University News

NSF Awards First Partnership for International Research and Education Grants
Three Elected to Caltech Board of Trustees
Peter Lewis to Give $101 Million to Advance the Arts at Princeton
Cornell Gets $25 Million Grant to Build William H. Gates Hall
The Wiley Foundation Announces Recipients of the Fifth Annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
UT Recruits Another 'Champion'
Leading Expert to Officially Launch New Research Center at The University of Nottingham
U. T. Dallas to Offer Graduate Degrees In Materials Science and Engineering

Industry News

Belgium Selects General Dynamics PIRANHA Vehicles for $604 Million Armored Infantry Vehicle Program
US Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin $491 Million Contract
Alcatel Alenia Space Starts the ExoMars Mission Design
French Ministry of Defense Selects Rockwell Collins Link 22 Modem
Intel First to Demonstrate Working 45nm Chips
Boeing Signs Production Preparation Agreement with the Netherlands Ministry of Defense
Raytheon Company Appoints S. Michael Scheeringa Chief Executive Officer, Flight Options
NEC Electronics, Sony, and Toshiba Announce Joint Development of 45-nanometer System LSI Process Technologies
Cisco Appoints Michael Capellas to Board of Directors
James W. Owens Elected to IBM Board of Directors

Venture Capital News

2005 VC Report: Nanotech Funding Doubled
Industry Pioneer Launches Next-Generation Venture Financial Services Company TriplePoint Capital
Hammerhead Systems Secures $30 Million in Series C to Fund Ramp in Sales, Customer Support, and Operations
Incipient Secures $24 Million in Series D
Tararo Accelerates Growth with $14 Million in Series C

Commentary

Robert Gates “There’s A Science to Ensuring Prosperity”
Fujia Yang and Colin Campbell “China’s Peaceful Rise”

Upcoming Events

Commercialization of Nanotechnology in Texas (Feb. 7)
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) Meeting (Feb. 7)
IEEE: Business Is About People: Fine Tune Your People Skills and Be More Successful at Work (Feb. 9)
3rd Taiwan/US Air Force Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Workshop (Feb. 9-11)
Dallas IEEE Consumer Electronics Society presents "Digital World: Technologies Transforming Our Lives" (Feb. 14)
Visit by Shimane Prefecture Leadership (Feb. 16)
IEEE CVT: Growing RFID Businesses: Transforming Supply Chains (Feb. 21)
Society of Women Engineers Meeting "Resume Writing and Interviewing Techniques" (Feb. 21)
From Concept to Seed Money to Venture Money: A Case Study in Launching and Growing Business (Feb. 22)
Society of Women Engineerings: Play With the Boys and Still Be a Girl (March 21)