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Friday FYI

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

University News

L. Rafael Reif Named MIT Provost
Governor Signs 2005-06 State Budget with Funding for Key UC Priorities
NUS and Leading Universities Form Global Partnership
Flood Risk Consortium Meets in Nottingham
Gerber Foundation Awards $1 Million for Research by Yale Surgeon
U.S. State Department MEPI Grant Builds on UGA-Tunisia Educational Partnership
U. T. Dallas Names Bradford Director of Admissions
U. T. Dallas High Energy Physics Researchers Behind Discovery of Mysterious New Particle

Industry News

General Dynamics Awarded $169 Million Contract to Build Antennas for Advanced Radio Telescope
EDS Wins Seven-Year, $73 Million Oregon Medicaid Contract
Alcatel and ITI Launch a New GSM Production Facility in India
Cisco Systems Completes Acquisition of NetSift
Intel Appoints Xu (Ian) Yang Vice President e
Navy Awards Lockheed Martin-Led Team Contract
Toshiba American Medical Systems Names Senior Manager

Commentary

Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios): Commencement Address at Stanford University

Upcoming Events

CE Mark/CC Seminar (July 20)
From Texas to New Jersey: Doing Business in the Life Sciences (July 21)
Organizing the RFID Technology Association of North Texas (July 22)
5th Annual Health Policy & Technology Forum (Sept. 13)
Galderma Laboratories: Global Leader in Dermatology (Sept 15)
Professional Certificate in Supply Chain Management Classes (Sept. 2005)
Professional Certificate in Product Lifecycle Management Classes (Sept. 2005)

Other News

NSF Helps Launch Environmental Research Center
NIH Funds Eleven High-End Instrumentation Grants
NASA Investigates Shuttle Failure
First Planet Under Three Suns Is Discovered