Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Technical Writing Students Revamp Lubbock Water Report

Graduate students redesigned the report for residents who did not understand the scientific wording.

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Public Forum to Address Drought Impact in West Texas

The event will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at the International Cultural Center.

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Grad Student Receives Grant to Investigate High Plains Irrigation

Cora Lea Emerson receives a grant that will aid in the investigation of declining water resources.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Texas Tech Law School Hosts Conference on Water Law and Policy

Topics of discussion include current water conditions in Texas as well as federal roles in policy, law and management.

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Governor Appoints Texas Tech Professor to Brazos River Authority Board

Authority is responsible for developing and conserving the surface water resources of the Brazos River Basin.

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Texas Tech Wind Turbine Conference Set for June

Two-day conference will cover environmental and legal implications of wind farms.

Monday, October 27th, 2008

CANCELLED: Dynamics of Desert Ecosystems and Soil Erosion

An event sponsored by the International Center for Arid and Semiarid Land Studies (ICASALS), featuring discussion of “The Dynamics of Desert Ecosystems: Geomorphological Consequences and Modeling of Processes” has been cancelled.

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

"Virtual Water" Being Used to Find "Real" Cost of Food and other Products

One of the most eminent and forward-thinking researchers on water resource uses, Tony Allan, of King’s College, London, will speak on the topic of “Virtual Water” – the “real” cost of food and other products in terms of water use.

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Saving the Ogallala Video

Saving the Ogallala

Researchers discuss ways for farmers to conserve water and enhance profitability.

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Good Prices Lead Some South Plains Growers to Swap Cotton for Grain

As grain prices spike on the back of biofuels demand and the Plain’s burgeoning dairy industry brings an influx of hungry milk cows to the region, South Plains producers are increasingly giving cotton acreage over to crops such as corn and sorghum.

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Could Hungry Cows Extend the Life of the Ogallala?

Here’s a suggestion for South Plains producers looking to turn a profit while preserving Ogallala Aquifer water: Put the cattle out to pasture.

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Waste Recycling System Could Supply 80 Percent of Nation's Energy

Integrated system also could generate high-end products for profit.

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

Perchlorate Research Chosen as Top Science Paper of 2005 by Environmental Science & Technology Journal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Feb. 15, 2006
CONTACT: John Davis, john.w.davis@ttu.edu

PERCHLORATE RESEARCH CHOSEN AS TOP SCIENCE PAPER OF 2005 BY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

LUBBOCK – Environmental Science & Technology, one of the American Chemical Society’s premier peer-reviewed journals, has selected a manuscript by Texas Tech University researchers as the journal’s best science paper published in 2005.

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