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A MAMMOTH VENTURE

Colossal Biosciences, a company co-founded by neighbor Ben Lamm, raised $60 million in funding. The firm is focused on using biosciences and genetic engineering to restore the woolly mammoth and re-introduce it in the Arctic tundra. "We're making the path to de-extinction and species preservation a reality by bringing the planet one step closer to reversing the downward trend of ecosystem degradation and the staggering loss of biodiversity through cutting-edge genetic tools," Lamm says in a press release.

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ARTS ALUMNA

Ursuline Academy alumna Jennifer Scripps takes over Downtown Dallas Inc. as president and CEO this month. Scripps led the Office of Arts & Culture at the City of Dallas beginning in 2016. Prior to that, she worked closely with the Perot Museum of Nature & Science to oversee construction and business planning.

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Fab four

Teachers from four Dallas ISD schools in our neighborhood were named finalists for the district’s teacher of the year awards. They were selected along with eight other district educators. The teachers are: Anais Childress from Hillcrest High School, Dutchess Gutierrez from Thomas Jefferson High School, Aaronda Smith from George Bannerman Dealey Montessori and Adriana Campos Low from Prestonwood Montessori at E.D. Walker. Winners will be announced at the 2021-22 Dallas ISD Educator of the Year Awards on May 10.

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real estate

The Kips Bay Decorator Show House, located at 5138 Deloache Avenue, was listed for almost $11 million. It has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a five-car garage. Most of the elements from the Kips Bay fundraiser, which involves professional decorators outfitting a room of the house, are now gone.

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STEPPING DOWN

Karen Warren Coleman, the Eugene McDermott Head of School at The Hockaday School, will step down from her role at the end of June. She has held the position since 2017. "The past five years at Hockaday have been a period of transformative change," Coleman wrote in a letter to the school community.

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