Friday, February 27th, 2009
Glenn West, managing partner of Weil Gotshal’s Dallas office and 1978 graduate of the Texas Tech Law School, was honored on February 20th with a Distinguished Alumni Award at the 5th Annual Law School & Distinguished Awards Dinner at the Merket Alumni Center.
Friday, February 27th, 2009
For more than 50 years, SME has recognized manufacturing engineering’s innovators through its International Honor Awards, Award of Merit, and Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award. Recipients represent both current and next generation of inventors, industry leaders, and innovators as well as Society volunteers. Their research, inventions, and work collectively contribute to much of world’s bottom [...]
Friday, February 27th, 2009
The relationship to and interpretation of our surroundings is highly subjective. In West Texas Artists II, three artists reflect and respond to ideas associated with landscape, environment, perception, memory and experience.
Manuel Gonzales, Mark Graham and Keith Welch weave their personal responses to landscape with their skills as artists to present a variety of images using [...]
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Dreman/Claymore Dividend & Income Fund, a non-diversified closed-end management investment company, announces the appointment of a new lead portfolio manager. In addition, the Fund announces a partial at-par redemption of its outstanding auction market preferred shares (“AMPS”), liquidation preference $25,000 per share.
Mr. Hoover also has experience from Credit Lyonnais where he was responsible for the [...]
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Texas Tech University Parking Services provides the checks and services free during a Car Clinic and Safety Fair.
Friday, February 27th, 2009
This steer was commissioned by Don and Kay Cash of Lubbock and Clay and Ashley Cash of Midland.
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
University of the Pacific announced today that it has hired Pamela Eibeck of Texas Tech University as president, replacing Donald DeRosa, who is retiring June 30.
Eibeck, the dean of Texas Tech’s College of Engineering, was one of three finalists for the job.
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Members of Congress today commenced an effort to determine whether retirement legislation needs to be enacted to protect the retirement security of the country’s aging population — an effort that could lead to regulation of target date funds, among other things actions.
Lawmakers and key witnesses — including Dallas Salisbury, president and CEO of the Employee [...]
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Plans to ship about 3.2 million tons of contaminated river silt from New York to West Texas as early as May could make the state the largest dumping ground for hazardous waste in the nation.
“The project is the biggest environmental cleanup in our nation’s history,” said Kristen Skopeck, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Environmental Protection [...]
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
HemoBioTech announced today the publication of a guest editorial and two review articles by Dr. Jan Simoni on blood substitutes in the Journal of Artificial Organs (Vol. 33, No. 2, 2009). The editorial entitled: “Artificial Oxygen Carriers: Scientific and Biotechnological Points of View,” examines the need for blood substitutes and evaluates the status of blood substitutes [...]
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
The benefits of fires started for beneficial purposes was a hot topic Wednesday at the Texas Farm, Ranch and Wildlife Expo, set against the backdrop of recent grass and brush fire outbreaks in the area.
Dr. Sandra Rideout-Hanzak, assistant professor of fire ecology at Texas Tech, highlighted past research in the use of fire and current [...]
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
The Texas Tech University School of Law recognized three distinguished alumni Feb. 20 at the Fifth Annual Law School Gala & Distinguished Awards Dinner at the Merket Alumni Center.
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Randy K. Avent was recommended by the search committee as a candidate for Vice President of Research.
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Randy K. Avent, associate chief technology officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory, will visit campus March 2-3.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will recognize its 2009-2010 Dean’s Scholars at 4 p.m. Friday (Feb. 27) at the International Cultural Center.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
The current economic recession couldn’t have come at a worse time for America’s aging Baby Boomers, who are watching their retirement plans go bust.
Deena Katz, an associate professor of personal financial planning at Texas Tech University, will testify before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging today as part of a hearing called “Boomer Bust: [...]
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Two enthusiastic fans show their love for the Masked Rider and Raider Red using Texas Tech’s social media outlets.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
U.S. Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Lakewood, has hired a new chief of staff.
Meghan Johnson, a veteran Democratic Party administrator with a background in campaign finance, will run the congresswoman’s Washington, D.C., office.
“I am very pleased to have Meghan join Team Sánchez,” the congresswoman said in a prepared statement. “She brings with her skill, passion and diligence [...]
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Work by established graphic artists and new and emerging talent go on display at four Peoria galleries March 6 as part of the 32nd Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition.
The show — which takes place every other year — is the second-longest-running juried print and drawing competition in the country (the oldest is held by [...]
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Texas Tech alumnus and ‘Greater Tuna’ co-creator Jaston Williams comes back to teach, inspire and share a little on life.
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