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Archive for July, 2011

Pecans and Texans Just Naturally Go Together

According to “Pecans: The Story in a Nutshell,” a Texan may be responsible for the original pecan pie recipe.

Graduate School Honors High-Quality Research

Students doing work in biological life sciences, humanities and fine arts were recognized.

Texas Tech Wins Australian International Meat Judging Contest

Overall, the team ranked first in beef, pork and lamb carcass judging, placings, grading and reasons/questions.

Reading Program Showcases 'In Defense of Food'

Texas Tech chose Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto” as this summer’s must-read.

Texas Tech Researcher Receives Grant to Study Effects of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Researchers will collect the Gulf killifish, or Fundulus grandis, which serves as a sentinel species.

Researchers Receive Grant to Study Effects of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

The $115,000 grant will be used to collect samples of a common bait fish a year after the spill.

What Digital Footprints Are You Leaving Behind?

Assistant Professor John Wirtz discusses the relevance of keeping a “low profile” on social media sites.

ODC to hear update on Texas Tech wind program

Odessa American – The Odessa Development Corp. is set to hear another report from Texas Tech University’s National Institute of Renewable Energy and Texas Wind Energy Institute at its 2 p.m. Thursday meeting in the third floor conference room of Odessa City Hall.

Final Shuttle: Former WPI Prof Reflects on NASA Program

Worcester Telegram and Gazette – But Mr. Sacco, the former chairman of the chemical engineering department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute who blasted into space himself in 1995 as a payload specialist aboard the shuttle Columbia, declined the invitation and will, instead, be in his office at Texas Tech University — keeping abreast of developments at the Florida launchpad through broadcast reports.

Texas Tech Summer Reading Program Showcases Food Expert

Texas Tech recommends “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto” as a summer reading choice.

Texas Tech Expert: If Looking for a Job, Keep a Clean Online Image

More hiring managers are looking at personal social media sites to screen applicants.

Texas Tech Makes Its Mark on NASA

Red Raiders have flown in space and taken seats at mission control.

International textiles conference in India announced

Commodity Online-The ATNT conference originated in 2004 through the efforts of Lubbock-USA based Texas Tech University. The conference has grown in significance over the years and attracts over 200 people from many parts of the world.

Texas Tech Professor Elected to Board of Directors of Light Up The World

Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business professor, Terry McInturff, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Light Up The World (LUTW).
Last year, McInturff led 11 energy commerce graduate students to the Costa Rican jungle to begin work on a world energy project called “Selva Luminosa” or “Bright Jungle.” The program is partnered [...]

Mystery Science Theater Meets Academia

Rob Weiner and Shelley Barba release their new book featuring essays on science films, technology and culture.

Texas Tech Makes Its Mark on NASA

Red Raiders have flown in space and taken seats at mission control.

Mystery Science Theatre Meets Academia at Texas Tech

A human and his plastic robots mocking “B-list” sci-fi films while trapped in space may not sound like a typical area of serious academic study.

Exxon oil spill on Yellowstone River disrupts farms

Baltimore Sun-”It will be unclear even next spring as to what kind of recovery has taken place,” said Ronald Kendall, chairman of the department of environmental toxicology at Texas Tech University and head of its Institute of Environmental and Human Health.

Mass Comm. Hosts Global Lens 2011 Film Festival

Award-winning world cinema series plans three-day showcase at the College of Mass Communications.

Texas Tech Hosts Global Lens 2011 Film Festival

Award-winning world cinema series plans three-day showcase.