Southern Methodist University

Mary Sommers, Josh Paltrineri, Alexandria Rahn, professor W. Keith Robinson, and students Courtney Luster, Caroline Shivers, and Christopher Cochran

SMU Law Students Create Apps to Help Legal Aid Lawyers

by | Feb 9, 2018
The students worked with drag-and-drop software to create apps for legal aid lawyers to better represent their clients.
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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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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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Ted Price

Breakthroughs:
High-Minded Discoveries

by | Jan 9, 2018
Monumental revelations are in the hands of North Texas university researchers — and students.
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prostate
Discovery: Fighting Prostate Cancer, Red Snapper in Gulf & Local Company Snags Orphan Drug Designation
by | Dec 29, 2017
Discoveries and breakthroughs happen all the time in North Texas laboratories and institutions. Here are some of their stories.
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Paranoid Fan
Paranoid Fan Growing Global Presence With Madrid Office
by | Dec 21, 2017
More than 80 percent of the Dallas startup's user base lives outside the U.S., according to founder Agustin Gonzalez.
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Miguel Quimbar, Edward Allegra, Jack Reynolds
Magazine Names BioLum Sciences Among Nation’s ‘Most Innovative’ Startups
by | Dec 21, 2017
Its product, BioSense AMD, will offer asthma patients a way to better assess the presence of and the severity of their symptoms.
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Tiffany Cason

Boost to Education: Hunt, TI Foundations & Texas Workforce Commission Donate Funds to Local Schools

by | Dec 15, 2017
Several local schools have received grants or donations that will help develop programming and scholarships to set kids up for their future careers.
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research
Discovery: Improving Social Deficits in Autism, SMU Prof Named ‘Budding Genius’ & Watershed Mapping
by | Dec 15, 2017
Researchers all across North Texas are making discoveries and advances in their work. Here are some of their stories.
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inventors
SMU, UTA Profs Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
by | Dec 12, 2017
Election as a National Academy of Inventors fellow is the highest professional honor given to academic inventors.
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Chandra Kiran Achanta and Abinav Varma Kalidindi
UNIBEES App Planning Rapid Expansion in 2018, Venturing Beyond a Freebie Finder
by | Nov 27, 2017
This spring, the UNIBEES app will launch at TCU, UNT, and SMU. By next fall, it's planning to be in more than 100 universities nationwide.
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SMU Prof, Local Agencies to Fight South Dallas’ Food Desert With New Seedling Farm

by | Nov 14, 2017
The farm unites SMU professor Owen Lynch along with community organizations such as Bonton Farms, Big Tex Urban Farms, and Texas A&M AgriLife.
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bigbang
Power, Purpose & Profit: bigBANG! Focuses on Putting Money to Work for Good
by | Oct 30, 2017
Speakers took on the concept of impact investing and what that looks like in the realm of real estate, foundations, and faith-based work.
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Discovery: PTSD Treatment, Ancient Humans, Breast Cancer & $12M for Pediatric Research
by | Oct 27, 2017
Researchers in Dallas-Fort Worth are making discoveries and breakthroughs every week. Here are examples of their work.
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