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Volume 6, Issue 35
Oct 20, 2006

Circulation: 18,120
Editor: Beth Keithly

Friday FYI

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

University News

Alfred Mann Institute at the Technion Established
University Rectors Protest Sweeping Ban on Palestinian Students
Institute of Medicine Elects 65 New Members, Five Foreign Associates
Richard Leapman, Ph.D., Named NIBIB Scientific Director
The University of Nottingham Announces Ningbo Campus Leadership
Gates Foundation Awards $15 Million to Support Science-Based Effort to End Poverty in Africa

Industry News

Nortel to Spend $38 Million in Mexican Center of Excellent
Lockheed Martin Awarded $110 Million Contract for Upgrades
Raytheon Names Former CIA Executive to Lead Multi-Int Strategy for Intelligence and Information Systems Business
Caroline Guillaumin Appointed Vice President, Corporate Communications of Alcatel
Toshiba Completes Westinghouse Acquisition

Venture Capital News

Event: TiEcon Delhi 2006: Entrepreneurship – The DNA of Growth (Oct. 26-28)
Ann Arbor SPARK Receives $8 Million to Create Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund
MedVenture Associates Adds Executive in Residence Charlie T. Liamos
PodShow Receives $15 Million From Venture Firms

Commentary

Jonathan P. Caulkins & Peter Reuter: Reorienting U.S. Drug Policy

Upcoming Events

Nanotechnology Colloquium: Another Look at the Kennedy Assassination (Oct. 23)
BioEnergy Texas (Oct. 24-26)
NTEC MedTech North Breakfast Series: MedTech Innovation and Investment: Working With Doctors and Hospitals (Oct. 25)
How Education Research Affects Policy and Vice Versa (Oct. 26)
5th IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems Workshop - DCAS-2006 (Oct. 29-30)
IEEE Consultants Network: How to Manage and Promote Your Business Career and Move Forward (Nov. 13)
Society of Women Engineers Meeting: "How to Manage and Promote Your Career and Move Forward" (Nov. 21)