University News

'Father of Molecular Medicine,' Vernon Ingram Dies at 82
NSF Awards $75.3 Million for Five New Engineering Research Centers
Pataki Brings $12 Million for Cornell Accelerator
NIH Funds $2 Million Magnetic Resonance System at Yale
Andrei Okounkov Wins Prestigious Fields Medal for Mathematics Work
Terence Tao Awarded the Fields Medal
UCSD Science Dean Has Minor Planet Named After Him

Industry News

EDS Names Ron Vargo As Chief Financial Officer
U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $187 Million Contract for Small Arms Ammunition
IBM to Acquire Internet Security Systems
Yarra Valley Water selects Fujitsu As Strategic IT Outsourcing Partner
Cisco Systems to Acquire Arroyo Video Solutions
W. James Farrell Elected to 3M Board of Directors
Ericsson to Deliver High-Performance Broadband to TOT in Thailand

Venture Capital News

Clearstone Venture Partners Targets High-Growth Domestic Consumption Sectors for Early-Stage Investing in India
Student-Run University Venture Fund Makes Milestone Tenth Investment in Alianza
Event: University of Central Florida Technology Incubator and Seminole Technology Business Incubation Center Team Up to Offer the “Cold Calling Boot Camp (Aug. 30)

Commentary

KAIST Inauguration of the 13th President

Upcoming Events

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)
September IEEE Consultants Network Meeting "The Artful Dodger: How to Survive Long Enough to Make Effective Presentations" (Sept. 11)
The Crisis in Health Care Cost (Sept. 14)
IEEE Emerging Technologies Conference (September 15)
IEEE Communications and Vehicular Technology Society September Meeting (Sept. 19)
Ross Perot to Open Major Nanotechnology Event in Dallas (Sept. 27)
11th Annual International Business Achievement Awards (IBAA) (Oct. 10)