Archive for June, 2009
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
It was good the hear Secretary Tim Geithner state that “Community banks play a vital role in our financial system and a central role in our economy.” This is indeed true and important for all to understand. Of course, it would have been much better if he made such comments to a wider audience than the Independent Community Bankers of America. But, of course, “preaching to the choir” is always much easier than speaking to the whole congregation.
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Texas Tech researcher David Haukos warns that loss of playas could have a lasting effect on wildlife, plants and people.
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce will host an Alternative Energy Symposium on Friday June 5 and will highlight wind energy, ethanol, and energy policy. The Symposium will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Plains Cotton Cooperative Association, 3301 E. 50th Street.
Speakers will include Joe Outlaw with the Texas A&M Agricultural and Food Policy Center, [...]
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University introduced a new, state-of-the-art fabric laboratory to help researchers continue creating products that can protect both military and civilian populations.
The 4,000-square-foot facility, named the Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory, was unveiled April 6. The new lab’s air conditioning and humidification system, contoured needlezone [...]
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Andrew H.P. Swift, director of Texas Tech’s Wind Science & Engineering Research Center (WISE) and professor of civil engineering at the university, began his presentation by pointing out that Texas is the wind capacity leader of the country and Lubbock, Texas, is at the epicenter of a tremendous level of growth and development of wind [...]
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
FIBERTECT is a high-end wipe that can be used by a person when an area is contaminated with toxic chemicals. Soldiers, for instance, can wipe their body when they are exposed to deadly chemicals, and so on. Seshadri Ramkumar, inventor of the wipe, is an associate professor of environmental toxicology at the Institute of Environmental and [...]
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Watson family exhibition features news photographs and memorabilia spanning the entire 20th century.
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
The 2009 Judson Maynard Summer Carillon Series to include nine outdoor musical performances for the Texas Tech community.
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Poet and musician Andy Wilkinson to perform “Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry and Song” with special guest Barry Corbin, Aug. 22 at the National Ranching Heritage Center.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Recital series features the refurbished Baird Memorial Carillon.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Two-day conference June 12-13, will focus on issues facing the wind turbine industry and the future of wind turbine farms in the United States.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
New exhibition highlights work by news photographers in Watson family.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
The event is the annual fundraiser for the Ranching Heritage Association.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Kyle Miller to represent Texas Tech University System students for the 2009-2010 school year.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Amarillo will get to finance a convention center with hotel-occupancy taxes, the Texas Tech system got over $800 million and legislation that will help Tech and six other universities get national research institution status got the green light.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
The institutions that lawmakers refer to as “emerging research universities” are the University of Texas’ campuses in Arlington, Dallas, El Paso, and San Antonio, along with the University of North Texas, the University of Houston, and Texas Tech University.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Students will learn about fashion trends and produce a fashion show in two five-day camps.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Wind Scientists Have Studied Katrina, Rita, Ike and Other Hurricanes
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Texas Tech University’s new Student Leisure Pool, touted as the newest, largest and most prestigious of its kind in the country, is now open.
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Former Red Raider Kelly Beierschmitt always dreamed of leaving the farm he grew up on to become a scientist. Now he’s the director of Nuclear Operations at one of the nation’s most prestigious nuclear research facilities.
