Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Red Raider Helps Bring Home the Bronze in Vancouver

Texas Tech University Independent School District alum Jordan Malone gave his all during his last chance to medal.

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Get Your Car Road-Ready for Spring Break

Enjoy free food, prizes and register for a chance to win a free parking permit.

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Not Lost in Space: Professor Recovers Data from Apollo Missions

Geosciences expert Seiichi Nagihara is helping NASA restore and reanalyze data received from the moon.

Friday, February 26th, 2010

University Parking Services Partners with Community

Written by Sherrel Jones
Texas Tech’s University Parking Services will help students, faculty and staff stay safe and avoid possible hazards while driving this spring break.
The Car Clinic and Safety Fair event is an opportunity for the Texas Tech community to get a free checkup for their cars by Scott’s Car Care Clinic. The event will [...]

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Two Texas Tech Staff Members Selected for Texas Leadership Organization

Kelly Overley and Alicia Knight named to Texas Lyceum Board of Directors for a three-year term.

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Hutchison pushes employment, tier one for Tech during local stop

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison stumped in the Hub City Thursday during a five-city sweep through West Texas in her quest for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

Early voting ends today before Election Day on Tuesday.

Hutchison spoke to a roomful of supporters about the need to stimulate employment in the private sector and her desire to see Texas [...]

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Tech unveils vision for future to regents

Texas Tech’s Board of Regents on Thursday juggled the system’s long-term ambitions as an emerging research institution with looming state funding cuts and its immediate need for more facilities.

University officials spent the morning unveiling to regents an aggressive 15-year strategic plan calling for a concerted push to grow research, enrollment and national prestige.

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Geosciences Professor Reconstructs Data from Apollo Moon Missions

Newswise — From 1969 to 1972, astronauts with NASA’s Apollo missions planted on the surface of the moon geophysical instruments that discovered moonquakes and measured the heat released from the interior of the moon.

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However, that didn’t stop the data from collecting for another three years. Now, a Texas Tech University researcher is on a mission [...]

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Texas Water Symposium Sponsor Essay Contest

The Texas Water Symposium, a joint initiative of Schreiner University, Texas Tech University, Texas Public Radio and the Hill Country Alliance, has announced its first student essay contest for elementary school (grades 3-5), middle school and high school students. School districts can enter up to three essays from each school in the district on the [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Horn Professors Named

Linda Allen, Sindee Simon and Vickie Sutton have earned the highest honor they can receive from the university.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Student Service Organization Hosts Convention on Addiction Recovery

Written by Erin Hawes
Texas Tech University’s Association of Students About Service (ASAS) will hold an addiction recovery convention on Friday (Feb. 26) and Saturday (Feb. 27).
The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with registration on Friday. There will be two guest speakers, including ex-NBA player Gus Gerard, dinner and fellowship. The theme of the conference [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Cirque du Soleil-Style Dance Company to Perform March 2

Pilobolus Dance Theatre will dazzle Lubbock audiences.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Alberto Gonzales to Speak at Regional SACNAS Meeting

The former U.S. Attorney General will address SACNAS members during a luncheon on Feb. 27.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Three Texas Tech Professors Receive Highest Faculty Honor

Three Texas Tech University faculty members have been named Horn Professors, the highest honor they can receive from the university.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Texas Tech Geosciences Professor Reconstructs Data from Apollo Moon Missions

A Texas Tech University researcher is on a mission from NASA to piece together the long-forgotten data and finish the analysis.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

2010 Distinguished Engineering Student Named

Amber Lubbers was selected because of her hard work, achievements and honors.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Economists predict cotton acres to rebound over next decade

King Cotton’s crown may be a bit dented from the past several years of declining acreage in the United States, but researchers at the Cotton Economics Research Institute, Lubbock, Texas, predict cotton will rebound as a popular crop for High Plains farmers in the next decade.

Darren Hudson, Ph.D., is director of CERI, housed at Texas [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Storm Ready: Bracing for a Tornado

Texas is one of the states with the most twisters reported each year. They pack a punch as residents in the Panhandle found out 40 years ago. That’s when a tornado in Lubbock struck.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most destructive tornadoes to ever touch down in the state of Texas.

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“Twenty-six [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Texas, Vietnam increase academic cooperation

Kent R. Hance, Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System briefed his guest on the university’s operations and said many of its graduates now hold important positions in local administrations and big businesses.

He said besides a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training, Texas Tech wants to attract more Vietnamese [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

NWS encourages severe weather preparedness

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – Severe Weather Awareness Week is underway in Texas. While we’re still in winter, the Lubbock National Weather Service Office encourages you to prepare now.

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The National Weather Service and Texas Tech Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society will host a Severe Weather Awareness Day this Saturday at the Science Spectrum.