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SMU Cox Reveals Its 2020 Dallas 100 Rankings. Here Are the Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurial Businesses in Dallas-Fort Worth by Rank

by | Feb 18, 2021
Collectively, the 100 privately held companies contributed $6 billion to the Dallas-Fort Worth economy over three years.

Clavis Capital Partners, a private investment firm that operates and grows industrial businesses took the top spot in the annual rankings. Here's the complete list.
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‘Lab on a Chip’: SMU Researchers are Developing a New, Faster COVID-19 Antibody Test
by | Jan 13, 2021
Two researchers and professors from SMU are leading a team that is creating "Lab on a Chip," a new antibody test that could detect coronavirus immune responses in two to three minutes via a drop of blood.
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SMU Awarded $1M in Research Grants to Advance Quantum-Related Cybersecurity
by | Dec 8, 2020
Anametric, an Austin-based company developing novel devices for chip-scale quantum photonics, gave the grants to SMU’s Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security with the long-term goal of building quantum computing devices.
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Former SMU Basketball Player Launches Purpose-Driven Apparel Line
by | Nov 5, 2020
Jarrey Foster's One Zero Athletics—named for his SMU jersey—aims to foster the relationship between mental and physical health. He teamed up with Dallas entrepreneur Andrew Gautreaux, the CEO of Legacy Exploration, to launch the first collection.
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SMU Venture Capital Event Aims to Connect Innovators With VC Leaders

by | Oct 1, 2020
Entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, and others can register now for VC University LIVE where they can unlock their venture finance skills and build their networks in Dallas and beyond.
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SMU-Hosted VC University LIVE is a Crash Course on How Venture Capital Works. Scholarships Remain, But Deadline Looms
by | Aug 26, 2020
Women and minorities, who are underrepresented in the venture capital industry, can apply for scholarships. Deadline for the virtual fall program is Friday, August 28.
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SMU Partners with 2U and Over 30 Universities to Launch $3M Scholarship Fund
by | Jun 17, 2020
The fund was created to expand access for people from historically underrepresented communities to attend tech training boot camps.
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Look at Some Major Local Winners From AAF Dallas’ 2020 American Advertising Awards

by | Mar 18, 2020
Among the American Advertising Federation of Dallas' 2020 American Advertising Awards winners are The Richards Group, Toyota, SMU, and UNT. Check out some of the award-winning campaigns.
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A New App From Two Former SMU Football Players Connects Search With Social
by | Mar 9, 2020
Vuzag's location-based search engine provides short videos, communication tools, and photos for specific places around town. That gives users a personal guide for the city, while humanizing local businesses.
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TEDxSMU is Celebrating Its Tenth Anniversary This Week—And Its Farewell
by | Mar 2, 2020
The grand finale of TEDxSMU, held March 5-6, is shaking things up a bit: Fan favorites are returning, it's back at The Majestic Theatre, and excursions are being held (for the first time) around town with partner organizations.
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Discovery: SMU Team Propels Drone Communication Forward, UTA Professor Creates Sustainable City Simulations
by | Feb 28, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about a new collaboration between UNT and LaCore Labs that includes a $1 million gift.
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SMU is Hosting the ‘First Fintech Boot Camp in Dallas’

by | Dec 11, 2019
Dallas' Southern Methodist University is collaborating with Trilogy Education to host a series of 24-week camps that prepare the future fintech workforce.
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TEDxSMUWomen is Back With a Full Lineup of Local and National Female Leaders
by | Nov 26, 2019
TEDxSMUWomen is returning to SMU's campus on Thursday, Dec. 5 for a day of live speaker sessions, workshops, lunch, and networking.
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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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SMU’s Cox School of Business Gets its Largest Alumni Gift Yet
by | Oct 18, 2019
The Edwin L. Cox School of Business, which will reach 100 years old next year, has received $50 million from Carolyn L. and David B. Miller for an expansive strategic plan.
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