Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Abilene Cooper grads march to a similar beat

For the third year in a row, a Cooper High School graduate has joined an elite group and been chosen to enter the Texas Tech drum major program.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Teachers need merit-based support: experts

Lee Little Soldier, professor emeritus from Texas Tech University, said that in the US, school administrators and teachers are hired at the local level by school boards elected by community members and licensed by individual states to teach within that state.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

NSF initiative brings together different scientific disciplines and diverse communities of faculty and students

The major focus of the Integrated STEM Initiative on the South Plains (ISISP) is to build a long term base where K-12 students across the 84,000 square mile region of Texas are attracted to study STEM disciplines at Texas Tech University (TTU).

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Selling DDGS To China Benefits US Livestock Producers

Economists at the Iowa State University Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), USDA’s Economics Research Service, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, and Texas Tech University ventured to China and report there is great interest in DDGS, which would add value to the US ethanol industry

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Nollaig Shona Duit: Happy Christmas from the School of Music

Singers, dancers and storytellers will perform traditional pieces from Ireland, the British Isles, the Appalachians and the Balkans during the Caprock Celtic Christmas Concert.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Fitch Affirms Texas State University System at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable

This continued growth comes despite the fall 2007 transfer of Angelo State University (ASU) from TSUS into the Texas Tech University System (RFS bonds rated ‘AA’ by Fitch).

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

County judge honored for education efforts

The Academy, a partnership between the Texas Tech University School of Law and the Texas Association of Counties, names as Fellows each year those judges who attain significant judicial education above that required by state law.

The educational program of the Texas Judicial Academy is overseen by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and includes instruction [...]

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Samsung Mobile Charging Up Colleges Campuses

So, by the end of the year, Samsung Mobile hopes to have charging stations placed at ten of these colleges—San Diego State University, The University of Colorado – Boulder, Texas Tech University, The University of Texas at Dallas, Northern Iowa University, The University of New Mexico, The University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, The University of [...]

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

International Symposium on Marketing & Technology of Technical Textiles

Technology issues will be covered by the international expert Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar of Texas Tech University, USA.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Noel's Advanced Science and Arithmetic (N.A.S.A.) Team

Noel’s Advanced Science and Arithmetic (N.A.S.A.) team competed at the South Plains Math and Science Competition Nov. 14 at Texas Tech in Lubbock. The competition included teams from all over the state of Texas.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Celtic Christmas show to be Dec. 20

The performance will be presented by the Vernacular Music Center, the Tech College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Caprock Celtic Association and the Lubbock YWCA.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Look at effect Pell Grant shortage may have

“I think it’s going to require some creative accounting to think about where they’re going to pay for that and what source,” says Paul Blake, Texas Tech financial aid associate director.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Research Focuses on Helping Parents Adjust to Down Syndrome Diagnosis

Researchers are working to develop support information and resources for parents of children with Down syndrome and the professionals who work with them.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Cap-and-trade talks eye global warming

A group of industry spokesmen participated in a symposium at Texas Tech University on Dec. 7 on the cap-and-trade bill that has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, but the most enlightening presentation came from the organizer of the event, Richard “Chip” Peterson, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Tech.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

ICAC Selects Lubbock as Site of 69th Plenary Meeting

Lubbock is a focal point of cotton activities, including research, production and processing. Lubbock is also home to Texas Tech University, which has extensive cotton research and extension activities, and the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Advancing STEM education

“This I3 award has provided administrative and faculty resources that enable Texas Tech University to coordinate its K-12 outreach activities,” said Guy H. Bailey, President of Texas Tech and principal investigator for its I3 project. “It has generated increased visibility for outreach, and has created an enhanced synergy among its existing NSF programs.”

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

The Harvard Business Case Graphic Novel

Perhaps Jeremy Short, a professor at Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University would have liked to add one more idea to Ahlrichs’ points about coaching younger workers and giving them more learning opportunities:

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Texas House approves increased exoneree compensation

Both versions would be named “the Tim Cole Act,” for the Texas Tech student who was wrongly accused of sexual assault in 1986 and then died in prison 13 years later. This year, Cole was posthumously exonerated by a state district judge in Austin.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Research Focuses on Helping Parents Adjust to Child’s Down Syndrome Diagnosis

Survey data will identify practices in families who have successfully adjusted to a Down syndrome diagnosis.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Students to be Honored During Fall 2009 Commencement

More than 2,000 students will receive diplomas during Texas Tech commencement exercises Dec. 18 and 19.