Friday, February 20th, 2009
The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University announces a partnership with Enercon Industries Corp. that will combine each organization’s expertise to develop technology to advance the functionality of nonwovens and technical textiles.
Friday, February 20th, 2009
A new technology center focused on financial planning was dedicated at the Texas Tech University College of Human Sciences.The Charles Schwab Personal Financial Planning Technology Complex equips students with more professional software than any other college-level financial planning program in the United States, the Lubbock-based university noted in a statement.
Friday, February 20th, 2009
Texas Tech University’s College of Architecture in conjunction with theAmerican Institute of ArchitectureStudents will host a symposium and workshop April 15-16 that will focus on making its campus more environmentally friendly.
Friday, February 20th, 2009
Lux Research in the US estimates the market for nanotechnology by 2015 will be worth $3.1 trillion (E24 trillion) spanning all applications. The ‘nano wave’ has caught up quickly in electronics
and medical fields. However, in materials science efforts have been focused mainly on the synthesis of nanomaterials such as nanoparticles and nanotubes. Though these materials [...]
Friday, February 20th, 2009
Women’s Studies celebrates 25 years with speech from Emmy Award-winning writer, lecturer, editor and feminist activist Gloria Steinem.
Friday, February 20th, 2009
Toni Jensen will read from her short story collection, “From the Hilltop,” a collection that focuses on rural American Indian life off the reservation.
Friday, February 20th, 2009
Texas Tech was one of 20 institutions of higher education in Texas selected by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Friday, February 20th, 2009
Texas Tech University has named 13 students to serve as congressional interns during the spring 2009 semester.
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education names Jaclyn Cañas a 2009 Junior Faculty Fellow.
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
20th Annual Southern Plains Conference provides information on growing and marketing local food.
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Jaclyn Cañas will get free registration, hotel accommodations and travel for the AAHHE national conference.
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Mike Leach and Texas Tech administrators are at an impasse over a contract extension. They’ve agreed on a salary $12.75 million over five years but Leach has refused to accept provisions that limit his ability to interview elsewhere and would pay him less if he’s fired or if he leaves. Tech regents will discuss the [...]
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
The 20th Annual Southern Plains Conference will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 25) at the International Cultural Center at Texas Tech University.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Texas Tech hosts health awareness week to promote healthy eating, living and overall well-being.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Texas Tech coach Mike Leach missed another deadline Tuesday to accept a contract extension and now the school’s board of regents will meet Friday to discuss his job.
Leach said he’s happy to coach the remaining two years of his current contract, which pays $2.65 million next season and $2.35 million in 2010.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
In December of 2008, with the support of funding from the Department of Defense, a team of researchers at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University announced the development of a next –generation chemical warfare agent decontamination pad called Fibertect™.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach just appeared live on ESPN’s SportsCenter to basically make his case for keeping his job.
Here is some of what Leach had to say about his current troubled situation.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Bob Condron and Dennis Harp will become the 42nd and 43rd recipients of this honor.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Mike Leach said this week he was ready to sign a new five-year contract with Texas Tech before the university tossed in new terms to its final offer that the coach refused to agree to.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Ben Sargent honored for years of wit with editorial cartoons.
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