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Scientist: Dino Ancestor's Skeleton Found in China

ABC NEWS/Technology – Scientists say they’ve found the first complete skeleton of a dinosaur that is an ancestor to the sauropod, the largest creature ever to walk the planet.

College of Human Sciences Honors Distinguished Alumni

The Distinguished Alumni Awards are given to graduates of the College of Human Sciences who have advanced the reputation of the college through their significant achievements.

Texas Tech Announces Interim Dean of Graduate School

Peggy Gordon Miller will serve as interim dean beginning Nov. 1.

Researchers to Save More Than $250,000 For Odessa's Medical Center Hospital

Two Texas Tech engineering faculty have partnered with the hospital to save money every year.

AFOSR awards grants to 43 scientists and engineers through its Young Investigator Research Program

PHYSORG.COM – The Air Force Office of Scientific Research today announced it will award approximately $16.5 million in grants to 43 scientists and engineers who submitted winning research proposals through the Air Force’s Young Investigator Research Program.

Texas Tech Grad Student Describes Toothy Microfossils at Geological Society of America Meeting

Only recently have scientists begun to understand conodongs — enigmatic and relatively successful creatures.

Top Chess Players Travel to Lubbock for SPICE Cup 2010

Players include youngest American ever to earn Grandmaster title at age 14.

Texas Tech Announces New Interim Dean of Graduate School

Peggy Gordon Miller will become the interim dean of the Graduate School Nov. 1.

Buying a House in Lubbock, TX

HGTV – Traci and Josh want to buy a home in Lubbock’s competitive market.

Paleontologist to Discuss Discovery of 'Missing Link' Sauropod Dinosaur

Researchers found the first complete skeleton of an early sauropod, the prototype for what would become some of the largest animals to walk the earth.

Paleontologist to Discuss Discovery of ‘Missing Link’ Sauropod Dino at Geological Society of America Meeting

newswise – Newswise — Its life ended in a flash – probably a flash flood, actually. And once its body came to rest covered in silt and sediment in the swollen floodplain, the “missing link” sauropod lay forgotten in the darkness of hardened rock for 200 million years.

New animal species found in Yosemite

MercuryNews – YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Scientists exploring caves in the tumbled piles of rocks around the sides of Yosemite Valley have discovered a new predatory arachnid species with scary, scorpion-style pinchers but no stinger and no eyes, according to a paper published Sept. 30 by the Museum of Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Paleontologist to Discuss Discovery of ‘Missing Link’ Sauropod Dino at Geological Society of America Meeting

Yizhousaurus sunae is considered the prototype for what would become some of the largest animals ever to walk the Earth.

Texas Tech Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

Many cultural activities will be held during the month of November.

Top Chess Players Travel to Lubbock for SPICE Cup 2010

Players include youngest American ever to earn Grandmaster title, at age 14.

Grammy Nominee and Jazz Vocalist to Perform at Texas Tech

Nnenna Freelon will be performing from 7 p.m. on Nov. 19.

Let the Games Begin

Homecoming week is Nov. 1-6.

Texas Tech Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

Texas Tech will honor Native American Heritage Month throughout November with a series of activities, events and performances.

Homecoming 2010: Let the Games Begin

Texas Tech celebrates Homecoming Nov. 1-6 with a weeklong series of activities.

Texas Tech’s Fibertect Selected As Top Innovation by Cotton Incorporated

The decontamination technology was one of seven new innovations selected to show the versatility of cotton.