Siebel Energy Institute

New York Times (blog, Aug. 4) -- Several Engineering at Illinois research groups were among 24 worldwide engineering and computer science teams whose proposals were included in the inaugural grants the Siebel Energy Institute. Funded with $10 million from the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, the Institute will leverage its fund to attract an additional $100 million to $200 million in research funding over the next five years. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of only eight research institutions chosen to be part of the worldwide consortium. Also: Campus Technology (July 31), KFMB-TV (CBS, San Diego, CA, Aug. 4), MarketWatch (Aug. 4), PC World (Aug. 4), Forbes (Aug. 5), ASEE FirstBell (Aug. 5), IT Business Edge (Aug. 5).