Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
The Indian textile industry should start concentrating more on the production of technical textiles to face up to the competition from other countries, according to Seshadri Ramkumar, scientist and Associate Professor (nonwovens and advanced materials), Texas Tech University, USA.
In a chat with ‘The Hindu’ here, Dr. Ramkumar, who has recently obtained patent for decontamination wipe [...]
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Considering the current state of the economy, with unemployment at a 26-year high, retail sales down nationwide and the recession expected to remain into at least 2010, it isn’t the best time for college seniors on the verge of launching their careers.
Ashlee Thomas, however, is an exception.
The 21-year-old Friendswood High grad and Texas Tech senior [...]
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Texas Tech has joined the green construction in Texas movement by committing to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification through the U.S. Green Building Council’s third party rating system. There was never any doubt that the new Rawls College of Business high-tech building would be a first-rate facility with state-of-the-art equipment and technology, [...]
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Yes, Mary Jane (what happened to Virginia?), there is a Spider-Man.
According to Newswise, that’s what pop-culture guru and associate humanities librarian for Texas Tech University Libraries Rob Weiner set out to prove in an article published in the International Journal of Comic Art.
In much the same way that editor Francis Pharcellus Church proved the existence [...]
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech University, led by Florence native Dr. Ronald J. Kendall, has received the 2009 Environmental Excellence Award in Education — Texas’ top environmental award — from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
The bell rang and class was in session at Texas Tech University where over 20 students recently participated in the first-ever Beef 706 designed entirely for Texas youth. The checkoff-funded class provided an overview of the beef industry and a hands-on learning experience on beef quality. For 20 years the program has been educating producers about [...]
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
A Lubbock native and former Texas Tech track star and her fiancé have won NBC’s TODAY throws a wedding contest.
Leigh and Nick – the former Olympic hopefuls with a unique story – captured the hearts of viewers during the 10th annual TODAY Throws a Wedding series, winning the opportunity to get married live on the [...]
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
She is a prolific professor who has published more than 10 books in a 10-year span, but Texas Tech’s Jacqueline Kolosov hasn’t stopped learning – from her students and from the world around her, which she says she draws upon to create her historical novels for young adults and volumes of poetry.
Kolosov, an associate professor [...]
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
In a special meeting Monday afternoon, the Texas Tech Board of Regents has approved a tuition increase for students of Texas Tech and Angelo State University.
Texas Tech students can expect a rate hike of 9.9%. Students at Angelo State will see an increase of 13.4%.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Yes, Mary Jane, there is a Spider-Man.
At least, that’s what pop-culture guru and associate humanities librarian for Texas Tech University Libraries Rob Weiner set out to prove in an article published in the International Journal of Comic Art.
A note to comic buffs: don’t get too wrapped up searching the skyline for web-slinging do-gooders just yet.
However, [...]
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
“For the last few days they’ve been getting worse, they’ve been getting big, they’ve been getting black, they’ve been getting nasty,” said Kevin Mills. Of course, he is talking about mosquitoes as more and more of them are becoming a part of our summer activities.
“We’ve had a lot of rain since the beginning of summer [...]
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
After freezing costs last year, the Texas Tech Board of Regents voted unanimously to increase tuition and fees by nearly 10% Monday. Here’s how that breaks down for a student taking 15-credit hours. For one semester, they will pay an additional $351.00, of that, $283.00 is tuition, $68.00 goes towards increased fees.
Monday, June 29th, 2009
With an aim to create awareness on the technology and marketing of technical textiles and to initiate investments and create a technical textile base in India, a two-day conference would be held here from July 3.
The international event is claimed to be first of its kind that would provide know-how on the products and processes [...]
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Christopher Weiss leads a Texas Tech contingent in this year’s massive VORTEX2 tornado study. VORTEX2 is the second iteration of the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes project funded by NSF and NOAA and involves more than 50 scientists and 40 research vehicles, including 10 mobile radars. Researchers have been swarming tornadoes all [...]
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Climate change is visible and occurring throughout the U.S., but the choices we make now will determine the severity of its impacts in the future, according to a Texas Tech University climate scientist who served as a lead author on a report released today by the White House.
Katharine Hayhoe, a research associate professor in the [...]
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Sustainability in agriculture is an important factor for future generations to be able to continue producing food, fiber and fuel for the world.
During the 25th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium sponsored by Alltech, agriculture enthusiasts from around the world learned how sustainability is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising [...]
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Texas Tech University, USA partners with Bangalore, India based TecniTex Nonwovens for a major technical textiles event in Coimbatore, India on July 3 and 4, 2009.
Technical textiles is a growth area world over, which is expected to play a major role in the growth of the Indian Textile Industry. Government of India eyes on the [...]
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Hundreds of tealight candles arranged on the ground spelled the name of Masoud Zabet’s country.
The Texas Tech research associate bent down, resting his knees against concrete, to light one candle after another.
About 40 people gathered Sunday night under a Tech gazebo for a candlelight vigil in honor of Iranians who were slain in protests over [...]
Friday, June 26th, 2009
According to a new study from the Texas Tech Wine Marketing Research Institute and the Rawls College of Business, high brand awareness is more likely to lead to brand survival than high perception of wine quality.
The study tracked the fates of 25 Texas wineries since 1991, when more than 900 Texas wine enthusiasts rated the [...]
Friday, June 26th, 2009
In one month the Overton full service hotel and conference center will open for business. The hotel will also have a new partnership with Texas Tech to give students a unique experience.
When the Overton Hotel opens its doors, hotel guests won’t be the only ones moving in. Students from the Texas Tech Restaurant and Hotel Institutional [...]
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