University News

$33 Million Lokey Donation Will Help Fund Stem Cell Building
Prestigious Wacker Prize Awarded to Technion President
University of Chicago President Zimmer Names New Vice President for Communications
Donella Rapier To Step Down as Harvard Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development
University of Pennsylvania Names Andrew C. Porter Dean of the Graduate School of Education
UT Dallas’ Dr. Ross Roeser Named as First Recipient of Lois and Howard Wolf Professorship
UCSF Names New Chief of Gynecologic Oncology
Cornell Joins 80 Other Schools In Clean-Energy Policy Aimed at Reducing Greenhouse Gases

Industry News

Intel Announces Investment in Rio Rancho, New Mexico Site
Lockheed Martin Receives $95M Contract for Norway Aircraft Service
Boeing Board Elects Medtronic Chairman and CEO Collins as New Member
Fujitsu Announces Executive Appointment
Raytheon Awarded $18 Million Contract to Provide Patriot Support to Kuwait

Venture Capital News

Chicago's Business Leaders Collaborate to Create, Invest and Manage the $10 Million Illinois Innovation Accelerator (i2A) Fund
Austin Ventures Announces Partnership with James Casella
Cowen Hires Scott Ryles as Vice Chairman
S3 Investment Company Announces Appointment of New Independent Director

Commentary

Bill Gates: Microsoft Government Leaders Forum Europe 2007

Upcoming Events

2007 Planetary Defense Conference: Protecting Earth from Asteroids (March 5-8, 2007)
SOLAS Science 2007: A SOLAS Open Science Conference (March 6-9 2007)
LPSC 2007: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (March 12–16, 2007)
NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference 2007 (March 19-22, 2007)
2007 IRMA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Managing Worldwide Operations and Communications with Information Technology (May 19-23, 2007)
ETech 2007: Emerging Technology Conference (March 26-29, 2007)
2007 Conference on O.R. Practice (April 29-May 1, 2007)
CLEO/QELS 2007: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS) (May 6-11, 2007)
2007 Decision & Risk Management Conference: Convergence Between Finance and Industry (May 21-22)
EuroCogSci07: Cognitive Science Conference (May 23- 27, 2007)
Sensors Expo 2007 (June 11-13, 2007)
PPPS 2007: Plasma Science and Pulsed Power Conference (June 17-22, 2007)