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Women Who STEAM Awards Luncheon to Honor Eight Diverse Local Female STEAM Leaders

by | Aug 19, 2020
The event benefits The Dallas Chapter of The Links, Incorporated's STEAM Academy for middle and high school girls of color as well as its scholarship program.
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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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Perot Museum Announces New Chief Development Officer
by | Dec 9, 2019
Katherine Stenesen comes to the museum from the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and brings a strong nonprofit background in development and fundraising to her new position.
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SMU Creates 8th Degree-Granting School with $100M Gift from Moody Foundation
by | Nov 12, 2019
SMU called the gift, the largest in its history, a transformational and historic moment that will boost its reputation as a research university.
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SMU Names Mak to Lead Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship

by | Oct 4, 2019
The institute is the oldest academic entrepreneurship center in the world, providing essential insights and connections in the world of entrepreneurship, from blockchain to venture investing.
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MacFarlane to Lead SMU’s Hart Institute for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
by | Sep 23, 2019
The institute combines the resources, expertise, and guidance of the Lyle School of Engineering and the Cox School of Business to develop technology prototypes and viable business plans.
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SMU Names Fall 2019 Designer-in-Residence for Master of Arts in Design and Innovation Program
by | Sep 17, 2019
Jennifer Abernathy is the director of Innovation Research and Design at Health Care Services Corp. She brings experience in product development, design thinking, brand strategy, and user and trend research to her new role.
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Discovery: SMU and UTSW Figure Out How Birds Migrate at Night, Scientists Find Possible Polycystic Kidney Disease Drug
by | Sep 13, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also read about how an SMU professor and students from Garland High School are using smartphone data to monitor a local bridge’s health.
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From left: Roger Taylor, manager of probation services for the Dallas County Juvenile Services Department; Byron Sanders, Big Thought President and CEO; U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, (D)-Dallas; and Ty Bledsoe, assistant vice president for external affairs at AT&T; Erin Offord, senior director of programs at Big Thought. [Photo: Rachel Walters]

AT&T’s $100K Grant Bolsters Big Thought’s Creative Solutions Program

by | Jul 3, 2019
Creative Solutions works with young people who come to the nonprofit through the Dallas County juvenile system with the aim of bettering their lives and the community. The nonprofit has posted a new position—Opportunity Advisor—someone who will be a part of the young people’s future so they can “live their best, truest, most authentic life.”
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Discovery: UTA Investigates Coral Reef Disease; SMU Team Tests New Chemo Approach
by | Jun 14, 2019
You’ll also find out about a McKinney-based scientist who’s been invited to join the Scientific Advisory Council by the Evidence-Based Toxicology Collaborative in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Winners Take Home $100K in Cash Prizes From TCU’s Socially Conscious Business Competition
by | Apr 9, 2019
The event pitted the teams in a two-day competition that produced nine winners, two special place awards, and six awards for the Elevator Pitch.
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3 DFW Universities will Vie for $100K in TCU’s Values and Ventures Competition
by | Apr 3, 2019
Teams from 56 universities from around the globe will pitch conscious capitalism ventures that make a profit while solving a problem.
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SMU Seeking Applicants for New Online Master’s in Cybersecurity

by | Mar 13, 2019
The program, which launches in 2020, will offer 10 courses for 30 credit hours, and can be completed in less than two years.
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Education: Amazon’s Future Engineer Program, AECOM’s UTA Hypermobility Class, SMU’s New Cybersecurity Master’s Degree
From higher education projects (TWU, DCCCD) to K-12 initiatives (Dallas County, Trinity Christian Academy), here's your briefing on what's going on in education in North Texas.
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SMU-LIFT Game Design Team Wins $2.5M in Adult Literacy XPRIZE Competition
by | Feb 11, 2019
SMU-LIFT's People ForWords, a game design team focused on promoting literacy, won $2.5M for its app, 'Codex: The Lost Words of Atlantis,' which helps tackle the pressing problem of adult illiteracy in North Texas and beyond.
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DI People: DCS Global, One Technologies, Zinwave, Deloitte Announce Leadership Moves
by | Jan 29, 2019
You’ll also find news from AVYST, Freese and Nichols, Health Mart, Daseke, Rosewood Corp., and Jones Day in this roundup of leadership and executive activity at North Texas businesses, firms, and organizations.
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