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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Apr 1, 2025
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
by UT Dallas |
Mar 3, 2025
UT Dallas researcher Dr. Walter Voit transformed Minecraft’s 170-million-player universe into an advanced virtual training ground—for students and for AI agents tested by DARPA. His team’s Polycraft World uses gameplay to turn classroom theory into real-world expertise, covering topics from synthetic organic chemistry to nuclear plants to semiconductor facilities.
Their new startup company, Pedegree Studios, has licensed the core technologies from the university to create a scalable digital pipeline for education and workforce development.
sponsored by The University of Texas at Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 1, 2025
The new program, Corps Member Pathway to Teaching, is funded by The Dallas Foundation and eliminates financial barriers for City Year corps members, allowing them to transition into full-time teaching roles at Uplift Education schools.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 1, 2025
The HerGenius Pitch Competiton provided a platform for women founders to pitch their businesses to a panel of judges, investors, and industry leaders. The prize-winning pitches ranged from compression technology to a plant-based energy juice to eco-friendly footwear to a women-only strength training gym.
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Mr. Cooper Group Chairman and CEO Jay Bray (left) and Rocket Companies CEO Varun Krishna [Photos: Mr. Cooper/Rocket]
Dallas Mortgage Giant Mr. Cooper Acquired by Rocket in $9.4B Deal
by Lance Murray | Apr 1, 2025
The all-stock deal with Detroit-based Rocket Companies will result in Mr. Cooper operating as Rocket Mortgage by the end of 2025. The combined portfolio will service one out of every six mortgages in America.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 1, 2025
Cardi B revealed her biggest skincare secret on Instagram Tuesday—and it has a North Texas connection. "Everyone always asks me how my skin looks so beautiful, so shiny, so amazing at the age of 32 with three kids, a job that stresses me out, and sleepless nights," the rapper said. "I've been using this new cream—it's the Cane's 'Moisturizing Sauce.' It's non-greasy, non-sticky, and it smells just like chicken."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 1, 2025
You'll find deadlines coming up for a new accelerator program; and many more opportunities.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 27, 2025
Denise Hauck will oversee the energy, indoor environments, and military housing solutions that Corvias delivers to the DOD to support the readiness and resiliency of service members and their families.
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