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Bill Dockery
Bioinformatics is an emerging field that offers powerful analytic tools for study of the biological sciences. Putting that power in the hands of researchers who can use it requires creating a communications environment that will raise awareness of bioinformatics among researchers in both biology and information technology. The UT Office of Research is preparing a systematic approach to the university’s research communications needs that will address publics both internal and external to the institution. The current internal venue is Research Good News, a fortnightly subscriber-based e-newsletter that shares research accomplishments, opportunities, and policy issues within the university. Plans include the resumption of a research magazine and development of other new venues that will draw the attention of targeted publics to UT accomplishments in bioinformatics and other parts of the university’s research agenda.