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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 18, 2007
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Sen. Hutchison Announces $520,000 Research Grant for Rice


WASHINGTON -- Texas’ senior Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) today announced that Rice University was awarded a $520,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct research on systems for the next generation of the Internet.

“The Internet is a driving force of our economy, and this research at Rice will help create the next generation of this vital global network,” Sen. Hutchison said.

According to NSF, Rice University will use this grant to develop new network controls for the next generation of the Internet. Under the direction of Tze Sing Ng, the project will start with a “clean slate” to help create more manageable networks for the Internet. This research provides opportunities for the training of undergraduate and graduate students and the findings from this effort will be used to create courses on network management.

Sen. Hutchison is a senior member of the Commerce Science, and Transportation Committee, which authorizes the NSF, and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, which funds the NSF budget.

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