Friday, February 12th, 2010

Vampires Do Not Make Good Valentines

Stealing kisses from a vampire could cost more than a card or box of chocolates.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Wind Energy Education Expands with Addition of New Program

A new graduate certificate program is now available in wind energy through University College and the Texas Tech Center at Abilene.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Engineering Students 'GEAR' Up for Robotics Challenge

Elementary and middle school students compete in the challenge by building and programming LEGO robots in teams and are mentored by Texas Tech engineering students.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Peters: SoulForce bringing gay issues to Abilene campuses

Texas Tech sticking around

Although Texas Tech had to drop its computer science programs in Abilene recently, the school will still have a presence in Abilene’s education realm.

Tech will soon announce plans to offer a wind energy graduate certificate program, where engineers can earn 15 hours of postgraduate work. More information is expected this week.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Parking in Style: New project caters to students and football fans

And in between will be 1,500 parking spaces over 10 floors, all reserved on weekdays for Texas Tech student parking, and part of the benefit package for the Red Raiders’ Champions Club on Saturdays for home football games.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The Farm a wildlife haven

This year’s Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic will be held on Sept. 10-12 with Clemson, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas Tech, East Tennessee State and Tennessee-Chattanooga making up the 12-team field.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Global warming: Does cold winter dispel climate change?

Right where it’s been for years, a Texas Tech University atmospheric scientist said Wednesday, even as global warming opponents in snow-laden climes, including the nation’s capitol, enjoyed a bit of sport based in this winter’s unforgiving chill.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Biden's new role: Cheerleading, not policy

“He’s had the occasional gaffe but he’s stayed very much behind the scenes — in the tomb of the unknown vice president,” said Cindy Rugeley, a political scientist at Texas Tech University. “He seems very loyal to the president.”

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Professor Named to National Child Traumatic Stress Organization

Jeffrey Wherry will serve a two-year term representing professionals and organizations that were once supported by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Texas Tech Honors College to Celebrate Tenth Year with Conversation Event

Written by Sherrel Jones
The Texas Tech University Honors College will celebrate its 10-year birthday with prominent community leaders and Texas Tech professors.
The Honorable Conversations dinner-party event is an opportunity for community members to sit down and chat with featured individuals. Honorable Conversations also is a charity event that will benefit Honors College study abroad scholarships. [...]

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Build Your Strengths During StrengthsQuest Month

February features a series of seminars, discussions and other activities to help Red Raiders develop and apply their individual strengths.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Texas Tech Professor Named to Steering Committee for National Organization

Jeffrey Wherry will serve a two-year term representing professionals and organizations that were once supported by NCSTN.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Texas Tech to Host ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp

Camp teaches underserved middle school students about sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Remedies of high dietary sulfur levels in distillers grains diets

Research at Texas Tech University did not observe any effects of several ionophores (lasalocid sodium, monensin sodium, and laidlomycin propionate) or antibiotics (chlortetracycline hydrochloride and tylosin tartrate) or combinations of ionophores and antibiotics (monensin sodium + tylosin tartrate and lasalocid sodium + chlortetracycline hydrochloride) on ruminal H2S concentration when supplemented in feedlot rations containing 0.42 percent dietary S.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Austin College Law Symposium explores science and the law Feb. 23

Speakers will include Professor Victoria Sutton, director of the Center for Biodefense, Law, and Public Police at the Texas Tech University School of Law; Clyde Siebman, author of Current Trends and Future Possibilities in Patent Law; Tex Quesada, author of A Practitioner’s View of Daubert/Robinson/Gamill; and Professor Tom Mayo of Southern Methodist University School of Law, author of Legal and Professional Ethics Surrounding Futility of Life Issues.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Dr. Bernard Harris Announces 2010 Summer Science Camps

Camps will be held for the first time this year at Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, FL), University of Alaska Anchorage (Anchorage, AK), University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL), Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) and University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY). Camps will return to the following locations:

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

McLennan Community College to lose a University Center partner

Both McKown and Moore expressed confidence that the other universities at the center would pick up the degree programs UTA offers in business, education and social work. McKown said Texas Tech University and Tarleton State University appear to be the most likely candidates.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Obama insists his bipartisan push is sincere

Cindy Rugeley, a political scientist at Texas Tech University, said Obama has figured out how to have it both ways: Earn credit for getting Republicans to work with him, or let them refuse and have Republicans bear the blame for being obstructionist.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Reps available at College Night

Among those who will be participating in the College Night will be Texas Tech, Lubbock Christian University, Wayland Baptist University, South Plains College, Baptist University of the Americas in San Antonio and U.S. Navy recruiters.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Texas Tech makes progress on Tier One status

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – School leaders call it a once in a lifetime opportunity, and Texas Tech University President Guy Bailey says they’ll reach Tier One status faster than many may believe. Folks at Tech say it’s a very exciting time as they approach and meet different benchmarks required for Tier One status.