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Texas Tech, HSC join forces to develop 3D-printed masks, shields to fight COVID-19

Apr 1, 2020

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - A collaborative group of faculty from Texas Tech and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are joining forces to create 3D-printed face shields and face masks for health care workers in hopes of fighting the spread of the coronavirus.

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Schovanec discusses upcoming academic semesters amid COVID-19 pandemic

Mar 30, 2020

The Daily Toreador - After multiple changes were implemented at Texas Tech over the past few weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tech President Lawrence Schovanec discussed how the university is planning for the coming semesters.

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Stimulus funding can’t come fast enough for public broadcasters

Mar 27, 2020

The Washington Post - Public broadcasters rely on various streams of revenue to pay for news-gathering activities, administrative overhead, broadcasting facilities, fundraising costs and so on. Such streams include membership contribution, underwriting revenue and state and federal funding.

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More than 1 million oil workers are set to lose their jobs this year, a new analysis reveals

Mar 25, 2020

Business Insider - More than one million oilfield service jobs are likely to be cut this year in the wake of the spreading coronavirus and historic oil price crash, according to an analysis published by the research firm Rystad Energy.

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