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Paul Quinn College Launches 36-Month Urban Scholars Degree Program for High-Achieving Students Who Want to Make a Difference
by Alex Edwards | Jul 14, 2020
This fall, Dallas' Paul Quinn College will launch an accelerated Bachelor’s degree track that's designed to help students become "leaders and activists with a commitment to real change" in partnership with education innovator Minerva Project. The program, part of PQC's newly established Honors College, offers a double-major in Business and Public Policy that will focus on the economics and politics of societal transformation.
by Sophia Gonzalez |
Jun 25, 2020
Jay Veal, the brains behind INC Education, has launched a new nonprofit intended to help students of color receive an education from mentors that share similar experiences and lead by example.
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by Riley Farrell |
Jun 8, 2020
During both World Wars, growing victory gardens became a popular hobby in the U.S. Restorative Farms harkens back to this time by selling a line of self-contained gardening boxes in response to the ongoing pandemic.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 23, 2020
The effort starts with a $1 million donation to the Khan Foundation, which will give teachers, parents, and students online educational materials.
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Frito-Lay Boosts Its Southern Dallas Commitment With $1M Grant
by Lance Murray | Oct 31, 2019
The funding backs the expansion of Southern Dallas Thrives, which provides healthy meals, quality childcare, career opportunities, and college preparation.
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by Lance Murray |
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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by Lance Murray |
Aug 30, 2019
The 26,500-square-foot facility has labs for research in exoskeleton technology, optics, and a bio 3D printer for printing cells that mimic human tissue.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 30, 2019
Participants in this 45-day study will track their emotions in real time using the Mindcurrent app and Apple Watch data.
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An image from a scanning electron microscope shows the surface of battery material powder that was part of the researchers’ study.[Photo: UT Dallas]
Discovery: UTD Scientist Finds Cause for Hot Batteries; BRIT, UNTHSC Collaborate on Research
by Lance Murray | Mar 15, 2019
In this roundup of research and development activity involving institutions in North Texas, you'll also read about a UTA professor that's using $900K in research grants to focus on monitoring structural integrity.
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by Lance Murray |
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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by Lance Murray |
Mar 7, 2019
The first installation under the new initiative between the city of Richardson, the Eisemann Center, and UT Dallas is planned for March 2020.
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by Will Maddox |
Feb 26, 2019
An inaugural class of 60 students will kick off this summer at the medical school, which emphasizes efficiency, holistic learning, and immersion training in real clinical settings.
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TWU Begins Work on New $54M Science & Technology Center
by Lance Murray | Feb 25, 2019
The four-story, 80,000-square-foot facility will be home to graduate and undergraduate research laboratory space for biology, chemistry and biochemistry, nutrition and food science and psychology programs.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Nov 8, 2018
In addition to the report, Dallas Innovation Alliance and Amazech Solutions announced a dashboard that will make the lab's data available to the public.
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by Rachel Linch |
Jun 12, 2018
North Texas educational institutions receive financial backing from foundations and businesses to further their work in STEM, library accessibility and services.
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by Dave Moore |
Jan 8, 2018
Students in the program are awarded up to $6,000 in scholarships annually.
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