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University News

McDowell Named Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Transfer
University of Chicago Receives $35 Million Gift to Support Arts Center
Dr Stanley Ho Donates £2.5m (US$4.98 million) to Oxford University Towards the Study of Chinese History
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC Set to Launch Transition at Laboratory
Welch Foundation Grants Fund Three UT Dallas Chemistry Researchers’ Work
Dentistry Dean to Take Post at NYU

Industry News

KarstadtQuelle Awards EDS Contract Expected to be Worth Approximately $1 Billion
Navy Awards General Dynamics $47 Million For Sub Maintenance and Modernization Work
Lockheed Martin Awarded $40 Million Radar Contract from United States Army
Raytheon Names Retired Marine Corps Lt. General Edward Hanlon Jr. President, Raytheon International, Inc., Europe
Microsoft Announces New Corporate Vice President of Communications Sector
Nortel to Appoint New President for Caribbean and Latin America Region
Toshiba Opens R&D Center in Vietnam
3M to Open Oil and Gas Customer Center in Houston

Venture Capital News

Terms and Trends in University Patent License Agreements Released by Foley Hoag
Cortex and the University of Alberta Complete Patent License Agreement
Intel Capital Announces Six New Global Investments
Draper Fisher Jurvetson Launches Brazil-Based Affiliate

Commentary

Richard H. Brodhead: Commencement at Fisk University

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