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$1.1 Million Grant to Help Students with Developmental Disabilities

Project CASE will identify, recruit and retain those students interested in furthering their education.

Hospitality Services' Executive Chef Receives Honor

Dewey McMurrey named 2011 Chef of the Year by American Culinary Federation regional chapter.

Latino College Student Success Programs Honored

Diverse -When Daniela Torres was finishing her Associate of Arts in Teaching degree at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, her class got a series of visits from staff and faculty at Texas Tech University who came to invite the students to take the next step.

Drought Is Changing Face of Texas Agriculture

KUT 90.5-Urbanization will continue to change what is grown and produced in Texas, said Darren Hudson, director of the Cotton Economics Research Center at Texas Tech.

Cultural Heritage Research Symposium to Honor Professor

John White’s work will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30 in the College of Architecture gallery.

School of Law Enrolls Most Diverse Class in its History

The mix of students has changed significantly since the law school first opened more than 40 years ago.

Texas Tech School of Law Enrolls Most Diverse Class in its History

This fall Texas Tech’s Law School welcomed the Class of 2014, the most diverse class in the law school’s history.

Architecture Partnership Receives $5.9 Million Grant

The program between Texas Tech and El Paso Community College could serve as the national model.

Homecoming 2011: Traditions and New Additions

Despite the change in location and events, the week is filled with ways to celebrate.

Prairie life, told for young readers

Wichita Eagle -Two new books for young readers presented by Texas Tech University Press’s children’s imprint — one fiction, one nonfiction — focus on life on the prairie in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Start Your Own Business in College

U.S. News -Texas Tech University junior Daniel Vitiello is pulling in more than $25,000 per month off other people’s pain in the tech. Vitiello, a self-described “household handyman,” founded an iPhone repair business in July 2010 after a friend dropped her device and begged him to fix it. He checked local shops’ prices and charged less, advertising on Craigslist because it was free. Within a couple of weeks he was fixing five to 10 phones a day, at a profit of about $40 per phone.

The eighth annual Safety Products Student Design Challenge winners were announced today by the Safety and Technical Products Division of Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI).

Textile World -The 2011 Challenge paired interested students with mentoring companies which supplied fabric and advice. The winning projects were chosen by a team of industry members who have extensive knowledge about the requirements of protective products. Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, chaired the committee overseeing the 2011 Challenge.

New facility, growth for Tech-EPCC architecture program

El Paso Inc. -An innovative architecture program that’s a partnership between Texas Tech and El Paso Community College will expand and build a new facility, thanks to a $5.9-million federal grant.

Texas Tech Junction Researchers Assisting State to Save Guadalupe Bass in South Llano River

Hybridization is, by far, the largest threat to the Guadalupe bass.

University College Experiences Record Enrollment Growth

The number of degree-seeking students has increased by 219 percent since the Fall 2010 semester.

Texas Tech University and El Paso Community College Receive $5.9 Million Grant to Expand Innovative Joint Architectural Program

Texas Tech University in partnership with El Paso Community College will receive a Department of Education $5.9 million cooperative Hispanic-Serving Institutions – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math grant over a five year period to expand its innovative 2+2 architectural program targeting Hispanic students in the El Paso region.

Researchers Assist State to Save Guadalupe Bass

Texas Tech Llano River Field Station works with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. to preserve state fish.

Texas Tech Homecoming 2011: Look for Traditions and New Additions to the Week

Despite location and venue challenges, the week is filled with ways to celebrate.

University College Experiences Record Enrollment Growth

Record number of students seek online coursework & unique degree programs through University College.

Cultural Heritage Research Symposium to Honor Texas Tech Professor

Known to students for his exceptional teaching and mentoring, Professor John White is known to the nation for his significant contributions to the completion of important preservation documentation projects, such as the Statue of Liberty and George Washington’s 1776 Sleeping Marquee.