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Friday FYI

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

University News

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2005
The 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Korea Joins International Computing Infrastructure
Nottingham's New Campus in Malaysia Opens
National Cancer Institute Awards $26.3 Million to Establish Seven Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
Vernon and Shirley Hill Pledge $10 Million to Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine
UT Southwestern Awarded $9.7 Million for Clinical Research Training
Bats Identified As Likely Origin Of SARS

Industry News

Boeing Awarded Contract for 13 U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopters
Lockheed Martin Awarded $38 Million Navy Contract
U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $31 Million in Combat Vehicle-Related Contracts
Raytheon Nets $31.4 Million Contract for MTS-A on MH-60, Predator
Horowitz Leads NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
SAP Selects Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General to Lead Homeland Security Efforts
Flextronics to Build New Facility in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Toshiba Opens Representative Office in Hanoi, Vietnam
EDS Agility Alliance Development Center Opens In Michigan

Venture Capital News

MetroPCS Announces a $739 Million Investment Led by Madison Dearborn Partners/TA Associates
Serenex Raises $30 Million
Nanotechnology Commercialization Group Formed Through The Nanotechnology Institute
CenterStone Software Completes $5.5 million Series D Round
Angel Funding Dollars Rise, Deals Decline

Commentary

William A. Wulf, President of the National Academy of Engineering: Congressional Testimony: The Importance of Foreign-born Scientists and Engineers to the Security of The United States

Upcoming Events

IEEE Consultants Network Presents Being An Expert Witness (Oct. 10)
IEEE Dallas Consumer Electronics Society Presents Home Networking for IP Video (Oct. 11)
Magnetic Nanoparticles & Nanocomposite Magnets (Oct. 12)
Information Session on Professional Certificate Programs in Supply Chain Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Lean Six Sigma and Sourcing Management (Oct. 13)
North Texas: From National Distribution Center to International Inland Port (Oct. 18)
Society of Women Engineers October Meeting (Oct. 18)
Nano Impact Summit (Oct. 19)
U. T. Dallas to Host Conference On ‘New Era’ of Commercialization (Oct. 19-20)
The Brain: An Owner's Guide – Insights into Senior Moments (Oct. 25)
Building A Medical Product Development Services Company In North Texas (Nov. 9)
IITNT Conference: The Rebounding Knowledge Economy - Global Trends and Opportunities (Nov. 12)
Seminar Series for Life-long Learners: Teachers – Inquiry in the Science Classroom (Nov. 14)
Society of Women Engineering Meeting: Combining Work and Family (Nov. 15)