Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Baltimore Sun — Most men with genital piercings don’t fit into the usual stereotype of bikers, druggies or Goths, researchers said Monday. In fact, most who responded to a survey are nearly middle-aged, middle class married men, according to an online study performed by researchers from Texas Tech University.
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Industry and research sectors join to solve national challenges in wind energy.
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
David McBee found success as a child, and also during his time at Texas Tech.
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
The Greeley Fence Post — “The Littlest Wrangler” by J. R. Sanders with illustrations by Vin Libassi is based on the classic cowboy song, “Little Joe the Wrangler.” In this version, Joe Monday is an orphan living in New York who comes to the West on an orphan train. Arriving in Kansas [...]
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
The Engineer Online — Texas Tech University engineers are working on a project to determine the type, location and number of sensors needed for condition monitoring and fault diagnosis in fossil energy systems.
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
CNN Belief Blog — I met Ron Jeremy at a porn show. A few years later we were sleeping on top of each other in a bunk bed on a tour bus. My family was with me, at times there were swingers on the bus and on occasion had some other pastors [...]
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Texas Tech University’s fall 2010 Presidential Lecture & Performance Series kicks off Oct. 24 with Garrison Keillor, renowned storyteller and host of “The Prairie Home Companion.”
Monday, September 6th, 2010
Houston Chronicle — It can’t be much fun being a leader of one of the seven Texas public universities chasing funding from the Texas Legislature to achieve higher education’s version of nirvana — Tier 1 status.
Currently, Texas has three Tier 1 universities: UT-Austin, Texas A&M and Rice. That’s not enough. By [...]
Sunday, September 5th, 2010
Austin American Statesman — As students return to college this fall, parents and taxpayers are probably wondering where all of the money we give to universities actually goes.
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We see the same story at the University of Texas, where administration increased by 33 percent compared to only a 14 percent increase in [...]
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Mobile Press RegisterIn this case, Kethcn has partnered with Jeremy Short, a professor of management in the business school at Texas Tech University, Talya Bauer of Portland State University and illustrator Len Simon of FatCat Animation to publish two books featuring a lead character named Atlas Black.
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
San Antonio Express News — One day after he stepped down as CEO of the country’s biggest automaker, Ed Whitacre had ditched his suit and tie was back in San Antonio meeting with old friends in his office.
Minutes after getting roped into fundraising duties by Texas Tech University Chancellor Kent Hance [...]
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Paperback version available for young readers and teachers.
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
OurBlook.com – In my opinion, the answer to your question is a resounding, NO! American educators and administrators, researchers, corporate sponsors and government leaders have honed in on the need for STEM education and careers in America and are meeting the need with appropriate programs and funding.
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Texas Lawyer.com – Marta Hoes is not only a first-year student at Texas Tech University School of Law. She’s also the first student in the university’s new joint J.D./M.D. degree program offered by the law school and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine.
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Pollution Engineering.com – Fibertect is a non-woven cotton-carbon material invented by Mr. Seshadri Ramkuan, an associate professor of nonwoven materials at Texas Tech. According to reports, Ramkuan originally developed the material to protect soldiers from chemical and biological warfare agents. The company turned the material into commercial products that adsorb and absorb toxic industrial chemicals and pesticides, as well as chemical warfare agents. The three-layer material is made with an activated carbon inner layer sandwiched between two layers of material with adsorption and absorption properties determined by the application.
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
The Engineer.co.uk – The three-year project is one of five selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop monitoring networks for advanced fossil energy power systems.
Algorithms will be developed and tested on a pressure-driven, plant-wide dynamic model of a coal-based integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant, while a distributed gasifier model will be used to test sensor placement for unit-level condition monitoring.
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Statesman.com – Alberto Gonzales, who was attorney general under President George W. Bush, is returning for a second year as a visiting professor of political science at Texas Tech.
Gonzales, a former Texas Supreme Court justice and Texas secretary of state, often speaks to students who would be the first in their families to attend college, according to a university news release. “I hope Texas Tech benefits from my efforts, but am more hopeful the students I’ve spoken to end up attending college,” he said.
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Alvin Davis will be recognized for his lifetime achievements and contributions to 4-H.
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Popular Science – In addition to launching projectiles, students in WSERC’s Debris Impact Testing Lab throw themselves into the middle of real hurricanes and tornados. Before Katrina hit, students from Texas Tech were on the scene, setting up a mobile research center to take dozens of measurements, including wind velocity and the intensity of the storm’s eye.
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Daniel Vitiello has multiple locations of his iPhone repair business, is writing a book and plans to further expand his thriving business.
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