Archive for February, 2011
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol gave two undergraduate researchers from Texas Tech an opportunity to present their research findings to the public and legislature.
Monday, February 21st, 2011
University Career Services invites students and faculty to participate in StrengthsQuest Week.
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Lubbock will be the only stop this exhibition will make in Texas before moving to New York and retiring.
Friday, February 18th, 2011
February is Black History Month, and Texas Tech University’s history department is commemorating with faculty-led talks, film screenings and panel discussions, one of which honors 25 years of celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) recognized 2010-2011 Dean’s Scholars Feb. 18 at the Merket Alumni Center.
“These scholarships were established by the college to reward academic excellence and to support studious young men and women who choose to major in agricultural and natural sciences,’ said John M. Burns, dean of [...]
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Texas Tech to host chess events beginning Feb. 19.
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Texas Tech University will host a variety of student chess competitions Saturday at the Lubbock Science Spectrum.
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Christian Science Monitor – “Say you didn’t have any kids, your spouse has a law degree, and you don’t owe a lot of money in your business. You may not need to get life insurance,” says Bill Gustafson, senior director of the Center for Financial Responsibility at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. “Because she’s got human capital, she’d be able to enter the labor force if something happens to the other person.”
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Lubbock Lake National Historic Landmark hosts Paleoindian events.
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The meat, livestock and wool judging teams are taking the judging world by storm.
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The distinguished alumni will be recognized at 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Merket Alumni Center.
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building may see future in education, shopping or entertainment.
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) will recognize six distinguished alumni at 6 p.m. Mon. (Feb. 21) at the Merket Alumni Center.
The Distinguished Alumni Awards honor alumni who have made significant contributions to society, and whose accomplishments and careers have brought distinction to the college and to the professors associated [...]
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The concert will be at 8 p.m. on Feb. 19 in Hemmle Recital Hall.
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Mundelein Review – The MOON (More Observation of Nature) project, under the leadership of Texas Tech University, asks children in grades four through eight to observe the moon for 16 weeks and for the last nine of those 16 weeks, they write short essays about lunar observations they’ve made, patterns they found when comparing the observations made by children around the world and explanations for those patterns. They post their final writings for all children in the group to read.
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The Houston Chronicle – The study, conducted through Texas Tech University’s Institute of Environmental and Human Health, collected and tested about 130 feral hogs from Crosby County near Lubbock and Bell and Coryell counties near Waco.
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
El Paso Times – Because of this investment, the U.S. will not severely change its objectives in Mexico, said Miguel Levario, a Texas Tech University professor who specializes in U.S.-Mexico relations.
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Imani Winds, a non-traditional wind quintet, is changing the face of chamber music.
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Eileen Johnson will continue to enhance the museum’s growth in its collections.
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Amarillo Globe-News – State Sen. Bob Duncan, R-Lubbock, has filed Senate Bill 557, with the aim of creating a funding distribution formula for universities admitted to the National Research University Fund. The idea, of course, is to help Texas Tech University achieve Tier One status as national research institutions. The University of Texas and Texas A&M University – which includes West Texas A&M – already have