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Mar 19, 2008
Texas Tech researchers discover two proteins in the stem cells of embryonic rats that regulate potassium vital to muscle and heart development.
tags: Feature Stories, Research
Mar 9, 2008
Red Raiders enjoy holiday lights each year thanks to the efforts of the Texas Tech Building Maintenance and Construction Section. For three years, Kyle Cooper has made sure all 25,000 lights are strung correctly and working properly. The mechanical superintendent at Texas Tech’s Physical Plant, Cooper oversees months of labor that go into putting Will Rogers in a ring of holiday fire and credits the skill and dedication of Electric Shop employees for making it happen.
tags: Feature Stories
Mar 9, 2008
Few professionals practice the motto, “Safety First,” more than Michelle Pantoya. But then again, few people have the job of detonating highly energetic materials in their workplace. This mechanical engineering professor observes reactions between energetic materials in her Texas Tech laboratory – sometimes with unpredictable results. While working with a unique sample of nanoparticles, Pantoya and her lab assistant, Emily Hunt, came across such a reaction.
tags: Feature Stories
Mar 9, 2008
As the 2007-08 Masked Rider, Kevin Burns leads the Red Raiders onto the football field during home games and celebrates touchdowns with a mad dash down the sidelines. He made his first run during Texas Tech’s first home game of the 2007 season against the University of Texas at El Paso.
tags: Feature Stories