Undergraduate Research Task Force Releases ReportFebruary 8, 2012 Team was charged with examining the state of undergraduate research and recommending improvements. |
New Rawls Building LEEDing The Way
February 3, 2012
Facility was designed and built to achieve high performance in key areas of human and environmental health.
Law School Moot Court Team Wins Second National Title
February 3, 2012
Texas Tech becomes just the second school to ever successfully defend its championship.
Drought Cuts Deeply into Texas Quail Numbers
January 26, 2012
University researchers are checking weather and disease to discover reasons for decline.
Red Raiders Help Students Celebrate National Reading Day
January 24, 2012
President Guy Bailey reads book co-authored by Professor Michelle Pantoya at elementary school.
Law School Team Wins National Championship in Arbitration
January 22, 2012
The contest marks 23rd national title for Texas Tech’s law teams.
Recent Stories
Helping to Integrate Africa Could Benefit United StatesFebruary 7, 2012 That was the message from Tibor P. Nagy, vice provost and former ambassador, at lecture series. |
Subscribing to Success: Alumna Excels Telling Others' StoriesFebruary 7, 2012 The 1989 graduate launched the publishing arm of a major media company. |
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World-Renowned Dance Company to PerformFebruary 7, 2012 New York-based Ailey® II will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 in the Allen Theatre. |
Students Selected for Congressional Internship ProgramFebruary 6, 2012 Office of the President selects new students to take part in educational service to the nation’s capital. |
Let's Get Ready to HumbleFebruary 6, 2012 Graduate student presents research on controversial Christian mixed martial arts group. |
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Biology Students Gain Impressive Win at CompetitionFebruary 3, 2012 The pair took first and second place at the annual American Society for Microbiology meeting. |
Financial Planning Studies Social Media and Finance RelationshipFebruary 2, 2012 The team will investigate how financial advisors use social media to interact with clients. |
Former Regent Named New Vice Chancellor and General CounselFebruary 2, 2012 John Huffaker begins his duties Feb. 13, providing legal counsel to the Texas Tech University System. |
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Student Government Implements New SafeRide BusFebruary 2, 2012 The free transportation will run from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday and is open to all students. |
TTU in the News
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ABC News - White ‘Cobwebs’ Found in Nuclear Waste Pool
February 8, 2012
ABC News-“If I were going to be a moose,” said Robert Baker of Texas Tech University, “I would want to live in the exclusion zone.” Baker and a colleague, Ron Chesser, tracked the plants and animals around the wrecked nuclear plant in the decades after the accident.
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CNN - Charity on the campaign trail
February 8, 2012
CNN Money-President Barack Obama and Oval Office hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have all released at least one year of tax returns. And they all gave big money to charity.
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Sciencemag.org - After Explosion, Texas Tech Committee Aims to Make Safety "Automatic"
February 7, 2012
Science Careers -In its October 2011 report on the 2010 lab explosion at University (TTU) that maimed a graduate student, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board leveled blistering criticisms against the the university’s lab-safety culture. According to pair of front-page articles on 5 January in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, the experience has led TTU and some other Texas universities to make changes in how they think about and deal with safety.
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Forbes - Acting in the Best Interest of Older Investors
February 7, 2012
Forbes-According to a recent study by Texas Tech and the University of Missouri, the findings confirmed that, not surprisingly, advanced age leads to a predictable decline in the ability to make rational money decisions. More disturbing, however, was the study’s conclusion that even as older Americans’ problem-solving skills worsen, their confidence in making the right decision increases, leaving them even more vulnerable to mistakes. The aging population of Americans – those in households age 60 and over — now holds 51 percent of all financial wealth in the country, or trillions of dollars, making consumer protection rules even more important.
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- Undergraduate Research Task Force Releases Report
- White ‘Cobwebs’ Found in Nuclear Waste Pool
- Charity on the campaign trail
- Helping to Integrate Africa Could Benefit United States
- Subscribing to Success: Alumna Excels Telling Others' Stories
- New Rawls Building LEEDing The Way
- Law School Team Wins National Championship in Arbitration
- New Rawls Building Sets Standard for Business Education
- Law School Moot Court Team Wins Second National Title
- Drought Cuts Deeply into Texas Quail Numbers
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