Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Last week the Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB) of AIHA’s Laboratory Quality Assurance Programs (LQAP) hosted an awards dinner in San Diego. EMSL Analytical is proud to announce that Dr. Jason Dobranic was awarded the esteemed Harriotte A. Hurley Award for LQAP AAB Member of the Year for 2008.
Dr. Dobranic has spent much of career as [...]
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Composer and illustrator Madeline Cantwell offers a simple yet effective interpretation of the Book of Revelation for children of all ages. Working on the notion that “if an eight year old doesn’t understand your message, it is likely it won’t be understood by many others,” Cantwell uses simple pictures to illustrate individual verses.
Cantwell conducted seminars [...]
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
It’s not often a 10-year-old can influence the election of a statewide official, but Shashwath Murthy is visiting the state Capitol on Tuesday to give it a try.
The official in this case is the Texas State Dinosaur.
Shashwath will testify to a house committee on behalf of his candidate – the technosaurus – over the establishment [...]
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of technology-driven loss prevention, merchandising and labeling solutions to the retail and apparel industries, today announced the appointment of Robert Wiley as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.
“Robert is a perfect fit for Checkpoint,” said Rob van der Merwe, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of [...]
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Brian D. Shannon will serve a two-year term on the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities.
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
The idea for their own business was a snap to Judy Clark and her nephew Nathan Clark.
That’s when Judy hatched the idea to create a line of PVC-free bags that would be stylish, fun and earth-friendly, all while meeting security requirements.
She enlisted Nathan, who holds a biochemistry degree and a business degree from Texas Tech [...]
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama may have few competitors in the state today, but over the years, several large employers have tried to take on the behemoth insurer.
“The consumers liked having BlueCross,” said Ford, now a Texas Tech University health care management professor. “UAB tried. They thought they had a large enough employee base to put into the [...]
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Daylong event will address questions in legal, justice systems.
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Future Akins-Tillett said students will gain a more diverse viewpoints for criticism while allowing them to observe the working style of master artists.
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
How does one educate a child who is both deaf and blind? As a parent or teacher, reaching and teaching children with dual sensory impairments remains an ongoing struggle.
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Bachelor’s and physicians’ MBA programs recognized by national publications.
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Two national publications have ranked programs in Texas Tech University’s Rawls College of Business as front-runners in their areas of education.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Gov. Rick Perry has appointed six members to the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities for terms to expire Feb. 1, 2011.
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Texas Tech University Celebrates the International Year of the Organ with special performance.
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Mr. Khan was born in Lubbock, Tex., while his father, an agronomist from India, was pursuing a Ph.D. in agriculture at Texas Tech University. His parents struggled financially and were living paycheck to paycheck as their family grew to four children.
Monday, March 16th, 2009
For many immigrants who could not return to Ireland, music became an important way for them to remember home, said Christopher J. Smith, associate professor of musicology and director of the Texas Tech Celtic ensemble.
Monday, March 16th, 2009
John Baldwin, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, has repaid Texas Tech $15,404 for flying his wife, who lives in New York City, to Texas for university events, The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported.
Monday, March 16th, 2009
The first reported pet trust case in the United States took place in Kentucky in 1923, according to estate law professor Gerry Beyer at Texas Tech University in an online article titled “Pet Animals: What Happens When Their Humans Die?”
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Clifford Fedler, a professor at Texas Tech University who has researched gasification, said he wasn’t aware of any other sewage treatment plants using the technique.
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Glenn D. West, managing partner of the Dallas office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., was recently honored with one of three Distinguished Alumni Awards by the Texas Tech University School of Law.
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