University News

UC Merced Grand Opening Set for September 5
UW Engineering Creates University's First Deanship with $4 Million Gift
Planet Hunter Geoffrey Marcy Shares $1 million Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Adult Cells Transformed into Stem Cells
Successful Testing - a Solution for Production of Hydrogen Fuel Through Solar Technology
New Chemistry Method Uses 'Test Tubes' Far Smaller Than the Width of a Hair
UCSF Team Advances Probe of Neural Stem Cell-Brain Tumor Link
‘Mad Cow’ Proteins Successfully Detected in Blood
Researchers Find Drug that Blocks Spread of Lung Cancer in Mice
Oxford Research Shows How the Brain Processes Words

Industry News

IBM Signs EURO 1.5 Billion Contract with ABN AMRO to Manage Infrastructure Services
General Dynamics Awarded $15.2 Million Increment for Abrams Integrated Management Materials
Raytheon Company Names Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II Team
Microsoft Completes Acquisition of FrontBridge Technologies
Lockheed Martin Awarded Electronic Architecture Technology Demonstrator Program

Commentary

Andrew Hewett of Oxfam Community Aid Abroad: Time to Invest in Education, AIDS Prevention and Youth

Upcoming Events

War Stories of a Serial Entrepreneur (Sept. 7)
Call for Technologies (Sept. 9)
5th Annual Health Policy & Technology Forum (Sept. 13)
An Evening With Michael Capellas (Sept.13)
The Brain: An Owner's Guide The Tinderbox in the Teenage Brain: (Sept. 13)
IEEE – FW METROCON 2005 (Sept. 14)
Galderma Laboratories: Global Leader in Dermatology (Sept 15)
Angel Groups in Action: Funding Early Stage Innovation(Sept. 15)
Society of Women Engineers Presents Nancy Garnett (Sept 20)
The Brain: An Owner's Guide – Prozac and the Brain (Sept. 20)
IEEE Vehicular Technology Fall Conference - NextGen Networks and Services through Broadband Wireless (Sept. 25-29)
How to Grow from Zero to $12 Billion, and Help Create an Industry Along the Way (Sept. 28)
The Contribution of the Italian Researchers in the World The Past- The Present- the Future (Oct. 9)
Nano Impact Summit (Oct. 19)
The Brain: An Owner's Guide – Insights into Senior Moments (Oct. 25)

Other News

Bush Seeks $10.5 Billion Storm-relief Package
Storm Blogs Offer Katrina Insight
New Genome Comparison Finds Chimps, Humans Very Similar at the DNA Level
NASA's Durable Spirit Sends Intriguing New Images From Mars
Caltech, MIT Chemists Look for Better Ways to Use Chemical Bonds to Store Solar Energy