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Volume 5, Issue 13 May 13, 2005 Circulation 14,402
Newsletter from the Office of Vice President of Research and Graduate Education

University News

California HIV/AIDS Research Program Awards $15.3 Million to Five Research Centers
Structural Engineers Receive $7.5 Million Contract To Test Bomb Blast Mitigation Technologies
San Francisco Wins Bid for Stem Cell Science Headquarters
U. T. Dallas, Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee To Agree to Exchange Students, Faculty, Research
Cornell University Signs Partnerships With China
Harvard's Drops In Drops Hold Promise
Shared Computing Grid Cuts Data Mountains Down to Size

Corporate News

Raytheon Awarded US$162.7 Million Contract
General Dynamics Awarded US$51 Million Contract
Advanced Polar Satellite Ready for Launch
Groups Push for Texas Technology Fund
Jones Named Vice President and Deputy General Manager at Raytheon

Commentary

Dr. Russell Hulse, 1993 Nobel Laureate in Physics, "Balance, Leadership and Heroes" Commencement Address at The University of Texas at Dallas

Upcoming Events

BioDFW Breakfast: "Bringing DFW to Life - Accelerating the Development of a Regional Bioeconomy" (May 19)
Selling Yourself To The Media: How To Get Free Publicity (May 19)
Nanotechnology Networking Group (May 19)
Protecting Intellectual Property in China (May 19)
CEOs Tell All: How They Retooled Their Businesses After Major Disruptive Events (May 25)
So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur? (June 2)
BioTexaSummit 2005 (June 7-8)
BioDFW Breakfast Series: "ODC Therapy, Inc." (June 16)

Other News

Cornell Researchers Build Reproducing Robot
Women Urged Back to Labs
Sabre to Acquire Lastminute.com
First MARSIS Boom Successfully Deployed