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University News

72 New Members Chosen by National Academy of Sciences
Charles Vest Elected NAE president
South Korean Group Plans Research Facility at UT Dallas
Zimmerman Appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of The University of Texas Investment Management Company
Former Gov. Tom Kean Join Robertson Board
Martha Roth Appointed as Dean of University of Chicago’s Humanities Division
Faculty from Three UT System Campuses Receive Inaugural Innovations in Education Awards

Industry News

BP Appoints Tony Hayward as Chief Executive
General Dynamics to Provide Services to U. S. Citizenship & Immigration Agency
Raytheon Awarded $14.5 Million for Global Broadcast Service
Lockheed Martin Unveils Production Facility

Venture Capital News

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Goes Global
Ironshield Capital Management Formed to Invest in European Special Situations
Dr. Ganesh M. Kishore Joins Burrill & Company
Benchmark Capital Names Dave Goldberg Entrepreneur in Residence

Commentary

President Bill Clinton: University of Michigan Spring Commencement

Upcoming Events

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)
Unlocking RFID's Real Value (June 20)