Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Census likely to show growth

Combined enrollment at area colleges such as Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian University increased from about 36,000 at the beginning of the decade to nearly 46,000 students in fall 2009.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Piece of Irish history on Texas Tech campus

The stone sits atop a small monument in the Salle Port of the Electrical Engineering building at Texas Tech University.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Event Fusing Music, Art and Architecture Features Grammy Award Winner

The event includes original music scores composed by alumnus David Kneupper as participants tour two homes.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

A Fee That Can Actually Make You Money?

Researchers found that fees that penalize investors for selling a fund early could boost returns for long-term investors.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Vietnam Veterans Reunited in Johnson City

Also in attendance was Kelly Crager, a war historian from Texas Tech University. Kelly is the project manager of the Oral History Project, Vietnam Archives. The purpose of the project is to document the history of units that served in Vietnam.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Rio Grande Wild Turkey Management Workshop set March 25-26

Sessions will include open discussions by experts from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Wildlife Association, National Wild Turkey Federation, Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, Texas Tech University and AgriLife Extension.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Strong local reaction after Lubbock Congressman scolds House Speaker

In light of the strong responses on Facebook, KCBD NewsChannel 11 sought out some third-party analysis from Tim Nokken, Texas Tech Assistant Professor of Political Science.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Texas Tech Law Professor Garners State Bar Publishing Award

Honor marks five wins for Texas Tech Law faculty.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

A Fee That Can Actually Make You Money?

Short-term redemption fees protect and boost returns for long-term mutual fund investors.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Erin Go Braugh: Generations of Storytelling Through Music and Dance

Discover the great tradition of music and dance, a form of oral history for Irish culture and identity passed down through the ages.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Wartime lessons for liberals

I was curious about how all this was playing at Texas Tech University where, every Monday and Wednesday, there is a 90-minute undergraduate course titled “Contemporary Issues in the Executive Branch.” The professor is someone who, in his last job, was savaged by the ACLU and other liberals for supposedly running roughshod over the Constitution [...]

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Mutual Fund Fees That Are Actually Good for You

Don’t turn your back on mutual funds that charge redemption fees, says Michael Finke, associate professor and Ph. D. coordinator of personal financial planning at Texas Tech University.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Three Professors Receive Prestigious Research Grants from NSF

Pal, Wang and Grave de Peralta were awarded about $1.2 million to further research in chemotherapy, thermoelectrics and plasmonics.

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Conference allows Tech researchers to pitch findings to industry leaders

Some of Texas Tech’s foremost researchers will pitch their biggest breakthroughs this week in Arlington to venture capitalist and top industry scouts.

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Everyone Wants to Be Irish on St. Patrick's Day

Follow a professor’s journey to trace his genealogy back to Ireland and what it means to be Irish.

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Tickets Available for Event Fusing Music, Art and Architecture

Participants will listen to music composed by a Grammy winner and Texas Tech alumnus while touring homes designed by another Red Raider.

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Three Texas Tech Professors Receive NSF CAREER Grants

Three Texas Tech University professors have been awarded CAREER Grants from the National Science Foundation.

Ranadip Pal, Shiren Wang and Luis Grave de Peralta are receiving about $1.2 million to further their research in various areas.

An assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, Pal received $404,000 to advance his research that focuses on genomic signal processing and [...]

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Book Explores Story of Black Semiprofessional Baseball in Texas

While baseball was considered an all-American sport, racial segregation excluded blacks from an otherwise democratic picture.

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Texas Tech Hosts Latino Education Summit

The summit is from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. March 31 at the Overton Conference Center.

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Thirteen-Year-Old Leads International Chess Tournament

The tournament features grandmasters, international masters and a two-time U.S. women’s champion.