Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Written by Megan Robare
Texas Tech University Career Services (UCS) has launched the Raider Mentor Network allowing current students to learn from Texas Tech alumni.
Dave Kraus, director of UCS, said the idea originated from a discussion on new ways to serve students and help with student recruitment and retention. UCS partnered with the Texas Tech Alumni [...]
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Some 26 students from Texas Tech University’s College of Human Sciences in Lubbock will compete to create the most fashion-forward U.S. cotton-rich jeans for men and women in a “Denim Runaway” contest co-sponsored by Cotton Council International. Winning students from Texas Tech’s Apparel Design and Manufacturing program, in the Department of Design, will get to [...]
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Carbon trading is not likely to help farmers’ bottom lines significantly, according to Michael Farmer, Texas Tech associate professor, but agriculture may benefit indirectly from carbon regulation through value added from biofuels.
Farmer, speaking at a Texas Alliance for Water Conservation field day in Muncy, Texas, said large corporations such as Wal-Mart and General Electric could [...]
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Select staff members received Quality Service Awards for providing excellent customer service in their field.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
DALLAS, April 12 /PRNewswire/ — Mark Cypert has been named Senior Vice President of Institutional Equities for Encore Equities, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Encore Enterprises, Inc. In this role, Cypert focuses on raising institutional investor equity and managing Encore’s research and underwriting program to help identify projects meeting Encore’s commercial real estate investment criteria in [...]
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Texas Tech will host area middle school students in STEM activities.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Written by Sherrel Jones
Texas Tech University Vernacular Music Center (VMC) presents “Dancing with Mr. Darcy” and “Worlds of Dance.”
“Worlds of Dance,” will feature an array of ensembles, including the Texas Tech Celtic, Collegium Musicum, Ragtime and World Music ensembles at 7 p.m. April 16 at the Legacy Event Center Talkington Hall, a downtown facility at [...]
Monday, April 12th, 2010
The awards recognize those who provide excellent customer service in the performance of their jobs.
Monday, April 12th, 2010
As wind power becomes a major contributor to America’s energy supply, lecturer Edgar DeMeo will discuss the costs and benefits of obtaining the nation’s electricity from wind.
Monday, April 12th, 2010
The team battled 28 teams to make the competition in its first year.
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Written by Sherrel Jones
Texas Tech University School of Music presents the 43rd Annual Jazz Festival with N’awlins Gumbo Kings.
The two-day festival is designed to bring jazz melodies to the Texas Tech and Lubbock communities from April 16 – 17.
The event will feature jazz flutist Holly Hofmann, with Mike Wofford on piano at 8 p.m. April [...]
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Team claims third place in first appearance of chess’ version of Final Four tournament.
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Chef Rocky Rockwell will create a meal to accompany Literary Lubbock 2010 on April 30.
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Texas Tech is in the Final Four! Yes, that’s right! Texas Tech is in the Final Four!
No, the Red Raiders are not taking the place of the Michigan State Spartans, West Virginia Mountaineers, Butler Bulldogs, or Duke Blue Devils. There are no layups, heart-stopping free throws, or desperation 3-pointers from midcourt for the national title.
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Child molesters and kidnappers don’t have a certain look.
They’re not always men.
They’re not always older.
They could be rich or poor.
“It’s important for parents and the public to understand there really is no profile for predators,” said Jeff Wherry, director for Institute for Child and Family Studies at Texas Tech. “They don’t have a particular appearance.”
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Here’s some shocking news for you in rural America: Cows and pigs are not contributing all that much to greenhouse gas emissions as a result of their emissions — from either end.
That’s the finding of research conducted by a University of California, Davis animal science associate professor and extension specialist in air quality. Frank Mitloehner [...]
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Nothing less than a full-scale effort across the educational spectrum will help Hispanic students achieve the same academic success as their white counterparts, some of the region’s top educators said April 1.
A who’s who of notable teachers, administrators and advocates converged in Lubbock, Texas, at to sculpt a renewed approach to improving the stagnant college [...]
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Amidst an overwhelming lemon scent and the soft buzz generated from a conveyor belt one recent morning, Chief Executive Officer of Envirocon Technologies, Inc. Curtis Eggemeyer said his family is working to bring something unique to the cleaning product industry.
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Having recently graduated from Texas Tech, Curtis accepted the owner’s offer of a tour and later [...]
Friday, April 9th, 2010
Jacques Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld” will be presented by Texas Tech’s Music Theatre at 7 p.m. on April 26 – 27 in the Student Union Building Allen Theatre.
Friday, April 9th, 2010
APPA credential recognizes leaders in educational facilities management
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