May 16th, 2012
Texas Tech Announces Spring Commencement, Top Students
Two building benefactors will speak at graduation ceremonies.
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May 15th, 2012
Astronaut Launches into Space and into Texas Tech Ph.D Program
The College of Education at Texas Tech University announced a NASA astronaut has been accepted to its doctoral program in education.
Joseph Acaba launched May 14 for a four-month tour of duty aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft as part of the team for Mission 31/32 to the International Space Station. He also has been accepted [...]
May 11th, 2012
Texas Tech Student Organizations, Advisors Honored with Awards
Texas Tech University’s annual Student Organization Recognition Awards were announced at the traditional Arbor Day ceremonies.
The Student Organization Recognition Awards recognizes advisors and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the Texas Tech and greater Lubbock community.
Overall Student Organization of the Year is Tech Habitat for Humanity
Overall Most Improved Organization of the Year is RaiderThon.
Organization [...]
May 3rd, 2012
Texas Tech Names 2012-2013 Pom Squad
Nine members will be returning, with seven new dancers joining.
May 1st, 2012
Texas Tech Law Announces New Board of Barristers Executive Committee
Written by Celeste Villarreal
Texas Tech University School of Law announced the new executive committee for the Board of Barristers, the law school’s premiere advocacy organization that conducts intra-school competitions in mock trial, moot court and negotiations. Members are selected from advanced students who demonstrated competence in advocacy competitions and are interested in assisting other students [...]
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May 14th, 2012
Officer: Military could learn from civilian courts
Huffington Post-”It really doesn’t generally rise to the legal definition of insanity,” says Huffman, now dean emeritus of the law school at Texas Tech University. “So there’s no way to account for it in the guilt or innocence phase of the trial.”
May 10th, 2012
Yahoo News-“Research at Texas Tech University and elsewhere has shown that only masonry or reinforced concrete walls can protect against lethal flying debris that might be encountered during a tornado with wind speeds up to 130mph,” said Mukaddes Darwish, PH.D., associate professor, Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology, at Texas Tech.
May 10th, 2012
Following Science into the Eye of the Storm
Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety-Tornado field research is extremely difficult and can be dangerous, notes Dr. Tanya Brown, IBHS research engineer, who led a VORTEX2 (Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment) team for Texas Tech University in 2009 and 2010.
May 10th, 2012
Renewable energy expert: Answer blowin’ in wind
Rocket News-“This is engaging the community, private sector and academia; this is what’s needed to fix the economy,” said Castillo, who is executive director and president of the National Wind Resource Center at Texas Tech.
May 7th, 2012
New Deal, Frenship teachers win GREEN awards from Texas Tech
Chicago TribuneThe program is sponsored by Tech’s International Center for Arid and Semiarid Land Studies with the purpose of encouraging teachers to create projects to heighten student awareness of environmental issues, Bell said.