University News

NSF Announces Six New Partnerships for Research and Education In Materials
N.Y. Gov. Pataki Announces $50 Million State Grant to Upgrade Cornell Animal Disease Testing Center
UT System Regents Grant $30.5 Million for New UTMB Medical Specialty Center
UT Regents OK $27 Million for Specialized Math, Science, Engineering Education Building at UTD
UCSD Cognitive Scientist Wins $100k Rumelhart Prize
Appointment of Registrar to Succeed Keith Jones at Nottingham
MIT's Senior Counsel Named Vice President of University of Florida
Baluch Named Princeton's SHARE Director

Industry News

General Dynamics Receives $108 Million For Abrams Tank Integrated Management Work
BP Alternative Energy Buys US Wind Company
Eicon Networks to Purchase Intel's Media and Signaling Business
China's Ministry of Public Security Selects Alcatel for Next Generation Network
Jackson Wu Named Nortel Greater China President
Raytheon Names Jack Harrington Vice President, Command and Control Systems

Venture Capital News

Nanotechnology Research Funding Up, Venture Capital Down
Wellington Financial Launches $400 Million Investment Program
$100 Million Private Equity Financing Continues Renewable Energy Group's Position in Biodiesel Industry
Triangle-Based Startup Pharmaceutical Firm Focused on Anti-infective Medicines Lands $14 Million
SAP Announces Strategic Investment in Questra Corporation

Commentary

2006 Ranking of World's Top 500 Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Upcoming Events

Former Surgeon General to Speak at UTD (Aug. 24)
AeA Texas Council Hosts Summit Emphasizing U.S. and Global Competitiveness (Aug. 30)
MIT Enterprise Forum: Network Neutrality- Legislating the Future of the Internet (Aug. 30)
Ross Perot to Open Major Nanotechnology Event in Dallas (Sept. 27)
IEEE Emerging Technologies Conference (September 15)