Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Susan Polgar to Speak at 2009 Global Leadership Summit

Susan Polgar will speak about the importance of chess in education to delegates from all over the world.

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Certified Retirement Counselor Certification Distinguishes

The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) officially accredited the Certified Retirement Counselor (CRC) certification, which was developed with Texas Tech University’s Center for Financial Responsibility.

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Texas Tech Announces Event Schedule for GLBTQ Awareness Month

Activities include HomeComing OUT Week events, guest speakers, panel discussions, musical guests, film viewings and more.

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Undergraduate attorneys are ready to debate

Arguing a Supreme Court case is just around the corner for University of Dallas students. Several students will meet this week to start preparing for the semester’s moot court competitions, during which they will defend an oral argument on a fictitious Supreme Court case before a panel of judges.

Sophomore Mark Kubisch, who joined the moot [...]

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Technical textile industry set to grow

India’s technical textile industry will be worth $12-15 billion by 2012, which will be 12% of the global value. Consumption of non-wovens and technical textiles in India is also expected to grow from 100 gm now to 250 gm in 2012, in tune with the GDP growth. These would be possible with the implementation of [...]

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Prospective wine-grape grower workshop set Oct. 12 in Stephenville

A “Prospective Wine-Grape Growers Workshop” will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Oct. 12 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Stephenville.

The center is located at 1229 North U.S. Highway 281.

The workshop will be presented by Fran Pontasch and Fritz Westover of the Texas AgrLife Extension Service viticulture team. Pontasch [...]

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Local jobless rate down to 6.1 percent

The August unemployment rate for the Abilene metro area dipped to 6.1 percent, down slightly after three months of increases to historically high levels that peaked at 6.3 percent in July.

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However, the Texas jobs picture failed to build momentum. In July, the Texas Workforce Commission touted an increase in jobs, the first such increase since [...]

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Texas Tech Opens 2009 SPICE Cup

The Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence and Texas Tech officials presents the beginning of the SPICE Cup chess tournament.

The tournament will feature six chess grandmasters in it’s A Group category. These players have an average rating of 2,631, making it a Category 16 tournament. This is the highest-rated international round robbin tournament held in [...]

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Texas Tech professor selected to serve on NIH committee

Texas Tech University professor Anisa Zvonkovic, chairwoman of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, was chosen to serve as a member of the Center for Scientific Review’s Community Influences on Health Behavior Study until June 30, 2011.

Zvonkovic said she has attended several meetings on a temporary member basis to see the amount of [...]

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Report: Wisconsin faces droughts, pests as climate changes

The record-setting heat during the summer of 1988 could become the norm in Wisconsin if steps aren’t taken to curb emissions that cause global warming, according to a new report.

Hotter summers and increased flooding caused by heavier rainfall are among the extreme consequences the Union of Concerned Scientists found in a study of the impact [...]

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

National Pasteurized Eggs Expands Product Offering; Launches Food Industry's First Cage-Free Pasteurized Shell Egg To Protect Millions From Salmonella Poisoning

Further expanding the nation’s options for safe foods, egg safety leader National Pasteurized Eggs (NPE) (www.safeeggs.com) today announced that it is now producing the industry’s first cage-free pasteurized shell egg to serve the foodservice industry and consumers throughout the United States.

Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas, is serving the cage-free pasteurized shell eggs that [...]

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Student Counseling Center’s Mental Health Awareness Week Events Announced

Texas Tech University’s Student Counseling Center will host a series of events, which are designed to help students learn to connect with others while stimulating mental health, during Mental Health Awareness Week Sept. 28 – Oct. 2.

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Texas Tech leaders outline priorities for academic year

A Fall faculty meeting of Texas Tech leaders to outline their priorities for the academic year is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23rd.

The meeting will be in the Human Sciences Building, room 169. The public is invited to attend, and a reception will follow.

Texas Tech President Guy Bailey, Texas Tech System Chancellor Kent Hance and Texas Tech Provost [...]

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Texas Tech Receives ConocoPhillips Gift

ConocoPhillips contributes $500,000 to scholarships, new students and a building campaign.

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Literary arts share spotlight at second Westobou Festival

In 2008, its inaugural year, organizers claim that the Westobou Festival, a 10-day, multidisciplinary celebration of the arts, attracted more than 100,000 people from across the Southeast.

They came to Augusta or, more specifically, the geographic triangle bounded by downtown Augusta, Paine College and Augusta State University, to sample a wide variety of offerings in dance, [...]

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Hold On to Your Wallet: Taxes Are Likely to Increase Soon

Now that the US economy appears to be on the mend, can higher taxes be far behind?

It’s only a matter of time, say many experts.

President Obama is facing a federal deficit in the trillions, two foreign wars and the projected high cost of healthcare reform, so he may have little alternative, they say.

“He’s going to [...]

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Engineering College Hosts Job Fair

Engineering students invited to job fair Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Polgar: World-class chess action taking place at Texas Tech this week

The 2009 SPICE Cup International Invitational Tournament just started Saturday. The world-class International chess competition brings a high-powered lineup of young chess superstars to Lubbock.

This tournament, in its third year, once again sets the record for the highest-rated international invitational round robin tournament in U.S. history. This is equivalent to bringing Wimbledon or the PGA [...]

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Tech gets big money gift on Monday

Here’s some great news for Texas Tech.  Monday, the university officially announced a $500,000 grant from Conoco Phillips. That money will support the Texas Tech School of Engineering and the College of Business.

Below is the official Texas Tech statement.

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Texas Tech Announces October Event Schedule for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Awareness

More than 20 events happen in October for GLBTQ Awareness Month.