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Lubbock will be Final Stop for Rare Annular Eclipse

Texas Tech will host viewings for what should be a more-than-usually spectacular West Texas sunset.

Angelo State President to Join Texas Tech University System

Joseph Rallo will now serve as vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Human Sciences Professor Receives Fulbright Award

Ben Goh will serve as a lecturer at Bangkok University in Thailand, focusing on tourism and hospitality.

Astronaut Launches into Texas Tech Doctorate Program

Joseph Acaba currently is on a four-month tour of duty aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft.

Ask The Experts: Spring Gardening Tips

Landscape architecture instructor Chris Casanova answers your gardening questions.

Engineering Balance: A Day in the Life of Michelle Pantoya

Patience and perseverance drive her successful career as a professor, author, wife and mother of four.

Student Organization Recognition Awards Announced

The awards recognize advisors and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the university.

Former Texas Tech Golfer Earns Big Break

Gloriana Soto will be competing for a spot on the LPGA Tour on Golf Channel show.

Texas Tech Awards Presidential Scholarships

The funds are to encourage student participation in undergraduate research, studying abroad and internships.

Latest Texas Tech Discoveries Research Magazine Now Available

From obesity research to the latest book releases, the spring 2012 issue features outstanding research, scholarship and creative activity.

Neuroimaging Institute Researches Natural Image Impact

The university will partner with The Sky Factory to study the effects of virtual skylights on hospital patients.

Students Celebrate the Fourth Annual Save the Frogs Day

More than 35 students voluteered to clean playa lakes to help protect frogs and toads.

Proposals for Internal Competitive Funding Opportunity Now Being Accepted

About $600,000 will be awarded to advance scholarship in the Creative Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

University Librarian Edits Premier Sequential Art Journal

Rob Weiner served as co-editor for a special issue of the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics.

Graduate Student Awarded by Hispanic Honor Society

Sigma Delta Pi honored Angela Arneson the Gabriela Mistral Award for her academic achievements.

Student's Goal to Restore Home Country Aided by Faculty

Devi Khajishvili, from the Republic of Georgia, shares his story of determination and perseverance.

University Hosts SpeakUp! Public Speaking Contest

The competition gives students the opportunity to advocate for issues that they care about.

Seventy Students Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

The honor society is considered one of the nation’s leading advocates for excellence in education.

Texas Tech Spirit Program Names 2012-2013 Pom Squad

Nine pom squad members will be returning, with seven new dancers joining.

Professors Receive $1.5 Million Grant for Research Efforts

Brian Ancell, Hamed Rad-Mohsenian and Siva Vanapalli earned awards from the National Science Foundation.