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Texas Tech Researchers Help Iraqi Officials Rebuild Science, Technology Fields

The delegation will include members from Iraq’s Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Electricity, State Board of Agriculture Research and Petroleum Research and Development Center.

Tech: A test more accurate than the SAT?

San Marcos Record -Research conducted by the Texas Tech University psychology department recently broke new ground, identifying a new way that could more accurately predict student success than the SAT standardized test.

There is extreme weather ahead

The Hindu-“I think that global ‘weirding’ is the best way to describe what we’re seeing. We are used to certain conditions and there’s a lot going on these days that is not what we’re used to, that is outside our current frame of reference,” says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe of Texas Tech University.

Super Saturdays Now Open for Enrollment

The enrichment program for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade takes place between Oct. 1 and Oct. 22.

Super Saturdays Now Open for Enrollment

Super Saturdays, an academic enrichment program facilitated by Texas Tech University, for children in kindergarten through sixth grade, is now open for fall enrollment.

Sept. 11 Memories: Jodey Arrington

“It was like a movie,” says the vice chancellor about his experiences at the White House that day.

Happy Birthday Buddy: Buddy Holly Transformed Music, Media Law, Say Texas Tech Experts

The level of talent that Holly brought would change the way music would sound – plotting the course for the British Invasion of the 1960s.

Happy Birthday Buddy: Buddy Holly Transformed Music, Media Law, Say Texas Tech Experts

Buddy Holly’s impact on music and the legal side of the music industry still raves on today

Study Abroad Fair Set For Wednesday

Students will have the opportunity to meet with faculty and representatives affiliated with the programs.

Online Events Calendar Launched

Events@TexasTech is a new interactive calendar that allows students, faculty and staff to promote events.

Ammonia cleans up

PetrolPlaza-Fleming and Tim Maxwell at Texas Tech University, also in Lubbock, are developing a system to produce ammonia that can be installed in filling stations. Powered by mains electricity, it first produces hydrogen from water using electrolysis, then combines it with nitrogen from the air to produce ammonia.

States attempt to keep students on four-year path to graduation

Farm and Dairy-Gad Perry, an associate professor of conservation biology at Texas Tech University, questions whether the law will have its intended effect. He said transfers between institutions and students changing their minds are most often to blame for excess credit hours.

Texas Tech Researchers Create Affordable Eye-Tracking Device That Can Help Handicapped Use Computers

Researchers have created a device that can track eye movement at a price-point far below the industry standard and assist the handicapped with computer use.

Media Spotlight Shines Brightly on CSAR

Program receives attention following citation in 2011 National Drug Control Strategy.

Masked Rider No. 50 Finds True Calling at Texas Tech

Colorado native is proud to be next in line for school’s mascot tradition.

Expanded Presidential Scholarships Available for Freshmen

New opportunities underline university’s commitment to recruiting high-caliber undergraduates.

Professor Creates Test That Could Predict Student Success More Accurately Than SAT

Christine Robitschek recently was named an American Psychological Association fellow because of her research with Personal Growth Initiative.

Portable ammonia factories could fuel clean cars

New Scientist – FORGET hydrogen: ammonia could be the answer to developing an emissions-free fuel for cars.

Can We Handle Nature's New Norm? Part 1

Huffington Post – The term “perfect storm” is overused now, but it is the perfect metaphor for the violent relationship between people and the environment today. We are experiencing a convergence of factors that are putting us at great risk.