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Laboratory Safety Seminar Open to Faculty, Staff and Students

Aug 16, 2011

The free event will cover many situations that have been found in real-life settings.

tags: Research, Stories, Vice President for Research

Retirement Income Industry Association to Unveil the First Award for Academic Thought Leadership at Upcoming Fall Conference

Aug 16, 2011

Marketwire - The Retirement Income Industry Association (RIIA) recently announced the winners of its first Academic Thought Leadership Award.

tags: Texas Tech in the News

Drought is limiting targets for Texas cloud seeders

Aug 16, 2011

Boston Herald - FORT WORTH, Texas — Everyone is complaining about the relentless drought, but a handful of Texas groups are trying to do something about it by wringing a little more rain from the few clouds in the sky.

tags: Texas Tech in the News

New Wind Science Degree First of its Kind

Aug 16, 2011

EarthTechling - Degrees and certification programs in the building and operating of wind turbines and farms have been around for quite some time, but these courses can be a bit one dimensional in an industry that is growing as rapidly and in such a complex manner as wind energy. There is, if you think about it, a lot more than just the spinning of blades to consider–there’s the effects of climate change on wind patterns, there’s the social and political issues involving the deeply-rooted reliance on oil and fossil fuels, and there’s the fast-growing field of offshore wind. That’s why Texas Tech announced recently it is offering a new, one-of-a-kind Bachelor of Science in Wind Energy degree program beginning this fall semester, designed to keep up with the changing face of the wind industry.

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