Friday, April 17th, 2009
The chairman of Texas Tech University’s Psychology Department has accepted a position to study solutions for suicidal veterans.
David Rudd pointed out that the military is not geared to give long-term psychiatric care; soldiers are instead discharged from service.
Friday, April 17th, 2009
A collaborative nationwide project exploring the origins, structure and evolution of tornadoes will occur from May 10 through June 13 in the central United States. The project, Verification of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment 2 (VORTEX2 or V2), is the largest and most ambitious attempt to study tornadoes in history and will involve more than 50 scientists [...]
Friday, April 17th, 2009
While recent Mexican drug violence has caused scary headlines, travel warnings and some in government to consider sending U.S. military to the southern border, a Texas Tech University expert on border history says that an increased Mexican military presence at the border has helped to contain the fight for the Juarez drug corridor.
Miguel Levario, an [...]
Friday, April 17th, 2009
A distinguished Texas professor and poet will read and discuss his work in a special literary event open to the public next week.
Poet and professor of English William Wenthe, of Texas Tech University, is the featured guest at Writers in Performance, Montgomery County’s leading literary group.
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Heavy hitters in Texas Higher Education politics met in a cramped committee hearing room deep within the labyrinth of the state Capitol annex Wednesday to discuss the pros and cons of regulating a university’s ability to raise tuition and fees.
Among the lineup were chancellors from the University of Texas, Texas Tech University, University of North [...]
Friday, April 17th, 2009
University athletic program shows outstanding commitment to academic integrity, governance and rules compliance as well as equity and student-athlete well-being.
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Media advisory for Health, Exercise & Sport Science feature.
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Evening classes for April 16 cancelled due to severe weather.
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
A year-long, campus-wide study of Texas Tech athletics programs initiated in February 2008 as part of the NCAA Division I athletics certification program.
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Dean will give keynote address at honor society’s induction ceremony.
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
While recent Mexican drug violence has caused scary headlines, increased Mexican military presence at the border has helped to contain the fight for the Juarez drug corridor.
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Written by Sarah Whetstone
This summer, cool off with Texas Tech University’s “Shake Hands With Your Future” academic summer camp.
The Institute for the Development and Enrichment of Advanced Learners (IDEAL) is now accepting applications for students entering fourth grade through 11th grade who want to expand their learning capacity through hands-on, student-involved courses.
Shakes Hands is offering [...]
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
The record number of soldier suicides in 2009 is most likely due to the redeployment of soldiers with psychiatric illnesses and a small army fighting a long war, according to David Rudd, Texas Tech University professor and chair for the Department of Psychology.
“It’s a consequence of killing people,” Rudd said. “War is about killing people [...]
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Texas Tech University’s College of Human Sciences will host its TechStyle event featuring senior student design portfolios in interior design and fashion design.
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Microwave weapons have been sought for decades, but the problem until now has been the portability issue. The bomb to be tested, developed at Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, with U.S. Army funding, is a 1.5-meter cylinder with a diameter of about 15 centimeters. These dimensions were the most difficult of the three metrics the [...]
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
“We’ve done research along with Texas Tech University and found damage starts occurring when hail is 1 inch or larger in diameter,” Last said. “Old shingles on a house will show damage with 1-inch hail, automotive trim will begin to dent and wind-driven, 1-inch hail can break windows.”
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Humans have known for centuries that offspring inherit characteristics from their parents. More recently, science explained this phenomenon with genetics; writing formulas that explain how certain traits get passed down generation to generation.
Schauber is working with researchers from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Texas Tech and the University of North Dakota on the eight-year, [...]
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Media advisory for induction ceremony.
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Texas Tech expert says drug violence at Mexico’s northern border is lessening, not spilling into U.S. as headlines suggest.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
PGA golf pro Chad Campbell, in conjunction with the Ryder Cup Outreach Program, has donated $55,000 to Texas Tech.
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