Friday FYI
Volume 5, Issue 14 May 20, 2005 Circulation 14,402
Newsletter from the Office of Vice President of Research and Graduate Education

University News

$10 Million Gift Will Benefit U-M Business Undergrads
Penn Robotics Lab Receives $5 Million Grant to Develop Robot Swarms from MARS
New NUS College In Stockholm
Caltech Neuroscientist Receives Grant to Study How Autistic Patients Process Facial Information
Dr. Larry D. Terry Named UTD's Interim Vice President for Business Affairs

Corporate News

Raytheon Awarded $45 Million Rolling Airframe Missile Production Contract
Alcatel Wins US$10 Million Dollar Contracts in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Ericsson and Viettel Sign Agreement for GSM Network Expansion in Vietnam
Cisco Systems Completes Acquisition of Topspin Communications
B-SAT Awards Lockheed Martin Contract
Marconi and Huawei Sign Mutual Distrbution Agreement
Nortel, City of Richardson Launch Public Wireless ‘Hotzone’ Network
Raytheon Names Robert Davis to Lead RTSC Depot Operations

Commentary

Professor Craig McInnis: It's More Than an Academic Exercise to Guarantee High Standards

Upcoming Events

Comparing Mexican and American Public Opinion and Foreign Policy (May 24)
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

Cloning of Human Stem Cells Speeds Up
India Plans To Launch Satellites
Joint Genome Institute Announces 2006 Community Sequencing Program Portfolio
CT Scans Show What King Tut Looked Like