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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Apr 28, 2025
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 David Seeley |
Mar 13, 2025
An SMU professor and his students are collaborating with Vermont's Applied Research Associates to develop "microrobots" to treat a vision-impairing eye condition. If successful, the new, less invasive treatment could help everyday Americans—and U.S. military servicepeople, too.
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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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SMU's Dallas Hall [Photo courtesy of SMU]
150-Plus High School Entrepreneurs Are Pitching 32 Business Ideas at SMU Wednesday
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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by Lance Murray |
Oct 9, 2024
Offered through SMU's Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) unit and powered by Flatiron School, the first classes will begin Nov. 4, with future sections scheduled to begin throughout the year. SMU said the programs offer the flexibility to learn from anywhere in the world.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 27, 2024
Angela Hall has more than 20 years' experience producing campaigns and events in multiple fields.
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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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Dr. Klyne Smith [Photo: SMU]
SMU Prof and SENTRIQS Team Up on Quantum Cybersecurity With $110K Air Force Grant
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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by David Seeley |
Mar 20, 2024
They say you gotta be a New Yorker to really know bagels—which may be just one reason for Shugrue's successful 2020 launch of Shug's Bagels at 3020 Mockingbird Lane in Park Cities Plaza near SMU.
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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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SMU's Dallas Hall. [Courtesy photo]
New SMU Program Gets Aspiring Tech Leaders Ready for the C‑Suite
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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by Lance Murray |
Feb 2, 2024
The ORBIE Awards are set to recognize North Texas’ top information technology talent with back-to-back award events on Feb. 8 and 9. The DallasCISO and DallasCIO ORBIE Awards events will spotlight chief information security officers (CISOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) driving innovation and shaping the digital landscape at major North Texas organizations....
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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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