Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Wine grapes have been grown in this region, bounded on the east by the Caprock Escarpment and the Texas-New Mexico border on the west, for more than 30 years. In the mid-1970s, a couple of professors at Texas Tech University planted the first vines. Since then, the region’s wine culture has grown. Today several wineries [...]
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Crain is one of two finalists selected last week by the Southeastern Presidential Search Committee to interview with the full board. The second finalist, Michael Shonrock of Texas Tech University, withdrew his candidacy late Sunday evening.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
With a mixture of seriousness and humor, he related many of his experiences as vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and associate professor at Texas Tech University.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Born on the first-ever National Mother’s Day in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 1919, Knapp moved to Lubbock as a child with her father, Bradford Knapp, who became Texas Tech University’s second president.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Sauncy has done outreach to younger students since her days as a graduate student at Texas Tech in Lubbock. She said the biggest difficulty for scientists in reaching younger students today is the social stigma associated with science in general.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
“Typically this program fits in to something you’d see at Texas Tech or University of Oklahoma…your oil producing states. North Dakota is joining that group,” Moseley says.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Climate change is real, it’s caused by humans, and it will create serious risks for our nation’s security, economy and quality of life — and sooner than we think. That’s the unmistakable message from scientists who have devoted their professional lives to understanding how human activities affect climate. One of them is Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, [...]
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
“Our soils are very well suited for vineyards,” said Ed Hellman, who teaches viticulture at Texas Tech University and Texas Agrilife Extension.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Rob Weiner is a ‘pop-culture author and guru’ as well as an associate humanities librarian for the Texas Tech University Libraries. He has recently released a book titled Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Two years at the university center and a student could graduate at 20 with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech without ever setting eyes on Lubbock.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Two years ago, Texas Tech University refocused some of its recruiting on transfer students, he said.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
University will promote high-tech youth career initiatives.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
The course will be conducted by the renowned nonwoven international expert and Professor at Texas-Tech University, USA, Mr Ramkumar Sheshadri.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
The Amarillo Economic Development Corp. board approved a $50,000 grant Wednesday that will help Texas Tech University develop plans for a wind farm near the Pantex Plant.
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
A college connection from Texas Tech led Thompson to a man in New Mexico who has a vineyard from the root stock they were looking for.
Monday, May 18th, 2009
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Science Foundation teamed up to fund a $10 million project called Vortex 2 .
The project will hopefully answer where some storms form tornadoes and others do not. Teams from 13 agencies and universities are criss-crossing the central plains looking for [...]
Monday, May 18th, 2009
H. Ross Perot, the feisty billionaire who made waves as a U.S. presidential candidate in the 1990s, will help a growing Texas Tech center celebrate a milestone.
Perot, 78, will be the keynote speaker at The Vietnam Center and Archive 20th Anniversary Ball in Lubbock later this month.
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
WASHINGTON – Portrait of a West Texas Fulbright Scholar:
Boasts deep roots in San Angelo. Enjoys the study of history. Graduated twice from Angelo State University. Observed greeting mornings reluctantly. Is charming, hard working and intelligent. Possesses an active sense of humor.
Friday, May 15th, 2009
As part of President Obama’s $9.9 billion Energy Department budget, Texas Tech University has been named a research partner on the Pantex Renewable Energy Project.
With a proposed budget of $28 million, the project includes the creation of a wind farm for the Pantex plant near Amarillo. The project also marks the nation’s largest collaborative research [...]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Officials at the College of Outreach and Distance Education at Texas Tech University have announced the addition of two new administrators. Ethel Russell (right) has been selected to serve as high school principal of the Texas Tech Independent School District (TTUISD) and Cary Sallee (left) has been named director of student services for the college.
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