The TAUVEX UV Imager

I present an up-to-date description of the TAUVEX UV imager, constructed to operate on the Spectrum X-Gamma international space observatory. The projected performance and the expected scientific yield of TAUVEX are described.Comment: 4 pages, plain LaTex, invited contribution for the 7-th Asian-Pacific Regional Meeting of the IAU (August 19-23 1996 in Pusan, Korea), to be published in the Journal of the Korean Astronomical Societ

Portfolio-aspects in real options management

Real options theory applies techniques known from finance theory to the valuation of capital investments. The present paper investigates further into this analogy, considering the case of a portfolio of real options. An implementation of real option models in practice will mostly be concerned with a portfolio of real options, so the analysis of portfolio aspects is of both academic and practical interest. Is a portfolio of real options special? In order to shed some light on this question, the present paper will outline the relevant features of a portfolio of real options. It will show that the analogy to financial options remains great if compound option models are applied. As a result, a portfolio of real options, and therefore the firm as such, generally is to be understood as one single compound, real option

The Law School Makes a Motion in a Cross-Campus Direction

Where are they now, and how did they get there? The law school\u27s move during a record heat wave finds the faculty, staff and administrators settled in--for the time being

When the Dust Settles: A Better School of Law Building Will Emerge

Although the law school surpassed its goal of raising $8 million to fund the new building, the campaign continues. The generosity of the School of Law community will fund the extras that make all the efforts and growing pains worthwhile