Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Texas Tech Librarian Proves Existence of Spider-Man

Spider-Man’s legacy lives forever through actions of good samaritans.

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Mosquitoes multiply across the South Plains

“For the last few days they’ve been getting worse, they’ve been getting big, they’ve been getting black, they’ve been getting nasty,” said Kevin Mills.  Of course, he is talking about mosquitoes as more and more of them are becoming a part of our summer activities.

“We’ve had a lot of rain since the beginning of summer [...]

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Student leadership supports TTU tuition increase

After freezing costs last year, the Texas Tech Board of Regents voted unanimously to increase tuition and fees by nearly 10% Monday.  Here’s how that breaks down for a student taking 15-credit hours. For one semester, they will pay an additional $351.00, of that, $283.00 is tuition, $68.00 goes towards increased fees.

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Texas Tech Sets Tuition, Fees for 2009-2010

The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents set tuition and fees for Texas Tech for the fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters.

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Tuition, Fees Set for 2009-2010

The Board of Regents set tuition and fees for Texas Tech for the fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters.

Monday, June 29th, 2009

NASA to Nanotubes: Texas Tech Researcher One of Six Grant Recipients

Texas Tech manufacturing engineering researcher awarded more than $350,000 to study carbon nanotubes composites.

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Texas Tech Librarian Proves Existence of Spider-Man

Spider-Man and his costumed peers have entered mankind’s collective consciousness, filling a shared need for heroes.

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Conference on 'technical textile' from July 3

With an aim to create awareness on the technology and marketing of technical textiles and to initiate investments and create a technical textile base in India, a two-day conference would be held here from July 3.

The international event is claimed to be first of its kind that would provide know-how on the products and processes [...]

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Tornado Research: It's Not Like in the Movies

Christopher Weiss leads a Texas Tech contingent in this year’s massive VORTEX2 tornado study.   VORTEX2 is the second iteration of the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes project funded by NSF and NOAA and involves more than 50 scientists and 40 research vehicles, including 10 mobile radars.  Researchers have been swarming tornadoes all [...]

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Texas Tech researcher: Climate change impacts where Americans live, work

Climate change is visible and occurring throughout the U.S., but the choices we make now will determine the severity of its impacts in the future, according to a Texas Tech University climate scientist who served as a lead author on a report released today by the White House.

Katharine Hayhoe, a research associate professor in the [...]

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Sustainability ensures agriculture's future

Sustainability in agriculture is an important factor for future generations to be able to continue producing food, fiber and fuel for the world.

During the 25th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium sponsored by Alltech, agriculture enthusiasts from around the world learned how sustainability is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising [...]

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Workshop on Marketing & Technology of Technical Textiles

Texas Tech University, USA partners with Bangalore, India based TecniTex Nonwovens for a major technical textiles event in Coimbatore, India on July 3 and 4, 2009.

Technical textiles is a growth area world over, which is expected to play a major role in the growth of the Indian Textile Industry. Government of India eyes on the [...]

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Candlelight vigil for Iran held at Tech

Hundreds of tealight candles arranged on the ground spelled the name of Masoud Zabet’s country.

The Texas Tech research associate bent down, resting his knees against concrete, to light one candle after another.

About 40 people gathered Sunday night under a Tech gazebo for a candlelight vigil in honor of Iranians who were slain in protests over [...]

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Receives Conservation Resources

The Institute of Museum and Library Services donates conservation books and online resources to help in preservation.

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Texas Tech Researcher Receives Outstanding Manufacturing Award

An industrial engineering researcher awarded Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award.

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management Partners with New Overton Hotel

Hotel hospitality program will facilitate unique hands-on learning experiences for RHIM students.

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Texas Wine Makers Need More Buzz in Brand

According to a new study from the Texas Tech Wine Marketing Research Institute and the Rawls College of Business, high brand awareness is more likely to lead to brand survival than high perception of wine quality.

The study tracked the fates of 25 Texas wineries since 1991, when more than 900 Texas wine enthusiasts rated the [...]

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Overton Hotel and Texas Tech team up to offer unique experience to students

In one month the Overton full service hotel and conference center will open for business.  The hotel will also have a new partnership with Texas Tech to give students a unique experience.

When the Overton Hotel opens its doors, hotel guests won’t be the only ones moving in. Students from the Texas Tech Restaurant and Hotel Institutional [...]

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Voting ends tonight for Daniel, fiance on Today

Leigh Daniel, a Lubbock native and former Texas Tech track star, and her fiance’ Nick Cordes are still in the running as one of two couples competing to win MSNBC’s “Today Show Throws a Wedding.”

Voting is open until 11 p.m. today at www.todayshow.com or by texting 4 to 46833.

The winning couple will be announced [...]

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Today Show wedding vote counts 3 ways

You can claim three good reasons to cast a vote for Leigh Daniel and Nick Cordes before 11:59 p.m. tonight in the NBC “Today Throws a Wedding” contest.

Daniel and Cordes met in the Olympics Development Program in Chicago but it was a year before a public profession of true love in 2004.

The Tech women’s track [...]