Archive for July, 2010
Friday, July 30th, 2010
School administrators and educators in the San Angelo area will have the opportunity to complete a Texas Tech University doctoral degree program without having to leave San Angelo.
Friday, July 30th, 2010
The program is an outgrowth of faculty involvement in the reconstruction of science, technology and engineering capacity in Iraq.
Friday, July 30th, 2010
San Angelo school administrators offered convenience of degree program at home.
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The $45,000 grant will be used to purchase the Inter-American Institute digital image collection.
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Written by Sherrel Jones
WHAT: Susan Polgar Girls Invitational
WHEN: 1-5 p.m. today (July 29) and 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday (July 30)
WHERE: Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Rotunda
EVENT: Susan Polgar will host the seventh annual Girls Invitational, which is the most prestigious all-girls chess championship in the U.S.
Thousands of girls compete annually in local, state, regional, [...]
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Pity the fool who doesn’t go to school?
Don’t.
Leave that to Mr. T.
Instead, point them in the direction of Saturday’s Back to School Fiesta at Texas Tech, a decade-old annual event that helps children and their families prepare for a return to the classroom next month. From college-bound advice to school supplies to health clinics, the [...]
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Hartmeister’s resignation is effective Aug. 31.
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
“Substance Abuse Recovery in College” draws largely on data gathered through the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery.
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Written by Sherrel Jones
Texas Tech University Independent School District (TTUISD) and Calvert Education Services (CES) announced a partnership for the State of Texas, in which students will benefit from a customized world-renowned curriculum.
The modified curriculum offered by TTUISD and CES is for kindergarten-through-5th-grade students.
“The long-standing reputation of TTUISD to provide quality and service will be [...]
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
HemoBioTech (Pink Sheets:HMBT) announced today the issuance of a new patent US 7,759,306 B2, “Methods of Treating Acute Blood Loss.” HemoBioTech has an exclusive worldwide license from Texas Tech University to commercialize the technology. The new patent continues to May 16, 2026.
The new patent involves HemoTech which induces the production of new red blood cells [...]
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Calvert Education Services (CES) and Texas Tech University Independent School District (TTUISD) in Lubbock, Texas, announce an innovative partnership for the State of Texas. Through this unique collaboration, TTUISD and CES will offer a customized version of the world-renowned Calvert School curriculum for Kindergarten through 5th grade students. The curriculum is aligned with the Texas [...]
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Gov. Rick Perry today discussed the importance of diversifying the state’s energy portfolio in order to protect our environment, reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources and grow our state economy. The governor announced an $8.4 million research superiority investment through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) in the Texas Tech University System for the [...]
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Texas Tech researchers work to solve the mystery of the tornado after a 6-week journey across the Great Plains.
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Texas Tech University and a related renewable energy institute will receive $8.4 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, Gov. Rick Perry announced on Tuesday.
The university in Lubbock will receive $6.4 million, and the National Institute for Renewable Energy will receive $2 million from the fund.
The groups aim to use the money to resolve scientific [...]
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Written by Sherrel Jones
On a fall evening in 1930, Texas Tech University faculty members’ wives addressed tea-party invitations with their best pens. The women could not have foreseen the success of the club 80 years later.
Today, more than 200 members participate in the club. It continues to grow considerably, while keeping the same principles and [...]
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Texas Tech takes the lead in solving challenges in wind power industry.
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Texas Tech takes the lead in solving challenges in wind power industry.
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Texas Governor Rick Perry announced Texas Tech University and the National Institute for Renewable Energy (NIRE), a non-profit, public/private collaboration, will receive $8.4 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF). The grant allows both entities to help resolve key scientific and technology issues facing the wind power industry.
NIRE, which was formed in 2009 with [...]
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Book discusses strategies for establishing and supporting collegiate recovery programs.
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Texas Tech University, Nonwoven Material Lab & First Line Technology – The challenges of the GOM spill have brought about a new problem-solving product. At left, Dr. Ronald J. Kendall, Director, TIEHH, Professor and Chairman, Department of Environmental Toxicology explains the breakthrough oil spill absorption capabilities of Fibertect™.
Initial Fibertect Field Test a Success–A preliminary test of Fibertect® on the soiled [...]