University News

Oxford and Cambridge Join Research Alliance
Academy Honors 15 for Major Contributions to Science
Princeton’s Klawe to Become President of Harvey Mudd College
UTMB Receives $3.2 Million Grant to Further Promote Hispanic Student Opportunities
UTA Computer Science’s Gao Receives NSF CAREER Research Grant
Dr. Alon Tal Awarded Bronfman Prize for His Role Creating the Environmental Movement in Israel
Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations and Policy Named General Counsel at Stewart Information Services Corp.
MIT Researcher Sees Big Impact of Little Cracks

Industry News

IBM Signs 10-Year Information Technology Agreement with Gap Inc.
Lockheed Martin Awarded $144.3 Million Naval Contract
NASA Awards Shuttle/Space Station Engineering Support Contract
U.S. Air Force Awards F-16 Aircraft Ejection Rack Development Contract to Raytheon
EDS Signs IT Services Agreement with Sprint Nextel
Nortel Appoints New Vice President of Global Manufacturing Services
General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of FC Business Systems
FR Aviation Signs Dispatch Plus Support Agreement with Rockwell Collins

Venture Capital News

OnVantage Secures $18M in Series B Financing to Accelerate Growth
Sprint Nextel Leads New Investment in IPWireless
IntelliVid Announces $8 Million Series B Funding
Metabolon Closes $8 Million Series B Funding Round
Seattle BioFuels Closes $7.5 Million Series A Venture Financing

Commentary

Thomas L. Friedman: “A Green Dream in Texas”

Upcoming Events

Technology Day: Creating Value Through Your Business (Jan. 21)
Nanotechnology Workforce Development Initiative (NWDI) of Texas (Jan. 23)
VC TaskForce “The Boardroom” (Jan. 24)
Healing the Human Brain: The Next Medical Revolution (Jan. 24)
DFW Texchange Meeting with Philip Romano (Jan. 25)
UTA Workshop on Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting (Jan. 27)
Commercialization of Nanotechnology in Texas (Feb. 7)
3rd Taiwan/US Air Force Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Workshop (Feb. 9-11)
Visit by Shimane Prefecture Leadership (Feb. 16)
Society of Women Engineers Meeting 'Resume Writing and Interviewing Techniques' (Feb. 21)