Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Texas Tech Hosts Summer Commencement Ceremonies

More than 1,400 students will graduate Saturday (Aug. 6) during two ceremonies.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Texas Tech Announces August Commencement

More than 1,400 students will graduate Saturday (Aug. 6) during two Texas Tech University ceremonies held at the United Spirit Arena.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Sandia to operate new Texas wind test facility with partners

Recharge News – Sandia National Laboratories is moving its wind energy test facility to a location owned by Texas Tech University near Lubbock, with operations likely to begin there in spring 2012.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Survey: Texas Has Seventh-Largest Lawyer Surplus

Texas Lawyer – Texas has the seventh-largest lawyer surplus compared to other states, with nearly 900 more newly minted lawyers than available lawyer jobs, according to a consulting firm’s research.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Adults urged to return to college

Connect Amarillo – Texas is launching a new program urging adults with college credits to return to higher education and get their degree.

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

END OF THE LINE

ECT.coop – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will close a research lab that tests wind turbines and solar panels sometime next summer. The Conservation and Production Laboratory in Bushland, Texas, is the only place in the nation where the USDA conducts wind and solar research. The lab began work in 1976, and experts credit it with helping Texas achieve dominance in wind power. Research will continue at the lab, but with a more agricultural focus, and wind testing will move to a research center at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Proternative SF Plus

Daily Herd – Lallemand Animal Nutrition, North America, has released a new formulation of Proternative SF: Proternative SF Plus.

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Humans Are Making it Hotter

Frum Forum – Partisanship in Washington has been extreme lately. So has the weather. Might there be a connection? It certainly looks that way.

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Editorial: Texans need to plan now for future droughts

Dallas Morning News – Electronic signs flash warnings to drivers heading to downtown Dallas, cautioning them about the extreme drought conditions and urging water conservation. In big metropolitan areas like Dallas-Fort Worth, conserving water is the most important thing residents can do to combat dry conditions.

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Higher Ed board seeks to get dropouts to finish

Houston Chronicle – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has kicked off a campaign for college dropouts to return and earn a bachelor’s degree.

The Grad Texas program, announced Tuesday, targets adults who have 90 or more credit hours toward the 120 hours needed for a degree.

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Undergraduate Teaching Degree at TTU Fredericksburg

Johnson City Record Courier – Anyone who would like to become a certified elementary school teacher can earn a complete undergraduate degree in teaching here in the Hill Country with Texas Tech University (TTU) at Fredericksburg’s teacher education program. This program is delivered in a partnership with Austin Community College (ACC) with classes held at the Hill Country University Center (HCUC) and online. HCUC is located at 2818 E. US Hwy 290 in Fredericksburg.

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Indian technical textiles sector to reach US$36 billion in 5 years

Innovation in Textiles – According to media reports the Indian government now estimates that the country’s growing technical textiles sector will reach US$36 billion by 2016-17. According to an article on www.commodityonline.com by leading technical textiles academic Seshadri Ramkumar of Texas Tech University, an estimated annual growth of 20% is expected.

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Scientist Says No Hope of Mars Colony: Are You Disappointed?

Soda Head – This is probably one of the saddest bits of space-related news we’ve heard in a while. Sadder than the end of the space shuttle program; sadder, perhaps — and we hesitate to write this — than Pluto’s demotion.

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Country Music Promotes American Values

Newsmax – Country music, a genre whose roots grew from traditional American values, is popularizing patriotism more than ever as its artists gain momentum, according to a story in the August issue of Townhall Magazine.

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Aug. 26 prospective wine-grape grower workshop to be ripe with information

North Texas e-news – A Prospective Wine-Grape Growers Workshop on commercial wine-grape production will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Aug. 26 at the offices of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service for Harris County, 3033 Bear Creek Drive in Houston.

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Life on Mars? No chance of colonising the Red Planet as it has been dry for billions of years, claims scientist

Daily Mail – The idea that there is no water on Mars is something most scientists dare not contemplate for fear of tempting fate.

After all, should the Red Planet have been dry for billions of years then there is zero chance of Nasa’s dream of harbouring life there becoming a reality.

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Museum Shows History and Power of Wind Energy

The New York Times – LUBBOCK — A century ago, Texas was covered with windmills, which pumped water from aquifers so cattle could drink and gardens could grow. Thousands of these old-style models still exist in remote pastures, but in recent years far taller and more powerful turbines have sprouted atop western mesas, transforming this oil and gas state into the national leader in wind-generated electrical power.

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Texas Tech Alums Create Business from Trying Situation

A little girl’s fear of hospital equipment inspires her parents to develop their business, ivPolePals.