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a. ACS Notified By North Carolina of State's Intent to Award Medicaid Replacement System Contract to ACS

b. Raytheon Awarded $82.4 Million AIM-9X Low-Rate Initial Production Contract

c. Raytheon Awarded $64.8 Million to Upgrade Jordanian M60 Main Battle Tank Fire Control System

d. G.C. "Scooter" Beachum III named President and Chief Operating Officer of Axtive Corporation

e. XO Communications Begins Operation of Allegiance Telecom Assets

f. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and EDS Launch BlueLinks

a. Richardson Regional and UT Southwestern Forge Partnership for Comprehensive Cancer Center

b. $300,000 Grant from the GE Foundation to University of Houston to Strengthen Math, Tech 'Pipeline' to HISD Schools

c. SFA Names Dean for College of Business

d. Masters Degree in Biotechnology to Debut at U. T. Dallas Next Fall

e. Eight Physicians at UT Health Center at Tyler Named to 2004 Best Doctors® List

f. Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded to Four University Faculty Members

g. Markesinis Elected a Corresponding Fellow of the French Academy

h. When "Switched On" Muscle Stem Cells Morph to Resemble Nerve Cells

i. Researchers Make New Discovery about How the Brain Perceives Brightness

a. Dallas Section Society of Women Engineers Present Dona Mularkey: April 20

b. Internet Executive Speaks at UTA: April 21

c. Hired in America, Fired in America: Offshore Outsourcing on Trial: April 22

d. Columbia Accident Topic of Inaugural Dean's Lecture: April 22

e. Workshop of Ellipsometry, Raman Spectroscropy and EDXRF Microscope: April 22-24

f. The Texas Entrepreneur & Angel Investor Conference: April 23

g. Former U.N. Weapons Inspector Hans Blix to Speak: April 23

h. Conducting Financial Investigations: April 27

i. 2004 NE Boot Camp at Pace University: April 28-29

j. Global Communications Strategy Forum 2004: May 5-7

k. Automation & Assembly Summit: May 10-12

l. 2004 SBIR Conference: May 11

m. 3D Imaging & Robotic Design: A Digital Approach to Orthodontics: May 13

n. UTD Center Offering Certificate in Supply Chain Management: May 14-July 24

o. ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference: June 16-18

a. Parkinson's Disease Gene Discovered

b. Magnifying Glass: Distant Star Reveals Planet

c. U. of I. Looks at Turning Pig Manure into Crude Oil

d. Shell Beads from South African Cave Show Modern Human Behavior 75,000 Years Ago

 

a. White House Might Support Terrorism Czar

b. S.A. Trauma Partnership Protects Local Trauma Resources and Enhances Military Preparedness

c. Event: Communications and Security Tomorrow Symposium: April 20

d. Event: Worldwide Threats to Peace and Security To be Detailed by Experts in Talks at UTD: April 29-30

e. Event: Texas Biodefense: Getting into Action: April 29-30

 

         
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