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

Feb 7, 2012

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.

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Acting in the Best Interest of Older Investors

Feb 7, 2012

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.

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Climate-change solutions depend on open dialogue

Feb 7, 2012

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.

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