University News

Charles M. Vest Nominated As Next National Academy of Engineering President
25 New MacArthur Fellows Announced
LLNL Researchers to Play Key Role in $60 Million DOE Program to Advance Scientific Computing
Caltech Gets $18 Million from NHGRI to Map Vertebrate Development
Yahoo! Funds International Journalism Fellowship at Stanford
MIT Center to Tackle Energy Crisis
Princeton to End Early Admission Following Harvard Announcement
New Executive Director Named For UTD Callier Center
U.T. Dallas Adds Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering

Industry News

BP Plans $3 Billion Project to Refine More Canadian Heavy Crude Oil in U.S. Midwest
Alcatel Awarded a €30 Million Contract for Beijing Metro Line 4 Signaling Project
Ericsson Appoints Jan Wäreby as Senior Vice President and Head of Business Unit Multimedia
Raytheon Names Bernard Elero Vice President, Business Development for its Intelligence and Information Systems Business
Tom Luce Rejoins Dell Board of Directors
EDS Appoints Martin C. Faga and James K. Sims to Board of Directors
Huawei Wins GSM Expansion Contract with Colombia Movil

Venture Capital News

NASA Forms Partnership With Red Planet Capital, Inc.
SoonR Receives $6 Million in Series A Funding
Oregon Investment Fund Selects Kryptiq for First Direct Investment
Wharton School Presents Wharton Business Plan Competition to Test India's Entrepreneurship Prowess

Commentary

We're Beating Cancer, So Why Stall Funding For Research? - Dr. Raymond DuBois

Upcoming Events

Nanotechnology and the Emerging Hydrogen Economy (Sept. 25)
Ross Perot to Open Major Nanotechnology Event in Dallas (Sept. 27)
Demoting Pluto: Teaching Science as a Dynamic Human Endeavor (Oct. 2)
Corporate Wellness – A Close Look at Employee Wellness Programs (Oct. 4)
11th Annual International Business Achievement Awards (IBAA) (Oct. 10)
Ready to Commercialize 2006 (Oct. 12)
Society of Women Engineers Meeting: Investing on a Shoestring Budget (Oct. 17)
BioEnergy Texas (Oct. 24-26)