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Volume 5, Issue 17
June 10, 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

MIT Provost to Lead BU
UCLA Awarded More Than $6 Million for Biodefense and Infectious Disease Research from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NTU Strengthens Its China Presence
Cambridge Venture Partners Unites University, Venture Capitalists
Princeton Names Eight New Trustees
Logistics Expert Elected IIE Fellow
Clarke Prize for Water Science and Technology to Yale's Elimelech
Study Spells Out New Evidence for Roots of Dyslexia

Industry News

Alcatel Wins a Euro 30 Million Contract to Modernize Railway Line
Lockheed Martin Awarded US$22 Million Contract
Raytheon Awarded $11.2 Million Standard Missile-1 Full Service Support Contract
Boeing Receives US$8.3 Million Contract for Avenger Gunner Consoles
Boeing, Cisco Business Alliance Accelerates Network-Centric Technology Development and Deployment
Castrol and Dong Feng To Manufacture Lubricants in China
Alcatel to Deploy Network to Serve Jamaica
Raytheon Names T.W. Scott Chief Information Officer of Intelligence and Information Systems Business

Commentary

Da Hsuan Feng: China-U.S. University Presidents Forum: Building Vibrant Higher Education in a Changing World

Upcoming Events

IEEE Consultants Network Meeting: Integrating Your Web Site with a Marketing Program (June 13)
BioDFW Breakfast Series: "ODC Therapy, Inc." (June 16)
RFID Tribe: Surface Acoustic Wave Technology and RFID (June 17)
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)
CE Mark/CC Seminar (July 20)

Other News

Wireless Wizards Scoop UK's Biggest Innovation Prize
Scientists Discover Possible Titan Volcano
Dolphin Mothers Teach Their Kids to Sponge
World Health Organization Drives Efforts to Boost Antimalarial Drug Supply