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Lisa Wong [Composite photo; original: Trinity Christian Academy]
Addison Private School Promotes Technology Leader as First-Ever Chief Innovation Officer
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.
by Lance Murray |
Jul 19, 2024
In her new role, Reme Miah will be responsible for elevating and coordinating opportunities to further build a STEM pipeline between students and North Texas companies, Tech Titans said.
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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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Unoma Okorafor, a computer engineering Ph.D. and West African native, founded Dallas-based Herbal Goodness in 2013 while on a personal journey to find papaya leaf products to support her pregnancy.
How Selling in Amazon’s Store Fuels Local Businesses and Personal Passions
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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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2023
The project started with a successful pilot earlier this year. The new grant will fund one-day experiential STEM learning opportunities for 100 community college students from Dallas College, North Central Texas College, and Tarrant County College, and paid, two-week internships for 10 students.
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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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Hockaday School Names New Eugene McDermott Head of School
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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by David Seeley |
Nov 16, 2022
Led by CEO Branden Williams, a former ninth-grade biology teacher, Seeds 2 STEM provides workshops and after-school programs in STEM education to underserved communities in Dallas-Fort Worth.
"With the prize winnings, we're launching a workplace readiness app for high school kids," Williams told WFAA. "We want kids to have access to quality jobs and be prepared to take on livable wage jobs in the STEM space."
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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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Danielle Moore (left) and Denise Strickland
Design Connect Create Names New Leaders, Plans Expanded Programming to Help Girls ‘Engineer Their Futures in STEM’
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 25, 2022
The STEM-focused nonprofit wants to help girls become the innovators of the future.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Cicis, Complexity Gaming, Digit7, Design Connect Create, Vaxxinity, and more.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 3, 2022
The program is based on the success seen at the West Dallas Stem School—supported by around $5 million in donations from Toyota and a collaboration between Dallas ISD and SMU.
Now Toyota is taking the STEM-focused educational model across the country, to help prepare students in pre-K through 12th grade for the workforce, while providing a variety of other community engagement activities.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from the Richardson Chamber, PICKUP, BPS Technology, the Frontiers of Flight Museum, UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and Giving DNA.
Plus, Governor Abbott appoints three North Texans to the Governor's Commission for Women.
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