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Volume 5, Issue 15
May 27, 2005

Circulation 14, 402

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Newsletter from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Education - U. T. Dallas

University News

New President of Oxford's Trinity College Elected
HKUST Opens Business Education Center in Beijing
NTU and ST Engineering Establish R&D Center in Singapore
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Receives $100,000gift from the Dan Marino Foundation
Distinguished Education Scholar Joins University of Chicago
Breakthrough in Geomechanics Research Recognized by Royal Society
New Computing Cluster To Help Scientists Reconstruct The Tree Of Life
Scientists Discovers How Flames Burn

Industry News

United Kingdom Awards Lockheed Martin US$212 Million Contract
U.S. Army Awards Raytheon US$16.5 Million to Provide Multi-Sensor Payload for UAV
Huawei Technologies Open UK Customer Training Center
SAMSUNG Ranks No. 1 In Customer Satisfaction In Two Leading Indexes
Nortel, IBM Sign Strategic Development Agreement to Establish Joint Development Center
Fujitsu and Cisco Deliver Next-Generation High-End Routers Based on Strategic Alliance

Commentary

AAAS Statement on Enchancing US Via System

Upcoming Events

Nanotech Networking Group (June 2)
So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur? (June 2)
BioTexaSummit 2005 (June 7-8)
IEEE Consultants Network Meeting: Integrating Your Web Site with a Marketing Program (June 13)
BioDFW Breakfast Series: "ODC Therapy, Inc." (June 16)
Nanotech Networking Group (June 16)

Other News

Discovery of Distant Planet Offers Hope for Future Finds
Sheep Genome Project on Bovine Fast-Track
Weak Salmon Run Closes Some Northwest Fisheries
Dainty Pink Mt. Diablo Buckwheat Rediscovered