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Backed by $1.6M DHA Grant, UT Dallas Neuroscientist Works To Improve Word Retrieval in MS Patients
by Lance Murray | Jan 22, 2024
In 1985, Dr. John Hart Jr. established that the brain stores knowledge by categories. Now his team in the UTD Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory of Memory and Language has pinpointed patterns of brain activity that appear crucial for word retrieval.
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 18, 2023
Blackstone LaunchPad has expanded its mission beyond entrepreneurship. With a mix of next-gen career readiness, LaunchPad is set to equip students with adaptable skills for any professional path. We talk with Blackstone Charitable Foundation Executive Director Maura Pally during a Dallas visit about the program's new pilot internships and more.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 19, 2023
The DSO and UTD's Speech, Language and Music (SLAM) Lab hope to better understand the impact of music training on the brains of young people with the new study—which will involve 50 volunteers from the DSO’s Kim Noltemy Young Musicians program.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 6, 2023
In a closing announcement at the "Future of AI" summit Tuesday, Nancy Avila, EVP, CIO, and CTO at Irving-based McKesson, announced that her company and Accenture will be presenting Convergence AI Dallas, a sales conference slated for spring 2024.
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How UTDesign Established Itself as a ‘Secret Weapon’ Turning Tech Hurdles Into Business Game-Changers
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray | Jul 23, 2023
From vacuum cleaners that can climb stairs, to robots built for firefighting, students in UT Dallas's UTDesign Capstone program are solving modern tech challenges. Companies in need? They're tapping into this pool of innovation, getting fresh solutions in AI, AR, robotics, bioengineering, and more.
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by Lance Murray |
May 9, 2023
The Innovation Showcase will bring together emerging North Texas tech companies with venture capital, private equity, corporate venture/M&A firms, family office investors, and others from across the country. The event will feature a panel with some of the top women in tech on what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
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by Lance Murray |
May 9, 2023
The School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at the University of Texas at Dallas will now be called the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology following a $40 million gift to the university from the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation. “The impact of this gift cannot be overstated,” says Bass School Dean Dr. Nils Roemer.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 21, 2022
“This study indicates you don’t need obesity to trigger pain; you don’t need diabetes; you don’t need a pathology or injury at all," says UTD researcher Dr. Michael Burton. "Eating a high-fat diet for a short period of time is enough."
The finding could lead to further research on the impact of high-fat diets on chronic pain, a key component of the opioid epidemic—and potentially pharmacological solutions.
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UT Dallas will host the 2023 GCEC conference. [Photo: UT Dallas]
UT Dallas to Host Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers’ 2023 Conference
by Lance Murray | Oct 31, 2022
The GCEC has over 200 university members from across the U.S. and around the world. At its annual conference, the centers work together to share best practices, develop programs and initiatives, and collaborate and assist each other to advance, strengthen, and celebrate the role of universities in teaching tomorrow's entrepreneurs.
"We look forward to our peers from entrepreneurship centers all over the world joining us to learn, connect, grow, and better our efforts in the entrepreneurship space," says UTD's Dresden Goldberg.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 24, 2022
The research team recently unveiled an imaging microchip that can see through low-visibility environments like fog, smoke, and snow. The product of more than 15 years of research, it could one day help drivers and autonomous vehicles detect objects in low-visibility conditions, assist manufacturers in package inspection, and help firefighters navigate through smoke and fire.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 16, 2021
The Center for Retail Innovation and Strategy Excellence (RISE) wants to pioneer how local companies respond to disruptive technologies and digital transformation.
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by Alex Edwards |
May 26, 2021
“This is a campaign primarily about people,” said UT Dallas President Dr. Richard C. Benson. The public phase of New Dimensions: The Campaign for UT Dallas has three priorities: attracting the best and brightest students, enhancing lives through research, and transforming the arts on campus.
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Local Leaders Discuss the Importance of Collaboration in Supporting Small Businesses
by Capital One | Jan 7, 2021
In this final installment of the series, Capital One shines a spotlight on nonprofit leaders addressing the best ways to support small businesses right now.
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sponsored by Capital One
by Lauren Hawkins |
Dec 22, 2020
Using popular video game Counter-Strike, researchers have created a cheat detection mechanism that can be used in a variety of games. The research is especially important as it has the potential to affect the near $1 billion esports industry.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Nov 19, 2020
Mark Cuban closed out the day with a keynote speech before the winners were announced. You can find what he said, along with this year's winners, here.
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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]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LastWord_Quote_Dr.Kim_BendyLEDs_viaUTD_970x464_DallasInnovatesFeatureArt_Template-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Nov 2, 2020
The next-gen electronics could reshape the future of wearable technology.
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