Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Graduate Student Named a Master in the Chess World

Davorin Kuljasevic is the first member of Knight Raiders to receive the title of grandmaster, the highest designation in chess.

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Texas Tech Chess Player Earns Grandmaster Title

Texas Tech chess player joins elite ranks of Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov.

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Texas Tech Officials Announce Interim Dean for Honors College

Officials at Texas Tech University announced that Stephen E. Fritz will become the interim dean of the Honors College effective July 1.

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

'Twilight: Eclipse' taps magical powers of youth tradition

Hollywood’s hottest teen movie, “Twilight: Eclipse” has arrived with the latest chapter in the love story between Bella and her vampire beau, Edward. But while the drama of a first crush is clearly driving ticket sales, the story also resonates with young readers who may have little interest in adolescent passion, but respond to its [...]

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Local experts worried about Alex hitting Gulf oil spill

As tropical storm Alex is gaining strength, local experts are worried what it might do to the oil spilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

“The problem is we don’t know where all the oil has gone in the gulf,” said Texas Tech Environmental Director Ron Kendall. That’s because the majority of the oil is hidden under [...]

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Oil Spill Still Too Slippery To Solve (But Here Are Some Videos)

So far, an estimated 82 million gallons of oil have leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. Everything BP has tried to stop the largest oil spill in history has failed. The company has tried everything from “junk shots” to “top kill” to containment domes, and is still spending $100 million a day to try to [...]

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Law Professor Earns State’s Young Lawyers Award

For the second consecutive year, Wendy Humphrey received the State Bar of Texas President’s Award of Merit.

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Professor Awarded NSF Grant to Study How Communities Recover from Hurricanes

Daan Liang will receive $280,000 to investigate the long-term economic impact of hurricane damage.

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Texas Tech project to study how communities bounce back after hurricanes

Texas Tech University has been awarded a federal grant to study how communities bounce back after hurricanes.

The funding from the National Science Foundation was announced Tuesday by the school in Lubbock.

The $280,000 project is under the direction of Daan Liang, an assistant professor of construction engineering.

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Law Professor Earns State’s Young Lawyers Award

Legal Practice expert wins consecutive state awards out of thousands of lawyers.

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Professor Receives NSF Grant for Hurricane Study

Three professors will research the recovery time of communities from hurricanes.

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Wildlife Toxicology Book Slated to Become National, International Bestseller

The reference book, co-edited by researchers at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, has sold an unusually high number of books for such a specialized topic.

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Texas Tech Ecotoxicology Book Slated to Become National, International Bestseller

Wildlife Toxicology: Emerging Contaminant and Biodiversity Issues, is the first reference to address environmental threats to wildlife in a single volume and recommend proven mitigation techniques to protect and sustain Earth’s wildlife populations.

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Texas Tech Announces Changes in Wind Science and Engineering Research Center Leadership

John Schroeder will take over as director of WISE.

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Texas Tech Announces Changes in Wind Science and Engineering Research Center Leadership

Andy Swift has stepped down as director of Texas Tech’s Wind Science and Engineering Research Center (WISE). John Schroeder takes over as director immediately.

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Local Tech professor monitors tropical storm as it nears oil spill

As hurricane season begins, local environmentalists are keeping a close watch on developing storms that near the oil spill, threatening to cause even more damage to the  Gulf Coast.

Texas Tech University Environmental Director Ron Kendall said his worst nightmare is a hurricane hitting the coast, and that oil could go as far inland as New [...]

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Polgar: Campers having a blast at Texas Tech's chess summer camp

The first Texas Tech Chess Summer Camp of 2010 just concluded. It was held at the College of Education building.

In addition to the local youngsters, we had a number of campers from out of town. Some came from as far as Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Midland, New Mexico, Florida, and even Argentina to take advantage [...]

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The Navy Reveals Secret Device to Defeat IEDs

Last week the Pentagon revealed the existence of a new weapon in the war against roadside bombs: a beam of radio-frequency energy that can detonate hidden Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at a distance.

And its creators say the potential does not stop there—the beam could be also used to set off other types of warheads before [...]

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Texas Tech Hurricane, Ecotoxicology Experts Available as Two Weather Systems Threaten Gulf

Wind scientists, ecotoxicologist and economist discuss damage, safety and oil spill.

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Texas Tech University Offers Art Class in Glass

Written by Emma Carrasco

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Texas Tech University is hosting its last art class designed for adults of all ages.  The “because art matters-glass studio” is offered from 9 a.m. to noon July 12-23, and costs $165 per person, which includes supplies. Registration will close on July 1.

Register by calling [...]