The University of Texas at Dallas

North Texas’ EnLiSense To Launch Corti Health Wearables for Stress and Sleep Hormone Monitoring

by | Apr 5, 2024
Allen-based EnLiSense—co-founded by a professor and department head of bioengineering at UT Dallas—said the wearable features its proprietary passive-sweat sensor technology, which "non-invasively" rests on your skin, day and night, continuously measuring biomarker levels.
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UTD Researchers Develop Fentanyl Test That Works ‘Within Seconds’
by | Feb 5, 2024
A UT Dallas team has developed a handheld sensor that can help first reponders detect whether fentanyl has been used. The sensor includes the use of "gold nanoparticles" and can detect fentanyl with "98% accuracy," the researchers say.
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Capital One Accelerator Program 2023 Winners Suretys and FeaturesFirst Auto
Capital One’s Accelerator Program Shifts Auto Industry Founders—and Winners—Into High Gear
by | Oct 16, 2023
Program for building connections, becoming capital-ready culminates with pitches and prizes at Dallas Startup Week.
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The Meadows Foundation Celebrates 75th Anniversary, Marking $1.36B in Total Grants
by | Jul 13, 2023
Founded in Dallas in 1948 by Al and Virginia Meadows, the foundation has supported programs across Texas, leaving a lasting legacy in all 254 counties. The foundation has provided $1.36 billion through more than 10,000 grants to 3,700 different organizations and groups throughout the state.
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Meet the 10 Finalists of the UTD Big Idea Competition, Pitching Live on May 19

by | May 17, 2023
From an automated fish feeder to AI-driven construction to a therapeutic vest and more, the finalists will pitch their innovative concepts on May 19 at Blackstone Launchpad. The original date was rescheduled due to weather.

They'll be competing for $170,000 in cash and scholarship prizes.
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UT Dallas to Host Mark Cuban Foundation’s Free AI Bootcamp for High School Students
by | May 1, 2023
The AI Bootcamp will target underserved high school students in the ninth through 12th grades and will introduce them to basic AI concepts and skills, the foundation said. Students will learn what AI is and is not, where they already interact with AI in their own lives, and the ethical implications of AI systems including but not limited to TikTok recommendations, smart home assistants, facial recognition, and self-driving cars, among others.
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Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum at the University of Texas at Dallas, Phase I [Rendering courtesy Morphosis]
UT Dallas, DMA Announce Partnership Celebrating Opening of New Athenaeum in Fall 2024
by | Apr 20, 2023
The unveiling of Phase I of the O'Donnell Athenaeum, designed by Morphosis Architects, will debut the first of three buildings in the new 12-acre cultural complex at UT Dallas. “I'm thrilled to welcome some of the finest works of art in our city to the new campus museum," said UTD President Richard C. Benson.
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‘Groundbreaking’ Soil Sensors From UT Dallas Bioengineers Could Help Combat Climate Change, Food Insecurity
by | Mar 9, 2023
"This is the equivalent of having a wearable health sensor on your body that tells you in real time what’s happening. Think of it as a wearable for the soil,” UT Dallas' Dr. Shalini Prasad said.
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How UT Dallas’ ATEC Is Turning Its Students Into Animation and Game Design Rock Stars 

by | Aug 26, 2021
Animation and game design is booming—and UTD is on the forefront. Here's how its School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication has become a national leader. ATEC is producing graduates who go on to work for top companies like Blizzard Entertainment, Gearbox Software, id software, Disney, and 900lbs.
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Dr. Moon Kim, Louis Beecherl Jr. Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UT Dallas shown with the research team's bendable electronics. [Images: Courtesy of UTD]
Discovery: UTD Team Develops ‘Bendy’ Micro LEDs That Can Fold, Twist, and Stick to Most Anything
by | Nov 2, 2020
The next-gen electronics could reshape the future of wearable technology.
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Meet the Finalists: The Innovation Awards 2021, Presented by Dallas Innovates and D CEO
by | Oct 13, 2020
Now in its second year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for North Texas.
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Kendra Scott Partners with Dallas’ Balfour in its First-Ever Brand Collaboration
by | Aug 27, 2020
The company wants to “reinvent tradition” by teaming up with powerhouse brand Balfour, the more than 100-year-old premier class jewelry provider, while also pivoting its GEMs program.
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Motherboard: Richardson’s High-Tech Past, Present, and Future Honored in New UTD Art Installation

by | Mar 6, 2020
UT Dallas' School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) is unveiling its modular sculptural installation tomorrow. The 30-foot-long installation—made of steel, LED lighting, and projections—will be housed in the Richardson Innovation Quarter (aka The IQ).
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Discovery: NASA Selects UTA Team to Examine ‘Space Weather,’ UTD Research Focuses on Chronic Pain
by | Jan 24, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about a collaboration between the University of North Texas Health Science Center and Quest Diagnostics to address preventable diseases.
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Discovery: UTD Device Improves Stroke Recovery, UTSW Team Tackles Kidney Cancer
by | Jan 17, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about how a professor at UNT is developing a wireless, wearable fitness tracker that won't need to be charged.
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Discovery: UTD Research Finds a Cool Twist; UNT Prof Works to Improve Knee Surgery Outcomes
by | Oct 11, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news on how a consortium led by UT Arlington is developing ways to reduce unsafe uses of medications.
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