Thursday, March 26th, 2009
The International Cultural Center at Texas Tech University named Andrew Vernooy, academic dean in the College of Architecture, the recipient of the 2009 Global Vision Award.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
2009 matchup scheduled for new Cowboys’ stadium; Cotton Bowl Stadium in 2010.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Political science majors polled about 580 Texans aged 18 or older across the state from Feb. 16-March 8.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
The arrival of spring has the faith-based green movement stirring again in Omaha.
A conference Sunday at Creighton University will bring together experts from several faith traditions along with several local groups involved in efforts from recycling to preserving the prairie. The conference, Faith and the Environment, aims to get people of different faiths together to [...]
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Like many kids, 10-year-old Shashwath Murthy of Irving got hooked on dinosaurs the first time he saw Jurrasic Park.
Shashwath argued that a much smaller 4-foot reptile named after Texas Tech University is a better choice. Shashwath testified to a House committee to think about his pick’s age – it is more than 100 million years older [...]
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
The 42nd Annual Jazz & Blues Festival at Texas Tech presents big band legends as part of Presidential Lecture & Performance Series.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Teachers who use computer programs to fight plagiarism should do so with a heaping dose of skepticism, researchers at Texas Tech University have found.
“Our whole point in doing this is that faculty, administrators, students, parents, whoever’s involved really need to know what the software is capable of and what the limitations are,” said Susan Lang, [...]
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
The Obama administration made even clearer on Monday that it hopes to prop up the economy by making the American taxpayer, like it or not, more deeply invested in caved-in mortgages and related securities.
The government isn’t just putting money into banks that are in trouble — it now has a plan for buying up the [...]
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Two young entrepreneurs, Justin Cartwright and Rod Dias, had a dream of running their own business.
They started Simple Movers in Hurst 18 months ago as a moving company aimed at providing better service for less money. What they lacked in experience, they made up for in energy and passion. Life was full of possibilities.
Then tragedy struck. Cartwright, [...]
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Media advisory for announcement of Texas voters’ opinion survey.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
The days of the all-white nurse’s uniform have almost completely been replaced by a virtual rainbow of colors in what are popularly called “scrubs.” Keeping up with an ever-increasing list of styles, color and trends in today’s uniforms is a task Tracie Cedillo and Sabrina Kirk take on with energy and enthusiasm.
The two women are [...]
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Ten riders from Texas Tech University’s Equestrian Team, the most in school history, are preparing to compete April 5 at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Hunt Seat Zone 7 Championship in Cheyenne, Wyo. where they will vie for a shot at the national championship in their respective disciplines.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Written by Kelly Kleinsteuber
Texas Tech University Jazz Festival will feature the Dizzy Gillespie™ Alumni All-Stars at 8 p.m. April 4 in the Allen Theatre in the Student Union Building on Texas Tech campus.
Dizzy Gillespie™ Alumni All-Stars will perform as part of the Presidential Lecture & Performance Series offered by the College of Visual and Performing [...]
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Teachers who use computer programs to fight plagiarism should do so with a heaping dose of skepticism, researchers at Texas Tech University have found.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Red Team earns third-place at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Ten riders qualify for Regional Championships; the most in school history.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
According to the United States Chess Federation, the following colleges offer chess scholarships:
University of Connecticut
Shimer College (Illinois)
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Tennessee Technological University
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at Brownsville
Texas Tech University
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Daylong event hosted by the Texas Tech Law Review to focus on “Excuses and the Criminal Law.”
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Jan van Dijk to keynote seminar and workshop on child-guided strategies for assessment of students with dual sensory impairments.
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Federally protected caves, sinkholes and wetlands found within Santee State Park contain several rare and “at-risk species” – species that could be in danger.
According to the Natural Science Research Laboratory of Texas Tech University, the bats are usually closely associated with water and when they leave their roosts late in the evening (usually about dark), [...]
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