Friday, September 29th, 2006
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Sept. 20, 2006
CONTACT: Sally Logue Post, sally.post@ttu.edu
806-742-2136
LUBBOCK — Texas Tech University students are repaying their federal loans at a rate higher than the national average.
For students who began repaying federal Safford Loans in 2004, the default rate for Texas Tech students is 3.4 percent as compared to the national default [...]
Friday, September 29th, 2006
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Sept. 26, 2006
CONTACT: Sally Logue Post, sally.post@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2136
LUBBOCK – Final enrollment for Texas Tech University for the fall 2006 semester is 27,996. Enrollment for the fall 2005 semester was 28,001. Enrollment is considered final on the 20th day of class, which was yesterday.
The number of semester credit hours taken by [...]
Monday, September 25th, 2006
Written by Michael Castellon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDATE: Sept. 25, 2006CONTACT: Michael Castellon, michaelcastellon@gmail.com(806) 742-2136LUBBOCK- The search for missing prisoners of war and soldiers listed as Missing in Action in Southeast Asia will be the theme of a presentation given by Gary Flanagan of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in Hanoi. The event begins at 7 p.m. [...]
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Sept. 14, 2006
CONTACT: Gretchen Pressley, gretchen.m.pressley@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2136
LUBBOCK – Sergio Solari, a graduate student of biology at Texas Tech University, has been elected as a student representative to the board of directors for the American Society of Mammalogists.
Solari was elected as a student representative after a long history of receiving awards within [...]
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Sept. 14, 2006
CONTACT: Gretchen Pressley, gretchen.m.pressley@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2136
LUBBOCK – Dr. Genaro J. Perez, a professor of Hispanic literature at Texas Tech University, published his second book of poetry entitled “Spanish Quarter Notes.”
“Spanish Quarter Notes,” written in English, is a series of short poems that reflect the experiences and struggles of a young [...]
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Sept. 20, 2006
CONTACT: Gretchen Pressley, gretchen.m.pressley@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2136
LUBBOCK – A Texas Tech researcher has identified a new species of harvestman, commonly known as daddy longlegs.
James Cokendolpher, research associate at the Texas Tech Natural Science Research Laboratory, received the specimen from Matthew Bowser, a biology graduate student from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. [...]
Monday, September 18th, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2006
CONTACT: Suzanna Cisneros Martinez, suzanna.martinez@ttuhsc.edu
(806) 743-2143
LUBBOCK – Promising new research shows a common link between cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Studies have shown that blood vessels derived from the brain of people with Alzheimer’s disease secrete inflammatory proteins and that these proteins are also implicated in angiogenesis or the ability to [...]
Thursday, September 14th, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 14, 2006
CONTACT: Suzanna Cisneros Martinez, suzanna.martinez@ttuhsc.edu
(806) 743-2143
Sally Logue Post, sallypost@ttu.edu, (806) 742-2136
LUBBOCK –The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and Texas Tech University are partnering with the College of Medicine at Lanzhou University in Lanzhou, China, to foster cooperative teaching opportunities between the two countries.
Initial efforts of this partnership [...]
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
Written by Cory Chandler
News ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDATE: Sept. 5, 2006CONTACT: Cory Chandler, cory.chandler@ttu.edu(806) 742-2136September is Recovery Month, an effort to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment. Dr. Kitty Harris is available to speak to issues involving college student substance abuse and recovery. Harris is director of Texas Tech University’s [...]
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
Written by Cory Chandler
News ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDATE: Sept. 5, 2006CONTACT: Cory Chandler, cory.chandler@ttu.edu(806) 742-2136LUBBOCK – Three internationally known female chess players and a fourth student recruited from Texas have received chess scholarships from Texas Tech University.The students received a $1,000 scholarship for their first year. Funds for the scholarships were provided by the Office [...]
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Sept. 5, 2006
CONTACT: John Davis, john.w.davis@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2136
LUBBOCK – Despite the fact that “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin died this weekend from a blow to the heart from a stingray’s barb, Texas Tech University marine biologist Dr. Sandra Diamond said the attack was unusual for a generally non-belligerent animal.
“It’s a freak accident because the [...]
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Sept. 5, 2006
CONTACT: John Davis, john.w.davis@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2136
LUBBOCK – To enrich the lives of Texas Tech University students and the Lubbock community, Texas Tech’s Office of the President offers a new Presidential Lecture & Performance Series beginning in September 2006.
Programs ranging from modern dance to nonfiction and anthropology will bring leading scholars and [...]
Friday, September 1st, 2006
Watch as Jones AT&T Stadium gets new turf for the upcoming season.
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