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Human Sciences Professor Receives Fulbright Award May 15, 2012 Ben Goh will serve as a lecturer at Bangkok University in Thailand, focusing on tourism and hospitality.

Astronaut Launches into Texas Tech Doctorate Program May 15, 2012 Joseph Acaba currently is on a four-month tour of duty aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft.

Student Organization Recognition Awards Announced May 11, 2012 The awards recognize advisors and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the university.

Texas Tech Awards Presidential Scholarships May 11, 2012 The funds are to encourage student participation in undergraduate research, studying abroad and internships.

Latest Texas Tech Discoveries Research Magazine Now Available May 9, 2012 From obesity research to the latest book releases, the spring 2012 issue features outstanding research, scholarship and creative activity.

Neuroimaging Institute Researches Natural Image Impact May 9, 2012 The university will partner with The Sky Factory to study the effects of virtual skylights on hospital patients.

Students Celebrate the Fourth Annual Save the Frogs Day May 9, 2012 More than 35 students voluteered to clean playa lakes to help protect frogs and toads.

Proposals for Internal Competitive Funding Opportunity Now Being Accepted May 8, 2012 About $600,000 will be awarded to advance scholarship in the Creative Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

University Librarian Edits Premier Sequential Art Journal May 8, 2012 Rob Weiner served as co-editor for a special issue of the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics.

Graduate Student Awarded by Hispanic Honor Society May 8, 2012 Sigma Delta Pi honored Angela Arneson the Gabriela Mistral Award for her academic achievements.

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TTU in the News

• Huffington Post - Officer: Military could learn from civilian courts

  May 14, 2012

  Huffington Post-”It really doesn’t generally rise to the legal definition of insanity,” says Huffman, now dean emeritus of the law school at Texas Tech University. “So there’s no way to account for it in the guilt or innocence phase of the trial.”

• Yahoo! News - Masonry Council Urges Action to Prevent Storm, Fire Deaths, Injuries; Calls on Texas Cities to Enact Stronger Building Standards

  May 10, 2012

  Yahoo News-“Research at Texas Tech University and elsewhere has shown that only masonry or reinforced concrete walls can protect against lethal flying debris that might be encountered during a tornado with wind speeds up to 130mph,” said Mukaddes Darwish, PH.D., associate professor, Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology, at Texas Tech.

• Insurance News Net - Following Science into the Eye of the Storm

  May 10, 2012

  Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety-Tornado field research is extremely difficult and can be dangerous, notes Dr. Tanya Brown, IBHS research engineer, who led a VORTEX2 (Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment) team for Texas Tech University in 2009 and 2010.

• Rocket News - Renewable energy expert: Answer blowin’ in wind

  May 10, 2012

  Rocket News-“This is engaging the community, private sector and academia; this is what’s needed to fix the economy,” said Castillo, who is executive director and president of the National Wind Resource Center at Texas Tech.

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