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Dallas-reared Tracy “The D.O.C.” Curry launched his Dreams Experience Academy (or DEA) education initiative at an event at Oak Cliff’s Kessler Theater last week. [Photo: Dallas Regional Chamber
The D.O.C.’s Prescription for Underserved Dallas Youth: Stay in School, Learn Skills, Help Drive Industry Change
by Glenn Hunter | Apr 8, 2025
Hip-hop legend and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Tracy “The D.O.C.” Curry starred last week at an Oak Cliff launch event for his Dreams Experience Academy. The pioneering nonprofit hopes to help under-championed students stay in school and lead measurable change in high-growth industries like media, technology, and entertainment. Among its high-profile partners so far are the T.D. Jakes Foundation, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Taylor Sheridan's Bosque Ranch Productions.
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Mar 27, 2025
Eido Bio’s three co-founders are taking on menopause, research gaps, and a market where women’s health “sort of starts and stops with birth control.” The biotech startup is raising a Series A to launch clinical trials for a menopause treatment—and help shift the science toward women.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Mar 7, 2025
… and celebrating ‘Texas Girls in STEM’ by showing them they can shoot for the moon. This spring, the museum is hosting a hands-on robotics camp, a NASA-led discussion on supersonic flight, and other STEM programs to spark curiosity and open doors to future careers. A new mentorship program launches this summer.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 24, 2024
Trinity Christian Academy has named Lisa Wong, a former Raytheon engineer and TCA’s director of technology, as its first chief innovation officer. Wong will lead the integration of cutting-edge technology, foster innovation, and prepare students for future careers.
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Jim Keyes' new book, “Education is Freedom" has a message for CEOs and other change-makers alike.
The Last Word: Jim Keyes on His New Book ‘Education Is Freedom’
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 6, 2024
In one of our top stories today, Dallas Innovates' Glenn Hunter spoke with former 7-Eleven and Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes about his new book, Education is Freedom. That CEO acronym in the book makes a key point, he told us.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Jun 6, 2024
Amid a general atmosphere of ignorance and fear that’s being stoked by the internet and social media, the U.S. education system currently is under attack as irrelevant or beyond repair, Jim Keyes says. What’s urgently needed, he believes, is replacing this cycle of negativity with knowledge—and a new technology platform that will ‘take American education to the next level.’
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by Lance Murray |
May 9, 2024
Frisco-based coding and STEM learning company iCode has signed its 100th franchise agreement for a location in Allen, the city where the company was founded in 2015....
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Sep 24, 2023
Amazon's "Sellers in Your Community" program lets entrepreneurs and small businesses share their stories with local leaders, creating more awareness and opportunity. Meet two Dallas-area founders who have big visions and philanthropic purpose.
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UNT Dallas Gets $651K TI Foundation Grant to Fund STEM School Principals Master’s Program
by Lance Murray | May 23, 2023
Beginning this fall, the grant will cover tuition and fees for candidates entering the rigorous, two-year Master of Educational Leadership program with a STEM concentration. Candidates will be drawn from Cedar Hill, Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville and Lancaster independent school districts.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 24, 2023
Robots, start your engines! Beginning Tuesday through May 4, more than 30,000 students from all 50 states and more than 50 countries are bringing their custom-built robots to the REC Foundation's 16th annual VEX Robotics World Championship at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 15, 2023
Ann Cavallo, assistant vice provost and distinguished professor of science education at The University of Texas at Arlington, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science....
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 9, 2022
Dr. Laura Leathers has been named the next Eugene McDermott Head of School at the Hockaday School in Dallas, effective Jan. 1.
Leathers currently is interim head of school for the 109-year-old institution. Previously, Leathers served as Hockaday’s assistant head of school for academic affairs.
“We are thrilled to name Dr....
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Jennifer Makins has been named executive director of the Girl Scout's STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars. [Photo: GSNETX]
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Name STEM Center Executive Director
by Lance Murray | Nov 12, 2022
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas announced Jennifer Makins has been appointed as executive director of the STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars, a year-round, hands-on learning environment that provides students from kindergarten through 12th grade with an opportunity to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through family events, girl-focused programs, and field trips....
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 4, 2022
Dallas' Lyda Hill has been named one of five recipients of the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. She shares the philanthropic spotlight with four other "forces for positive change," including country music legend Dolly Parton.
An early donor of the research that led to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Hill believes that "science is the answer"—and has chosen to donate the entirety of her estate to philanthropy and scientific research.
An early donor of the research that led to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Hill believes that "science is the answer"—and has chosen to donate the entirety of her estate to philanthropy and scientific research.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 7, 2022
Through a new collaboration that combines training with hand-on experience, Dallas-based AT&T aims to create a pipeline for SMU students to become its next employees through the new Data Science Scholars Program. One of its goals is creating more opportunities for women and underrepresented students.
“Data science is a team sport,” said Mark Austin, AT&T’s VP for data science. who will help give the students challenges that are "bread-and-butter" to AT&T's own data science group.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 25, 2022
The STEM-focused nonprofit wants to help girls become the innovators of the future.
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