Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Less food production, soil and water loss, climate change and dust storms are very real problems Americans will have to face in the coming decades, warned environmental experts at a Wednesday conference.
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Texas Tech professor Kevin Mulligan said there will be a rapid depletion of water availability in the Ogallala Aquifer in the Panhandle and the [...]
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MHL, LLC, the entity responsible for overseeing and administering the drafting, adoption, licensing, and promotion of the MHL™ (Mobile High-Definition Link) specification and administering the newly formed MHL Consortium (MHL Consortium Release), today announced that Barry McAuliffe, 49, has been appointed president. …
McAuliffe has more than 25 years experience in the semiconductor and [...]
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
In his new treatise promoting freedom, democracy, human rights and global peace “Human Rights and a New World Order: An Engineering Solution” (published by iUniverse), debut author Mehdi Alavi appeals to intellectuals from all walks of life and provides a unique vision of a new world order as well as a tangible solution to increasingly [...]
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Serious art collectors make a point of attending Premiere Night, the gala-like first two hours of each Lubbock Arts Festival at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
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Tonght’s Premiere Night, which honors local arts supporters Louise Wilson and Robert N. Arnold, will include a book signing for the volume “Art of West Texas Women,” published by Texas [...]
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Officials from the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Department of Education will attend the nation’s first conference to promote the establishment of recovery communities on college campuses.
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Red to Black volunteers to give free financial advice on the national Your Money Bus Tour
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Written by Megan Robare
The Texas Tech University Whitacre College of Engineering announced that a recent graduate has been awarded a Fulbright Student Grant from the U.S. Student Fulbright program.
Sean Hannon, a mechanical engineering graduate from Midland, will venture to Germany for one academic year. He will study aerospace engineering at the Technical University of Munich [...]
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Written by Sherrel Jones
The Llano River Field Station at the Texas Tech University Center at Junction will raise awareness about land stewardship and water quality with a one-day training event.
The event will focus on water quality regulation and monitoring, methods to improve water quality, and community-driven watershed protection and management. The event will begin at [...]
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
High school counselors discover Native American Bridge Program opportunities for their students.
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Written by Sherrel Jones
The Texas Tech University School of Music presents its 34th annual scholarship concerts with Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms and Krzysztof Penderecki’s Credo.”
Performances include the Texas Tech Orchestra, University Choir, Women’s Chorale, Men’s Chorus, University Singers, Lubbock Chorale and the Lubbock High School Treble Choir, directed by Carolyn Hefner. The event will begin 8 [...]
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
The distinguished honor society will induct 47 students April 16.
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Written by Erin Hawes
A Texas Tech University Hospitality Services chef has won the 2010 National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) Southern Region Culinary Challenge.
Chef Dewey McMurrey competed against five other chefs representing different universities in the southern region. McMurrey will vie nationally this July in San Jose. His winning dish was a [...]
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Apr 14, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Intelleflex today announced Julie England, former vice president and general manager of RFID at Texas Instruments, has joined Intelleflex’s Board of Directors.
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England serves on the Engineering Dean’s Council at Texas Tech University and the board of directors of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. She was a director [...]
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Texas Tech University’s Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will induct 47 students into the distinguished honor society at 4 p.m. April 16 at the Lanier Auditorium in the Texas Tech School of Law.
Genevieve Durham, professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, will be the keynote speaker.
President Guy Bailey, Chancellor Kent Hance and Provost Bob [...]
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Provost Bob Smith will be recognized for his focus on study abroad programs and goal to make every graduate globally competent.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
A national slate of scholars will convene in Lubbock April 15-16 to discuss issues ranging from child development and health to parenting styles.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Texas Tech will host middle school students for the camp in science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Scholars will address issues such as nutrition and health, education and family dynamics.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Written by Megan Robare
The International Cultural Center (ICC) at Texas Tech University named Provost Bob Smith the recipient of the 2010 Global Vision Award. A certificate of recognition will also be presented to the Whitacre College of Engineering for its support and initiatives in sending engineering students abroad.
Texas Tech President Guy Bailey will present the [...]
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Written by Sherrel Jones
WHAT: Santa Fe Opera spring tour
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday (April 18)
WHERE: Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theater, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.
EVENT: The Texas Tech Presidential Lecture & Performance series ends its spring season with the Santa Fe Opera spring tour.
Two young singers, Jamie Rose Guarrine and Sean Anderson, will offer a free public [...]
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