Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Texas Tech Library to be Open 24/5
Beginning Sept. 6 the library will be open continuously from Sunday morning until Friday night.
Archive for August, 2011
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Texas Tech Library Now Open 24/5
After Labor Day, the library will be open around the clock, five days a week.
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Vendor summit set for Oct. 19
Times Record News – Texas Tech University, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech University System, Angelo State University, the Northwest Texas Small Business Development Center and the City of Lubbock will host a vendor summit designed to encourage business growth for regional businesses and to help businesses learn how to do business with state and federal agencies on Oct 19.
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Is FSIS Too Lax with Salmonella in Turkey?
Food Quality – At least one person has died and more than 110 in 31 states have been sickened as a result of this summer’s outbreak of Salmonella involving two distinct but closely related strains. After recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to the outbreak in early August, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. restarted limited operations at its Springdale, Ark., plant Aug. 18. Cargill spokesman Mike Martin said that the decision had come after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved additional antibacterial measures.
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Engineering Students Put Building Blox to the Test
Alumnus’ unique product gives new life to recycled phone books, newspapers and lottery tickets.
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Engineering Students Put Building Blox to the Test
Texas Tech alumnus gives new life to recycled phone books and lottery tickets.
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Success of Texas Tech Law Advocacy Programs Featured in preLaw Magazine
School’s advocacy programs also listed as second best, according to two rankings.
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Sul Ross McNair student examines life under the microscope
OA Online – During the past two years, Joel Natividad of Balmorhea has spent many hours studying microscopic life.
Monday, August 29th, 2011
AgriLife Research: Soil moisture-monitoring tools will pay off
AgriLife Today –
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Deer diet taking a hit this summer
Lone Star Outdoor News – Nutritionists say people are healthiest when they eat a variety of foods: fruits and vegetables, protein and grains.
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Success of Texas Tech Law Advocacy Programs Featured in preLaw Magazine
Written by Tina Dechausay
Texas Tech University School of Law’s Advocacy Programs is featured in an article in preLaw’s Back to School 2011 issue.
The article, “The Moot Court Stars,” takes a look at the best moot court programs in the nation and includes comments from the directors of those top programs, including Robert Sherwin, Texas Tech [...]
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Farm Briefs
Amarillo Globe-News – Texas AgriLife Extension has a seminar Monday on growing wheat in dry conditions.
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Enrique Rangel: Legislature defends more law creation
Amarillo Globe-News – Get ready for more laws. On Sept. 1, nearly 1,500 new laws and resolutions the Texas Legislature passed in this session will officially go into the books.
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Fort Worth attorney considers challenging Supreme Court ruling for airman
Fort Worth Star-Telegram – There are few battles with worse odds for a U.S. serviceman than trying to sue the U.S. government for negligence.
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Hurricane Irene's Health Risks Likely To Linger
Huffington Post – Hurricane Irene’s powerful one-two punch of high winds and heavy rainfall will undoubtedly result in dangerous airborne debris, fallen trees and flash floods.
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Raider Red is Over the Hill
Created in 1971, Raider Red celebrates his 40th year as the Texas Tech mascot.
Friday, August 26th, 2011
New Collaboration to Help Pre-professional Health Students
Honors College, Health Sciences Center join forces to develop Health and Humanities track.
Friday, August 26th, 2011
Texas Tech Hurricane Research Team Waits for Irene
Texas Tech Hurricane Research Team deploys StickNets on Carolina’s Outer Banks
Friday, August 26th, 2011
Fine Minnesota Weather (while New York City braces for 1st hurricane strike since 1985)
Star Tribune-How To Talk To A Climate Skeptic. Here’s an article from the U.K. Guardian: “Katharine Hayhoe is an associate professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, where temperatures during this summer of record-breaking heat have surpassed 100 degrees on 43 days.
Friday, August 26th, 2011
TxDOT EMPLOYEE HONORED WITH NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AWARD
The Cypress Times-Goehl, a Bryan District employee, won the national transportation award specifically for her role as project director on a joint Texas Tech University and TxDOT-sponsored research project to investigate possible cost-saving measures for pavement preservation. The purpose of the statewide research initiative was to examine the use of ultra-high water pressure (water blasting) to reduce a condition called “flushing” (caused by too much asphalt) and restore road texture without major reconstruction.
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