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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 18, 2024
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 Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Sep 11, 2024
Trevor Gicheru created Nurovant AI, an app that converts lectures into flashcards, quizzes, and summaries, helping students focus on key themes. With support from institutions like SMU, Harvard, and MIT, he’s now scaling his venture and aiming for a $2-3 million seed round in 2025.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 23, 2024
President R. Gerald Turner will transition to president emeritus whenever the next president of SMU takes office, likely on June 1, 2025. SMU said that Turner’s leadership has driven the academic and reputational transformation of the university.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 19, 2024
SMU's Klyne Smith, with over 30 years of experience in IT and telecommunications at companies like IBM, Caesars Entertainment, and Ericsson, will use his industry insights to explore quantum-safe communication solutions for military applications.
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The OK2BX Foundation is hosting its third annual OK2BX Film Festival on April 14th from 4 to 8 p.m. at the historic Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff. [Photo:The OK2BX Foundation]
3rd Annual OK2BX Film Festival To Screen H.S. Student-Made Films from Across the U.S.
by David Seeley | Mar 19, 2024
This year's festival attracted over 100 submissions from 16 different states and three countries. The finalist student films depict stories of diversity and inclusion, and are judged in the categories of animation, inclusivity, kindness, LGBTQIA+, and smartphone.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 14, 2024
The researchers developed a novel model called ANI-1xnr that's suitable for a broad range of reactive chemistry without costly refitting—a major drawback of the MLIPs currently in use, SMU said.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 14, 2024
Local Tech Hub consortium members made their pitches remotely Thursday to representatives of more than 100 companies and academia attending the meeting in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. SMU's Suku Nair said the pitch is just one example of how the Tech Hub's impact has "regional, national, and global significance."
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 29, 2024
The four-month SMU Tech CxO Excellence Program welcomed its first cohort of students in early February. Classes are taught by current or previous CIOs and CTOs in top organizations across DFW—with a curriculum focused on leadership, cybersecurity, financial planning, and more.
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SMU Lyle School of Engineering's J.-C. Chiao [Photo: Kim Leeson/SMU]
The Last Word: SMU’s J.-C. Chiao on Being Named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
by David Seeley | Dec 13, 2023
J.-C. Chiao has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, SMU announced Tuesday, noting that election as an NAI fellow is "the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors."
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by David Seeley |
Nov 7, 2023
In late October, Dallas won its second federal innovation hub award in two months when the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub landed in the city as part of 31 nationwide tech hubs designated by the Biden-Harris administration.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 31, 2023
To cap off the recent Venture Dallas summit—just like he closed out so many Dallas Mavericks games with a buzzer-beating one-legged fadeaway—Dirk Nowitzki shared stories of his journey from Germany to the NBA, his 21 seasons with the Mavericks, his post-Mavs moves as a business investor, and his enduring bond with the Dallas community.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Oct 24, 2023
On Monday, the Biden administration unveiled 31 U.S. Tech Hubs in the U.S., including the SMU-led Texoma Semiconductor Hub. Here's a deep dive into how Dallas landed its second federal tech hub in two months, who's involved, and what it could mean for the region.
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The Citizenry Co-Founder Carly Kouba Nance (right) and RevTech Founder David Matthews talk scale at the summit. [Photo: Jewels Clark]
2023 RevTech Summit: Driving Innovation, Collaboration, and Community
by Jewels Clark | Sep 11, 2023
RevTech announced it will team up with investor Laura Baldwin to launch a dedicated fund supporting female entrepreneurs. Dallas-based brand The Citizenry also revealed its further expansion into brick-and-mortar, with a debut location set for Stonebriar Mall in Frisco this fall.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 28, 2023
Loboa was explaining a critical need that SMU and other universities are addressing—one that was got a boost last week when The O’Donnell Foundation announced its donation of $30 million to SMU to create 10 endowed academic positions in engineering and data science, as well as to support research in those fields.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 24, 2023
Elevating SMU’s standing as a premier global research institution, the gift will create 10 endowed academic positions in engineering and data science and support research in those fields as well. SMU President R. Gerald Turner said the gift will be evenly split between SMU's newly named O’Donnell Data Science and Research Computing Institute and an initiative for digital innovation in engineering and computer science in the Lyle School of Engineering.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 17, 2023
The 29 new grants approved by CPRIT's Oversight Committee include the first CPRIT Scholar award to Southern Methodist University in Dallas and state funding for Dallas' Baylor Research Institute to join a major National Cancer Institute study.
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