Archive for July, 2009
Friday, July 10th, 2009
About 240 online stories, more than 60 posts on The Avalanche-Journal’s Web site, and countless Twitters, blogs and Facebook posts as of Thursday: News that Alberto Gonzales will join the Texas Tech faculty this fall has spread from coast-to-coast.
Acknowledging that adding the controversial former attorney general to Tech’s payroll was a polarizing move, Chancellor Kent [...]
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Verrus Mobile Technologies, Inc., a leader in mobile payment solutions is proud to announce the launch of its Pay by Phone parking service in Sacramento, CA, Ann Arbor, MI and at Texas Tech University.
Texas Tech University (TTU) students now have an easy way to avoid parking violations in the university parking lots. The Pay by [...]
Friday, July 10th, 2009
An “International Workshop on “Technology & Marketing of Technical Textiles”, was organised by TecniTex Nonwovens Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore and Texas Tech University, USA in Coimbatore on July 3rd, 2009 with major support from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Textile Management. 170 delegates attended the event, the majority from the industry. The inaugural address was delivered [...]
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Padre’s Marfa will be the site of the inaugural Marfa Jazz Festival on Aug. 28-30.
The first concert at 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Crowley Theater features the Latin jazz of the Ruben Gutierrez Quartet, followed by vocalist Greta Matassa of Seattle, Wash., who is with the Paul English Trio.
The second concert at 7 p.m. [...]
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Co-authors LaShara J. Nieland and Willa F. Finley will sign copies of their new book at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center as part of Lady Bird Johnson Tribute Day.
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
True tales of Texas’ Old West come to life in new book.
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Texas Tech University Press publishes a field guide of Texas Wildflowers.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Daugherty and The Ultimate Magnum tie for second in university’s first-ever appearance at NRHA invitational equestrian event.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Texas Tech researcher says history of Southeast Asia’s island rainforests is crucial to understanding deforestation impact.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Helen Keller National Center partners with Texas Tech research associates to support the disabled.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Alberto R. Gonzales, who resigned as United States attorney general two years ago, will teach a political science course at Texas Tech University in the fall. The hiring was confirmed by the chancellor of the Texas Tech University System, Kent Hance. It was first reported in the online edition of The Austin American-Statesman. A senior [...]
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) awarded 18 grants totaling nearly $1 million to Texas universities and community colleges this year. The grants are allowing more than 1,800 students between ages 14 and 21 to attend summer youth camps that focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
The summer camps support initiatives by Gov. Rick Perry [...]
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
All Things Considered, July 7, 2009 · It is perhaps stating the obvious to say that there is almost no money to be made in poetry. Instead, most poets make a living doing something else. Take, for example, Elizabeth Haukaas.
Haukaas’ poem “The Blues” is about her daughter, who has both multiple sclerosis and epilepsy. The [...]
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
$3.83 million to develop, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, West Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University and Kansas State University, new irrigation techniques to prevent wasteful depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer;
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Infants and young children treated with heart drugs get the wrong dose or end up on the wrong end of medication errors more often than older children, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center to be published July 6 in Pediatrics.
While the researchers found the highest number of errors among infants under [...]
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Research associates’ work takes them to the Oval Office.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Former United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will join the Texas Tech University System beginning Aug. 1.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
AMSA members awarded for progressive research in muscle foods research and technology.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Texas Tech University will host the 2010 Reciprocal Meat Conference June 19-23. Watch this video to find out what Texas Tech University and Lubbock have to offer during the 63rd Annual Reciprocal Meat Conference.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Students from the Plains Bridges to Baccalaureate Program will attend a series of workshops and events.
