University News

UTA Receives $400K Grant for Intruder Sensor Network
Emory's School of Nursing Receives $60,000 for Service Learning Program
UC Irvine’s Baram Wins Nation's Top Epilepsy Research Award
Yale Psychiatrist Receives NIMH Merit Award
UTD Computer Science Professor, Students Win Best Paper Awards
UTD Professor Wins IEEE Best Journal Paper Award
Vanderbilt Chemical Engineers Question Safety of Certain Nanomaterials
Physicists Describe Strange New Fluid-Like State of Matter

Industry News

Intel Outlines $1 Billion Multi-Year Investment Plans, Highlights India’s Importance
BP Issues Final Report on Fatal Explosion, Announces $1 billion Investment at Texas City
Lockheed Martin to Build High Altitude Airship Under Defense Agency Contract
General Dynamics to Acquire Anteon for $55.50 Per Share
Raytheon Awarded Two Contracts Valued at $15.7 Million to Support AEGIS Equipment
Claire Pedini Appointed Senior Vice President Human Resources of Alcatel
Nortel Appoints David Drinkwater New Chief Legal Officer
IBM Executive, Former DISA Director Named Vice Chair of NCO Industry Consortium

Venture Capital News

Intel Establishes $250 Million India Venture Fund
Cornice Secures $97 Million in Venture Funding
Needle-free Injection System Secures £2.1 Million from Oxford Angels
IBM Announces New Licensing Program to Prompt Collaborative Innovation With VCs & Startups
Event: “The Boardroom” (Jan. 24)

Commentary

Roman Kikta: Dallas-Fort Worth is the Wireless Metroplex: “The Wireless Capital of the World”

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)
VC TaskForce “The Boardroom” (Jan. 24)
DFW Texchange Meeting with Philip Romano (Jan. 25)
UTA Workshop on Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting (Jan. 27)