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Volume 5, Issue 16
June 3, 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

Daniel Assumes Presidency of U. T. Dallas
Drake Named New UC Irvine Chancellor
Governor Joins UC, CSU, Private Sector Partners To Bolster Science, Math Teacher Work Force
New £5m Supercomputer Unveiled
Oxford Opens Collaborative Research Center
A.J. Stewart Smith to Chair University Research Board
Harvard's Narayanamurti to Step Down as Dean in 2006
Vanderbilt Engineering Professor Wins National Science Foundation Award

Industry News

MEADS International Signs US$3.4 Billion Design and Development Contract
U.S. Navy Awards $3 Billion DD(X) Ship System Integration and Detail Design Contract to Raytheon
Ethiopian Airlines Increases 787 Dreamliner Order by Five Airplanes
BT, Nortel to Develop UK National Defense Communications Network
Denmark Awards Lockheed Martin US$40 Million Radar Contract
William W. George Elected to ExxonMobil Board
Ericsson Signs GSM Expansion Contract with Mobitel
Kabel Deutschland Launches Digital Telephony over Cable with Cisco IP Next Generation Network Technology

Commentary

David E. Daniel: UTD has Makings of Greatness

Upcoming Events

Polynomial Control: Past, Present and Future (June 7)
BioTexaSummi & Investment Forum Phase Zero Awards (June 7-8)
Innovation & Investment Forum Phase Zero Awards (June 9)
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)
Interference Characteristic of Various Ultrawideband (UWB) Modulations (June 21)
Conference to Examine Consciousness, the Unconscious, and What Lies Between (June 24-27)
RFIS Technology and Sensors in Healthcare (June 29)

Other News

2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook Issued
Singapore's Tech Goals Unite Industry, Schools
Double Pulsar Puts Einstein to the Test
Cholesterol Lowering Statin Drugs Decrease Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Andromeda Galaxy Three Times Bigger in Diameter Than Previously Thought