University News

Annenberg School at Penn Receives $2.5 Million From Annenberg Foundation to Honor George Gerbner
UTD's Jonsson School Receives $1.5 Million from Texas Instruments to Establish Chair, Graduate Fellowships
Five Leading Organizations in Haifa Set Up Site for Biotechnology Industries Communication and Information Center
Keck Futures Initiative Announces Grant Recipients;$1 Million Awarded for 14 Research Projects
12 UTD - U. T. Arlington Research Projects Receive Monies from Joint Funding Program
UCI Receives $674,000 from State for Stem Cell Training
Yudof Announces Appointment of Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations
Columbia Names New Executive VP for Health Sciences

Industry News

Raytheon Awarded $114 Million Contract for Upgraded Early Warning Radar at Thule, Greenland
Air Force Selects Rockwell Collins for B-1B Training System
U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $50.6 Million for MK 41 Vertical Launch Missile Systems for Aegis Destroyers
General Dynamics Awarded $45 Million for Joint Biological Point Detection Systems Production and Support
Raytheon Awarded $38 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Mine Hunting Sonar
Fujitsu Opens Platform Solution Center in Shanghai
Nortel Names Dietmar Wendt President of Global Services
Boeing Government Affairs Leader Rudy deLeon to Step Down

Venture Capital News

Wireless Deals Rise in Venture Capital Funds
Targacept Launches IPO, But at Less Than Hoped for Amount
Zoom Systems Announces $10 Million Financing to Fuel Automated Retail Expansion
Indicative Software Attracts $6 Million

Commentary

Gail H. Javitt and Kathy Hudson: Federal Neglect: Regulation of Genetic Testing

Upcoming Events

Carrier Class Ethernet Service Delivery Migrating SONET to IP and Triple Play Offerings (April 18)
The Polykarp Kusch Lecture Series: Adam Smith's Lost World of Gratitude (April 18)
Society of Women Engineers: Keeping Your Job Interest Alive (April 18)
Ousting The Competition (April 20)
UTD Research Advisory Board Meeting: Open to the Public (April 25)
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)