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Wind Researchers Win Competitive DOE Research and Development Award

Mid-size turbines and wind forecasting draw research dollars.

Get The Message: TechAlert! Test Scheduled

Texas Tech University will test its TechAlert! emergency communications system at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28.

Freshman to Compete in 2010 Chess Olympiad

A 19-year-old to compete against some of the world’s best chess players

Carter Wind, college work on turbine

Times Record News – Carter Wind Energy (CWE), an advanced wind turbine technology company with focus on the midsize, community wind energy market, has entered a partnership with Texas Tech University that has resulted in a Department of Energy (DOE) Mid-Size Wind Turbine Development grant.

Carter Wind Energy Announces Partnership, Grant Funding

Wichita Falls KFDX (NBC) 3 – Carter Wind Energy announced today that it is partnering with Texas Tech University, and has been awarded a grant from the Department of Energy.

Marketing students create branding plan for College of Arts and Sciences

Daily Toreador – “Historically, we have done projects for local businesses,” he said, “but this is the first time we are doing something internally for Texas Tech.”

Kalf Fry celebrates 30th anniversary

Daily Toreador – Dancing, music and good food: things that have been a part of the Texas Tech tradition, Kalf Fry, for three decades.

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Texas Tech hopes to raise $1 billion

My San Antonio – The Texas Tech University System on Friday announced a $1 billion fundraising campaign for the system’s three universities.

Howe brings green to ballot

Odessa American – Craig Goodman, an assistant professor of political science at Texas Tech University, said “there are always candidates who run in congressional elections who know that they don’t have much of a chance of winning.”

Capitol Watch: Outside research entities assist legislators

North Texas e-news – These two agencies are examples of how members of the legislature use outside resources to research the issues before them. While it is important that legislators hear from interested parties about issues that directly affect them, it is also crucial that members get information from unbiased sources. CTR and TTI’s research provide members with the data they need on the state’s many transportation issues. Other universities, such as Texas Tech and Texas Southern, also have transportation research divisions that provide information to the public and to the legislature. This wealth of knowledge from diverse sources is a great asset.

Constitution Day 2010

myFoxLubbockOn this date 223 years ago a majority of delegates completed and signed the U.S. Constitution.

Tech fundraising campaign targets $1 billion by end of 2013

Lubbock Avalanche Journal- Texas Tech wants to be a billionaire — with a B.

Ag commissioner Todd Staples encourages students

Lubbock Avalanche Journal – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples urged students at Texas Tech to not only express their views by voting in November, but also encourage their friends to do the same.

Texas Tech library beams up operations to meet digital age demand

Lubbock Avalanche Journal – The motion-activated lighting in the stacks of Texas Tech’s library stays mostly dim these days.

Texas Tech University system kicks off $1 billion fundraising campaign

Lubbock KCBD (NBC) – It’s an ambitious goal to raise $1 billion by August 2013, but Texas Tech University is more than halfway there.

Texas Tech Freshman to Compete in 2010 Chess Olympiad

Grandmaster will join nearly 1,500 players representing many of the World Chess Federation’s 171 national federations.

Where Are Your Professors?

Inside Higher Ed. – To Bob Smith, provost at Texas Tech University, maintaining a public faculty directory is just one of those things universities do.

BP's well is sealed, but the tragedy in the Gulf may be far from over

Bellingham Herald – The difference is linked to the current partisan divide on environmental issues, said Mark Stoll, a professor of environmental history at Texas Tech University. Stoll also noted that lawmakers from the affected region have been among those most worried that energy legislation might kill their oil-reliant economy.

Thornberry again eyes committee post

Abilene Reporter-News – “It is very likely that all three members will have increased clout because of the seniority and conservative viewpoints that will be compatible with the potentially large class of freshman Republicans,” Craig Goodman, assistant political science professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, said.