Archive for the ‘News Releases’ Category
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
In fall 2013, the Rawls College of Business will launch its inaugural class of the Rawls Business Leadership Program, a learning experience designed to provide students with real-world knowledge and experiences to excel in leadership roles.
The program focuses on developing students who have a strong academic foundation and real-world experience necessary to be a successful [...]
Monday, May 20th, 2013
Rescuers are searching for survivors in Moore, Okla., where first responders fear the worst classification on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
National Wind Institute takes interdisciplinary approach to studying wind events and effects.
Monday, May 13th, 2013
Today (May 13) the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of industry giant Monsanto, that an Indiana farmer’s effort to replicate weed-killer-resistant soybeans was a patent infringement.
Texas Tech University agricultural economics expert, Darren Hudson, said the ruling is not likely to change anything from where things are today, and consumers are not likely to see [...]
Friday, May 10th, 2013
Texas Tech University Libraries has received a three-year, in-kind software donation worth $900,000 from Side Effects Software for the Houdini 3-D Animation Tools.
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Texas Tech University officials announced today (May 8) that David D. Perlmutter will be the new dean of the College of Media and Communication (CoMC), effective July 1. He replaces Dean Jerry Hudson, who is retiring after 35 years at Texas Tech.
Perlmutter has been the director of the School of Journalism & Mass Communication in [...]
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Co-ed and all-girl teams help to fill many event requests.
Monday, May 6th, 2013
From textbook to racetrack, design competition encourages students to apply their skills.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
With a 95.45 percent first-time pass rate, Texas Tech University School of Law graduates led all Texas public law schools on the February 2013 Texas Bar Examination.
“We are very proud of everyone’s effort on this exam and hope to be able to continue this level of performance into the future,” said Darby Dickerson, Texas Tech [...]
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
A new cotton outlook analysis from Texas Tech University’s Cotton Economics Research Institute notes that global growth is projected to remain at 3 percent over the next five years, then slow by half a point during the following five.
“The global outlook for cotton remains less optimistic as a result of a weaker global economy in [...]
Friday, April 26th, 2013
Ronald J. Kendall will be recognized and receive his award May 1 during the Texas Environmental Excellence Awards banquet in Austin.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Women will defend their 2012 national title.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
In the past 30 years, about 200 amphibian species have vanished, which is equivalent to losing about one species every two months.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Texas Tech’s Vietnam Center and Archive is sponsoring the 5th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Film Festival April 25-May 3.
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
The author of “Mugged by Reality: The Liberation of Iraq and the Failure of Good Intentions,” will discuss liberalism, the Arab Spring and the mugging of neoconservatives.
Friday, April 19th, 2013
New rider and new steed debut as a team at annual ceremony.
Friday, April 19th, 2013
Fearless Champion succeeds Midnight Matador as mascot’s steed.
Friday, April 19th, 2013
Ritual honors two students who helped elevate mascot to national champion.
Friday, April 19th, 2013
The Texas Tech University Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering named recipients of the 2013 Distinguished Engineer Award at a luncheon at the Overton Hotel in Lubbock.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Faculty members, along with a new building, take aim at the growing challenge of autism.