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Friday FYI

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

University News

Robert J. Zimmer Nominated President of the University of Chicago
Carol Tomlinson-Keasey to Step Down as UM Merced Chancellor
IIT Bombay to Set Up Center of Excellent in Nanoelectronics
UCLA, UCB, UCSB and Stanford Join to Establish Western Institute of Nanoelectronics
Cambridge Launches New Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
UTD Professor Elected to PEN Board
NASA's Cassini Discovers Potential Liquid Water on Enceladus
Dual Functions of Sight – Perception and Action – Demonstrated for First Time by Hebrew University Researchers

Industry News

IBM Wins Interior Department Financial and Business Management Contract
U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $27 Million Contract for Stryker Logistics Support
Raytheon Receives $13 Million Patriot Missile Facilities Support Contract
Samsung Unveils the World’s First 8GB Hard Disk Embedded Phone – the i1310
Cisco Systems, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire SyPixx Networks
Sakhatelecom Selects Alcatel to Deploy a Next Generation Network in Russia
London Hydrogen Bus Trial Receives One Year Extension
Fujitsu and BT Sign Up for 21st Century Network

Venture Capital News

Venture Capitalists Turning Green
2 Private Equity Deals in School Sector
Coremetrics Secures $31 Million in Series D Funding
Bag Borrow or Steal Raises $8 Million Venture Capital

Commentary

Gavin Moodie, principal policy analyst in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor at Griffith University: "Research to Excellence"

Upcoming Events

IEEE Consultants Network: Legal Aspects of Starting a Business (March 13)
IEEE Consumer Electronics Society: The Mobile Phone 'Melting Pot' - Trends in Network Access Technology (March 14)
Citigroup Lecture to Feature Former Adviser in Arab-Israeli Negotiations(March 15)
BioDFW: Lynntech (March 16)
Richardson Chamber of Commerce: How Successful Entrepreneurs Make Decisions (March 16)
Raytheon and Systems of Systems Engineering (March 16)
Society of Women Engineering: Play With the Boys and Still Be a Girl (March 21)
The 2006 World's Best Technologies Showcase (March 27-29)
AIDS Pioneer to Speak at Third Lecture in UGA Global Diseases Series (March 28)
RCC Women In Leadership Power Luncheon (March 29)
Texchange: Near Death Experiences and the Lessons Learned (March 29)
Cyber Threats of the 21st Century (April 6)