Each year, UT Arlington and its graduates have an estimated economic impact in Texas of $27 billion, leading to the creation of about 227,000 jobs statewide. And within North Texas specifically, UTA and its alumni are responsible for about 4.2% of total employment. These are among the many reasons that the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) named The University of Texas at Arlington an Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) designee – one of just 88 higher education institutions in the United States and Canada to receive this identification.

 A Georgia State University startup company focused on developing cancer-fighting tools and treatments is making new strides by advancing its technology to the next phase of clinical trials.

Georgia State’s Office of Technology Transfer reports that Da Zen Theranostics is preparing an innovation known as DZ-002 for its next significant milestone, with Phase II clinical trials set to begin early next year.