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YAHOO INC. will be partnerning with the University of California at Berkeley to run a technology-research lab. Students and faculty members will use the Internet giant’s resources to study how people use the Web and to develop new features for the company. Monday, July 18, 2005, Chronicle of Higer Education More … (Subscription required).

“The Defense Department has proposed new restrictions on access by foreign researchers to sensitive technology useful to national security. The proposed rules would require foreign researchers to wear badges and would require laboratories to contain segregated work areas to control the scientists’ access to the technology. ” excerpt from Monday, July 18, 2005 Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription requried).

25 American Universities collected a total of $428.9 million in gifts and pledges during month. The data is available from The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required). Below are 5 universities that are included on the data.

• The California Institute of Technology, $1.03-billion as of May 31 (increase of $9.4-million in the last month); the goal is $1.4-billion by 2007.
• Dartmouth College, $551.2-million as of May 31 (increase of $10.7-million in the last month); the goal is $1.3-billion by 2009.
• The Johns Hopkins University, $1.741-billion as of May 31 (increase of $16.2-million in the last month); the goal is $2-billion by 2007.
• Michigan State University, $988.1-million as of May 31 (increase of $11.6-million in the last month); the goal is $1.2-billion by 2007.
• New York University, $1.37-billion as of June 30 (increase of $46.1-million in the past two months); the goal is $2.5-billion by 2008.

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