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Discovery: Blood Plasma and Alzheimer’s, NanOlogy’s Ovarian Cancer Trial & Studying Hurricane Debris

by | Oct 13, 2017
Researchers across North Texas are doing cutting-edge work in a variety of fields — from medicine to weather. Here are some examples.
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Things to do in Dallas-Fort Worth (Week of Oct. 5)
On Tap: DocuFest, #NoMeanGirls Conference & Human Impact’s StreetView
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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UT System Named to World’s ‘Most Innovative’ List
by | Oct 2, 2017
The annual ranking recognizes the world's top 100 universities which are "doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies, and power new markets and industries."
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arts gallery
UTD to Open New Complex for Visual Arts This Weekend
by | Sep 28, 2017
SP/N Gallery officially opens Sunday with its inaugural exhibit, "Critical Mass," which features work from 45 UTD alums.
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blockchain

‘Ignore at Your Own Peril’: Toyota’s Chris Ballinger Says Business Leaders Should Embrace Blockchain

by | Sep 22, 2017
Toyota Research Institute's CFO and head of mobility services says the distributed ledger is a "disruptive technology to solve fundamental problems.” 
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Dallas-based ROKA Sports was granted a design patent.
Dallas Invents: 95 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 12
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ranked no. 8 in patent production out of 250 metros nationally. Patents were granted to Amazon, ATT, Blackberry, FedEx, CoorsTek, Lennox, Mary Kay, Toshiba, Reata Pharmaceuticals, and more.
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Courtney Caldwell
ShearShare Co-founder Named Finalist for L’Oréal USA’s ‘Women in Digital’ Awards
by | Sep 13, 2017
As a finalist, Courtney Caldwell will present at L'Oréal USA's Inspiration Day for a chance to develop a pilot project with the beauty company.
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Dallas Invents: 86 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ranked no. 9 in patent production out of 250 metros nationally. Patents were granted to Match.com, IBM, Nokia, Ricoh, AT&T, Fujitsu, Sirius FM, and more.
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Kairos Social Solutions, Inc. was granted patent for a device, system, and method of preventing unauthorized recording of visual content displayed on an electronic device. [Illustration: Dallas Innovates. Select drawings from USPTO patent no. 9740860]

Dallas Invents: 56 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 22

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ranked no. 14 in patent production out of 250 metros nationally. Check out patents granted to Tinder, Amazon, Dell, State Farm, Halliburton, and more.
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Tech Titans Awards 2017
Tech Titans Celebrates Winners of Annual Tech Impact Awards
by | Aug 28, 2017
Tech Titans, a North Texas technology trade association, recognizes local individuals and companies each year who have made significant contributions to the technology industry. 
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opioid
Richardson Startup Raises $4M, Moving Non-Opioid Drug Closer to Clinical Trial
by | Jul 27, 2017
A group of North Texas investors made up a major portion of the Series A round.
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AmplifiAI
AmplifAI Focuses AI Tech on Improved Performance, Morale
by | Jul 19, 2017
The Richardson startup uses automated machine learning algorithms to understand the behaviors and actions of a business' best-performing employees.
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Camden Krupala,

AT&T Intern Designs Health Station to Monitor Aging Patients

by | Jun 13, 2017
Resembling an open, single-person photo booth, the Connected Health Station collects data such as weight, blood pressure, blood oxygen, and temperature.
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transistor
UTD Researcher Designs
All-Carbon Transistor
by | Jun 9, 2017
Dr. Joseph Friedman believes carbon transistors will be more effective and smaller in size than the current transistors made of silicon.
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Bonnie Pitman
Course Teaches Med Students Compassion Through Art
by | May 25, 2017
UT Southwestern medical students are challenged in the course to think about each patient the way artists pay attention to their sculptures or paintings.
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smart cities
Winners Named in Richardson Smart Cities Reverse Pitch
by | May 19, 2017
Richardson was one of four cities around the nation that held US Ignite app challenges to create smart cities tools addressing community issues.
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