Friday, May 21st, 2010
Two Alpine students at Texas Tech University helped the school’s B Ranch Horse Team win the American Stock Horse Association Collegiate National Championship. The win capped an undefeated season for the 15 Texas Tech students who were on the team.
Friday, May 21st, 2010
A bill that would pump billions of dollars into American scientific research programs — including some linked to Texas Tech — hit another roadblock Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The resolution (H.R. 5325), the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, gained significant bipartisan support leading up to this month’s second legislative go-around at the [...]
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
During a 10-month trip, Mark McGinley will collect environmental information at the University of Malaya.
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Jackson not only changed music and pop culture, but also the way college professors teach in a multitude of disciplines.
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
New bibliographic guide shows King of Pop influenced fields from chemistry and medicine to engineering.
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
It seems that there are no limits to the influence the late Michael Jackson had on our world.
Not only did he dominate pop music for years, but, according to a new bibliographic guide to academic literature, he has been referenced in journals of law, psychology, medicine, chemistry, mass communications and even engineering.
The guide was compiled [...]
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Oil continues to flow in the Gulf of Mexico at the rate of thousands of barrels a day. Now the concern is it will reach the loop current, bringing it toward the southern tip of Florida and not the Atlantic.
There are serious questions about how much is really flowing out of that broken riser at [...]
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Marine biologist Paul Horsman of Greenpeace tramps through oil-clogged marshes on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Louisiana on Monday.
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As the nurseries for much of the sea life in the Gulf of Mexico, coastal marshes are vital to the ecosystem and the U.S. seafood industry, according to Texas Tech University ecotoxicologist Ron Kendall.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
The West Texas Association for Women in Science will honor Elizabeth Hall Burns and William Marcy for their gender equity efforts in science.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
As water resources dwindle across the U.S., the School of Law launches a website to continue building on existing knowledge of water law and policies.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Higher education in Texas is struggling financially. We all know that. We are a society of immediate gratification. We’ve heard about tier one and expect it to be done automatically. Unfortunately, it’s just not that easy. So imagine $15 million being dropped in your lap – $10 million for research collaboration and $5 million for [...]
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
The West Texas Association for Women in Science (WT-AWIS) will recognize two long-time Texas Tech leaders at noon Friday (May 21) in room 2B152 at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.
Elizabeth Hall Burns and William Marcy will each be honored with a WT-AWIS award for their active support of women in science and their commitment [...]
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Nowadays social workers are among the most needed specialists throughout the US. Social workers assist people by helping them cope with and solve issues in their everyday lives, such as family and personal problems and dealing with relationships. A bachelor’s degree is the minimum requirement for entry into the occupation, but some positions require an [...]
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Recent Texas Tech University-led research has discovered high concentrations of lead in the poorest and oldest parts of New Orleans.
The results, one of five pollution studies related to Katrina, were published online a special issue of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
“Our research to evaluate contaminants in New Orleans was critical to determine if storm surges and [...]
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
As both sides in Mike Leach’s lawsuit against Texas Tech await a judge’s ruling on which aspects if any go to trial one of the university’s regent defendants answers the former coach’s claims against him and asks that they be dismissed.
Vice Chairman Jerry Turner filing a response in his individual capacity.
Turner’s answer contends none of [...]
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
The college’s new home will be completed by the fall of 2011 and will accommodate increasing enrollment.
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
As clean, abundant water resources dwindle across the United States, it is important to understand the human impact on water supplies.
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
The same nonwoven cotton technology that keeps soldiers safe from chemical and biological warfare agents may also serve as the perfect sponge for sopping up the oil that is leaking from the Macondo well into the Gulf of Mexico.
That’s the message about a technology created at Texas Tech University that was sent to members of [...]
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Representatives from McLennan Community College and Texas Tech University have announced more opportunities for Central Texans to earn higher degrees through the University Center at MCC.
Texas Tech is expanding its Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree program for the fall, and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is adding its RN to MSN (Master [...]
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
District Court Judge Bill Sowder rules on only one of the three issues denying Leach’s motion for sanctions.
The judge says Tech provided all documents as requested during the discovery period despite this email from former Regent Windy Sitton the Leach team recovered through a third party subpoena.
Tech Attorney Dicky Grigg says the defendant has been [...]
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