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Friday FYI

Newsletter from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development- U. T. Dallas

University News

William C. Powers, Jr., Named President of UT Austin
Prof. Daniel Zajfman Nominated as Next President of the Weizmann Institute
Science and Engineering Doctorates Are Up for Second Year in a Row
Palmyra Research Station Launched
Founding Donors Add $100 Million to Broad Institute Gift
U. T. Arlington Bioengineering Gets $2.5 Million to Improve Medical Imaging
Researchers Publish Dog Genome Sequence
National University of Singapore Offers Asia's First Engineering Science Program

Industry News

Signal Solutions Awarded Army IT Services Contract
Alcatel Alenia Space Signs a 147 Million Euro Contract to Deploy 25 Antennas for ALMA Project in Chile
Bell Helicopter and AgustaWestland Announce Realignment of Joint Venture
BP Makes Strategic Investment in China Aviation Oil (Singapore)
Don Humphreys to Be Elected Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Exxon Mobil Corporation
Fujitsu Pioneers Use of Carbon Nanotubes for Heatsinks for Semiconductors
Intel Announces Chip Technology Breakthrough Using New Materials
EDS Launches Nine Microsoft .NET® Technology Centers

Venture Capital News

VCs, Epinions Workers Settle Legal Dispute
Advent International Leads $93 Million Investment in Lululemon Athletica
Third Brigade, Provider of Intrusion Prevention Systems, Completes a Total of $19 Million of Venture Funding
Troviz Announces $5.25 Million Initial Funding Round

Commentary

E. Clayton Teague, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office: Testimony to the House Science Committee

Upcoming Events

The Dallas Forum for Biomedical Technology: Creating a Competitive Opening (Jan. 4)
Society of Women Engineers Meeting (Jan. 17)
Technology Day: Creating Value Through Your Business (Jan. 21)
DFW Texchange Meeting with Philip Romano (Jan. 25)
UTA Workshop on Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting (Jan. 27)