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Friday FYI

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

University News

HHMI Names 20 New Million-Dollar Professors—Top Research Scientists Tapped for Their Teaching Talent
Emory Creates Research Partnership With Peking University Health Sciences Center
American Diabetes Association Contributes $300,000 to Diabetes/Obesity Research
MIT's Jacks Earns Top Cancer Award
Oxford Appoints New Director of Development
Levy Appointed New Department of Computer Science & Engineering Chair
Professors Launch Major Investigation of California School Governance, Finance
Device Only Atoms Across May Allow Infinitesimal But Powerful Computers

Industry News

Alcatel and Lucent Technologies to Merge and Form World's Leading Communication Solutions Provider
IBM and Fudan University Study Identifies Chinese Companies and Industries Most Likely to Expand Globally
U.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Lockheed Martin
Ericsson and Jawwal Sign EDGE Contract in Palestine
U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $22 Million for Abrams Tank System Technical Support
Fujitsu Announces Merger of Hardware and Software Subsidiaries
EMC, Intel Form OEM, Technology Relationship
TAAG Selects Rockwell Collins enCompass for In-flight Entertainment Services

Venture Capital News

Venture Capitalists See Sparse Returns From IPOs
Healthy Quarter for Irish Tech Investment
EDA Startup Nangate Secures $10M in Venture Capital
Consumer Internet Expert Joins Lightspeed Venture Partners
Perceptive Technologies, LLC Relocates to Downtown Orlando

Commentary

Dr. David E. Daniel: Investiture Address

Upcoming Events

2006 Computer Game Conference (April 7-9)
Nanotechology Colloquium: The Central Texas Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization (April 10)
IEEE CES: Bending the Laws of Time and Place: Multimedia in the Age of Broadband (April 11)
US-China Issues Forum (April 12))
Reform Of Public School Finance (April 13)
Carrier Class Ethernet Service Delivery Migrating SONET to IP and Triple Play Offerings (April 18)
Ousting The Competition (April 20)
Society of Women Engineers Banquet and Forum (May 16)
Medical Devices: Today and Tomorrow (May 23)
The Sixth Annual Emerging Information Technology Conference (EITC-06) (August 10-12)