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February 7th, 2012

Experts: Globalization, Television Talent Shows, Desire for Hyper-Crossover Driving Music Scene

As America prepares for the 54th Grammy Awards, a pair of Texas Tech University music experts can discuss how pop music has changed in recent decades and how the drive for hyper-crossover, the influence of globalization and talent shows such as “American Idol” give us the gospel-influenced, patchwork sound floating across today’s airwaves, and how high-volume sales dictate today’s compositions sold for mass appeal.

February 7th, 2012

Expert: Star Wars Franchise Returns to the Big Screen, Fans Have Favorites

The theatrical re-release of the first in the prequel trilogy of Star Wars films is set for Feb. 10.

February 3rd, 2012

Expert: Can J.C. Penney’s New Tactics Save the Brand?

Will the aging retailer’s new retail approach, which rolled out Feb. 1, help polish the tarnish from its brand?

February 3rd, 2012

Law School Team Wins Second Consecutive National Moot Court Championship

First national championship in this competition was 32 years ago.

February 2nd, 2012

College of Education Receives Private Donation

The College of Education at Texas Tech University announced a gift of $75,000 from The Meadows Foundation, which assisted in the college receiving a $3.44 million grant. This gift completes the required 15 percent match in private donations needed to support the U.S. Department of Education’s “Investing in Innovation” or i3 grant, awarded to the [...]

February 8th, 2012

White ‘Cobwebs’ Found in Nuclear Waste Pool

ABC News-“If I were going to be a moose,” said Robert Baker of Texas Tech University, “I would want to live in the exclusion zone.” Baker and a colleague, Ron Chesser, tracked the plants and animals around the wrecked nuclear plant in the decades after the accident.

February 8th, 2012

Charity on the campaign trail

CNN Money-President Barack Obama and Oval Office hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have all released at least one year of tax returns. And they all gave big money to charity.

February 7th, 2012

After Explosion, Texas Tech Committee Aims to Make Safety "Automatic"

Science Careers -In its October 2011 report on the 2010 lab explosion at University (TTU) that maimed a graduate student, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board leveled blistering criticisms against the the university’s lab-safety culture. According to pair of front-page articles on 5 January in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, the experience has led TTU and some other Texas universities to make changes in how they think about and deal with safety.

February 7th, 2012

Acting in the Best Interest of Older Investors

Forbes-According to a recent study by Texas Tech and the University of Missouri, the findings confirmed that, not surprisingly, advanced age leads to a predictable decline in the ability to make rational money decisions. More disturbing, however, was the study’s conclusion that even as older Americans’ problem-solving skills worsen, their confidence in making the right decision increases, leaving them even more vulnerable to mistakes. The aging population of Americans – those in households age 60 and over — now holds 51 percent of all financial wealth in the country, or trillions of dollars, making consumer protection rules even more important.

February 7th, 2012

Climate-change solutions depend on open dialogue

San Francisco Chronicle -Katharine Hayhoe is a busy woman. As an atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, she studies the regional impact of climate change. As a Christian, she volunteers, sharing her science with church and public groups. And as the mother of a young child – well, enough said.