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 East Carolina sues Cisco over 'Tomorrow Starts Here' slogan

Cisco's recently launched marketing campaign includes "Tomorrow Starts Here," a slogan East Carolina University trademarked a decade ago. On Friday, ECU said it had sued Cisco and is seeking damages.

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 Biotech Center awards $1 million in grants for university research

Scientists at NCSU, East Carolina and UNC-Wilmington receive $250,000 to fund work toward federal grant applications.

 Fla. medical chopper crash raises scrutiny

The crash of a medical helicopter in Florida comes as agencies have been looking at safety for the service nationally.

 East Carolina University now a hub for MCNC's statewide broadband network

The university, which is located in Greenville, recently received a backbone upgrade to 10 gigabyte capacity as part of the North Carolina Research and Education Network expansion.

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 ECU researcher lands $143,000 nanotech grant

The NC Biotech Center has awarded East Carolina University toxicologist Jared Brown $143,308 to study the hazards from inhaling nanomaterials during their manufacture or use.

 NC Biotech Center hands out $1.4M in grants for university research equipment

The Institutional Development Grant program is designed to help scientists obtain the latest in hardware.

 Duke, UNC-CH move up in MBA rankings

Bloomberg Newsweek survey lists Fuqua as sixth, Kenan-Flagler 16th.

 ‘Super-slow growth’ ahead on jobs, NCSU economist warns

ECU economist concurs. Seasonally adjusted numbers from ECU show no change in jobless rate in Triangle and only slight dip in N.C. NCSU’s Mike Walden points out that virtually all job growth is in government. Plus, more people dropped out of the work force which helps drive down jobless numbers.

 National Weather Service taps RENCI for weather emergencies

The collaboration, called Weather for Emergency Management, aims to help the emergency management community more effectively use weather information in their planning and in real-time decision-making during weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards and floods.

 Three university-private sector partnerships land $100,000 Biotech Center grants

ECU, Entegrion to study clotting; UNC-CH, Parion Sciences to explore dry eye; NCSU, Agile Sciences will target crop disease.

 Recovery coming – but not till 2010 - for Triangle, other regions

In North Carolina Economic Outlook, NCSU economist says state’s seven economic regions won’t rebound until 2010. But even with recovery, Mike Walden predicts unemployment will remain high.

 Raleigh firm helps amputees get better grip with 'i-Limb'

A new prosthesis called the iLimb, developed by Hanger Prosthetics in Raleigh, lets the user operate all five fingers separately.

 Golden LEAF sets grant briefings

 Raleigh marketing agency takes iTunes approach for offering services

WPM Group’s ‘iAdvertizing’ program lets customers pick and chose from product suite. And it’s a hit, delivering $110,000 in business in first five weeks, chairman says.

 Robotic-assisted surgery receives high marks in UNC study

In review of two groups where women received robotic-assisted treatment, doctors reported techniques are ‘feasible and safe.’ Device also led to less blood loss, shorter hospital stays, higher number of lymph nodes, study says.

 RTP startup Entegrion launches sales of blood-loss dressing

 UNC-CH, ECU, Rex Hospital team for $2M cancer-related condition research

 Entegrion wins Navy contract for dried plasma storage, mixing prototype

RTP startup, which is developing variety of blood-related technologies, hopes to begin test of dried plasma product next year.

 Biotech center awards research grants topping $700,000

Wake Forest, East Carolina, A&T, UNC-Wilmington researchers receive grants up to $75,000.

 N.C. Biotech Center awards $540,000 in grants for science curriculum projects

Scientists and researchers as well as a program at the Moreheard Planetarium and Science Center will receive some $540,000 in grants from the N.C. Biotechnology Center to develop science curriculum at colleges and universities.