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Two Texas Tech Students Earn Fulbright Scholarships

Two students at Texas Tech University received scholarships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Texas Tech Chess Coach Featured in International Documentary

BBC’s “Chess Girls” tells the unique story of Grand Master Susan Polgar.

Tiny Dragonfly Wins Big in Competition

The dragonfly, which is as small as a dust mote, wins the design contest for novel microelectromechanical systems.

Grad Student Receives Grant to Investigate High Plains Irrigation

Cora Lea Emerson receives a grant that will aid in the investigation of declining water resources.

Women's Rodeo Team Finishes Top 5 at Nationals

The Women’s Rodeo Team finished in fourth place at the College National Finals Rodeo.

Texas Tech’s Dragonfly Wins Competition for Extraordinarily Tiny Devices

A dragonfly as small as a dust mote, its four tiny wings beating like it had momentarily alit on a lily pad designed by Texas Tech University engineering students, was a winner in this year’s design contest for novel microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), held at Sandia National Laboratories.

Tiny taxing districts with limited duties scattered across Illinois

Chicago Tribune -”Illinois is really kind of a poster child for excessive governing bodies,” said David Hamilton, director of the Texas Tech University public administration program, who has criticized the inefficiency of Illinois townships. “Once a government is there, it’s easier to keep the status quo than it is to try to change.”

Sandia to Fabricate All MEMS Design Submissions of Students

Azonano.com-Dust-size dragonfly and a high-sensitivity micro-valve won this year’s student design competition for very small equipments at Sandia National Laboratories. Texas Tech University won the contest for its innovative insect and Carnegie Mellon University for the valve.

Texas Tech women’s Rodeo Team Finishes in Top 5 at National Finals

 
 
 
 
 Texas-tested rodeo skills helped guide the Texas Tech University Women’s Rodeo Team to a fourth-place national ranking on Saturday (June 18) at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo.
“All four of our members gained points during the week,” said Chris Guay, Texas Tech’s rodeo coach and an instructor in the Department of Animal and [...]

Texas Tech Selects Local Students to Attend Leadership Camp

More than 50 students were selected to attend the inaugural Camp L.E.A.D.

Summer Jazz Festival Celebrates Stan Kenton's 100th Birthday

The School of Music will host the 28th annual Summer Jazz Festival concert at 8 p.m. June 28.

Personal Financial Planning Students Influence Washington, D.C.

National champions of the 2010 iOMe Challenge from Texas Tech University’s Division of Personal Financial Planning (PFP) were awarded the highly-influential opportunity to discuss retirement policy ideas for Generation Y with policymakers and members of Congress in Washington, D.C., in May.

Can substance-abuse recovery take place on a college campus?

q13Fox.com-The Collegiate Recovery Communities emerged from a program at Texas Tech University and now has spin-offs at several U.S. universities. The program is a peer-based, on-campus model that aims to promote a culture of recovery. Little is known about how these programs can help students, but data so far suggest students benefit from the support. After six months, students reported feeling strong levels of support for their recovery and satisfaction with their lives, according to the first study to assess collegiate recovery programs.

Reporter's notebook: After tornadoes, Pinson man sees more interest for 'safe rooms'

Birmingham News -Ernst Kiesling, a civil engineering professor at Texas Tech University and executive director of the NSSA, has said this year’s record-setting number of tornadoes has caused interest in shelters to spike. Schurmann of Plaswall is not surprised, in the wake of killer twisters that shook the sense of security many Alabama homeowners had before the storms.

Business address can be key to success, but some entrepreneurs bet off-beat locations won't hinder success

Abilene Reporter-News-”I’ll point out the map to them and how it reads and how you’re supposed to look at it,” said Altman, assistant director of the Texas Tech University Small Business Development Center in Abilene, which offers free counseling to local entrepreneurs. “I’ll actually give them the map.”

Wellness Center Offers Tips to Stay Cool in the Heat

Summer weather has arrived early and students should attempt to stay indoors as much as possible.

Researchers Receive $1.2 Million for Better Explosives Detection

Four Texas Tech professors received a four-year $1.2 million grant from the Office of Naval Research.

Texas Tech Summer Jazz Festival Celebrates Stan Kenton’s 100th Birthday

Texas Tech University’s School of Music Summer Jazz Band will host its 28th annual Summer Jazz Festival concert at 8 p.m. June 28 in Hemmle Recital Hall.

'Green Lantern' is opening. Does it appeal only to white American males?

AXcessNews.com – When “Green Lantern” – the latest in this summer’s heavy slate of super-hero films – opens this weekend, fans of the lesser-known but iconic DC action figure are eager to see if he will catch on.

Vietnam Center and Archive Director Honored by Vietnamese Government

Director Stephen Maxner was awarded for nearly a decade of cooperative archival projects and exchanges.