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Dallas Ed Tech Company Rolls Out Speech Recognition Tech

by | Aug 13, 2018
Dallas’ Istation is partnering with Boulder Learning to develop its Oral Reading Fluency and Listening Comprehension Program, which it hopes will be a time-saving tool allowing instructors to focus on teaching instead of student assessments.
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Innovation Study: DFW Should Embrace its Sprawl & Work Together to Propel its Growth, Identity as ‘Hub for Innovation’
by | Jun 29, 2018
After a monthslong research study, the Dallas Regional Chamber, Southern Methodist University, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and Accenture have released a “guidebook” to help North Texas’ innovation economy thrive into the future.
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Artem Furman
Aronson Cello Festival Honors Late Cellist, SMU Instructor
by | Jun 25, 2018
The festival honors the eastern European-American cellist and former SMU teacher Lev Aronson, and features all female cellists and musicians.
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literacy
SMU, LIFT Team Moving On in $7M Literacy XPRIZE Contest
by | Jun 22, 2018
For reaching this stage of the contest, the Dallas team will receive $100,000 and will be recognized Saturday at the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans.
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SMU professor Jim Hart holds United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship award

Recipe for Learning: SMU Professor Writes Book on Entrepreneurship Education

by | May 11, 2018
Jim Hart's book offers a step by step guide through his original lessons as well as tips he's gleaned from putting them into practice over the last 15 years.
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Chandler Helms
SMU Grad Launches B2B App for Wholesale Buyers
by | May 7, 2018
Buyer's Marque, launched in February, allows retailers to organize their wholesale buying all in one place.
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Top stories on DAllas Innovates for Earth Day
Reflections on Earth Day:
A Collection of Top Stories
In honor of Earth Day on Sunday, we’re taking a look back at our stories focused on efforts to be kind to our world. From crowdfunding agriculture to protecting our oceans to renewable energy and more, here are some DFW companies and projects to know.
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SMU
Change of Venue: SMU Guildhall Planning Move Away From Plano
by | Mar 21, 2018
The university’s graduate program for game design will be housed in the forthcoming Gerald J. Ford Research and Innovation Building on the main Dallas campus.
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Neha Husein And Elaine Wang

2 DFW Students to Participate in SXSW Red Bull Launch Institute

by | Mar 6, 2018
The Red Bull Launch Institute will host six teams of college students March 10 at the South By Southwest Conference and Festival.
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arts entrepreneurship
SMU Prof Receives Inaugural Art Entrepreneurship Award
by | Feb 26, 2018
The $500 Sharon T. Alpi Award is given to an innovative educator who has positively influenced arts entrepreneurship both at their own school and in the field as a whole.
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Dr. Kentaro Inoue, Dr. Charles Randklev, and Michael Hart
Discovery: Aiding a Fragile Mussel, Trial Seeks Multiple Myeloma Patients, 3-D Universe
by | Feb 23, 2018
Researchers and scientists across North Texas are doing important work to improve our lives, our health, and our world. Here are some of their stories.
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Idea generators in North Texas

Master Minds:
North Texas Idea Generators

by | Jan 30, 2018
These North Texas innovators are making a name for themselves, in areas from startup to enterprise and creative to education.
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funding
Fueling Disruption:
Local Startups That Got Funding in 2017
Funding rounds brought millions in capital from investors for North Texas startups.
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The Creatives:
Rise of the Makers
by | Jan 11, 2018
From unprecedented inventions to never-before-considered concepts, our region is fostering the ascension of businesses born by artists, artisans, and creators.
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innovation
Research+Development:
Ones to Watch
by | Jan 9, 2018
The future is calling. Writer Jeff Bounds talks with five folks in research and development working on new products and strategies, from transportation to emotional intelligence for physicians.
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