas Nonprofit Is Launching Girls Into STEM
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Jul 17, 2025
From oil spill experiments to AI-powered avatars, GEMS Camp gives girls hands-on experiences that build skills and a path to STEM. The camp, founded by a former teacher, has reached more than 1,300 participants—and 85% have pursued science, technology, engineering, or math in college.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Jun 26, 2025
Founder Mohammed Nije grew up without electricity. Now his Dallas startup, Janta Power, is piloting his power-dense solar technology at DFW and airports worldwide—earning global recognition for a design he says uses less land, generates more power, and can lower energy costs.
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by Maddie Preston |
Jun 18, 2025
Who knew they were singers? At Southern Methodist University in Dallas, students and researchers are resurrecting the sounds of dinosaurs using breath, code, and 3D-printed skulls. Fresh off international recognition, the Dinosaur Choir’s latest performance is a prehistoric piece titled “Anger at the Asteroid.”
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by Lance Murray |
May 13, 2025
SMU said that with more than 67,500 donors, volunteers, and supporters, the campaign surpassed its $1.5 billion goal three years ahead of schedule. The university joins several elite universities that have concluded fundraising campaigns totaling $1.5 billion or more—including fellow ACC members Stanford, Duke, and Miami.
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SMU's Dallas Hall [Photo courtesy of SMU]
UT President Jay Hartzell To Become SMU’s New Leader
by David Seeley | Jan 7, 2025
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.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 30, 2024
The Lab-on-a-Chip test can detect immune responses to infectious pathogens in two to three minutes, using just a drop of blood or saliva on a "microfluidic" chip. Funding for the researchers' grant came from Dallas-based Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 14, 2024
SMU researchers and the Southern Dallas Inland Port Transportation Management Association are working with officials from Wilmer and Arlington to address air quality challenges caused by heavy truck traffic around key logistics hubs in the region. Professors from SMU's Lyle School of Engineering are bringing their expertise in remote sensing and transportation to bear on the EPA-funded project.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 29, 2024
Wednesday's event will feature more than 150 students from 8 North Texas high schools pitching 32 business ideas at SMU's Student Business Incubator Showcase.
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