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Summer of Research

Sep 5, 2016

Ten research stories released over the break, that you might have missed.

tags : Academics, Feature Stories, Provost, Research, Vice President for Research

We have been lying to ourselves about failure

Sep 5, 2016

Quartz - There’s a neat cultural narrative that failure is a stepping-stone to success. You see it in Silicon Valley’s “fail fast” mantra, which implies failure is a necessary learning experience for those who then find success, and among prominent professors who publish CVs of their failures on the way to the top. Though this may be more realistic than pretending impressive people never fail, it’s still overly simplistic.

tags : Honors College, Texas Tech in the News

Grazing’s role in grassland ecosystems

Sep 2, 2016

Progressive Forage - Our creator designed this world to operate through interwoven functions of biological components, which collectively form an ecosystem. Ecosystems function more efficiently when organism populations remain in balance with each other.

tags : Texas Tech in the News

6 Reasons Businesses Need Social Media Marketing

Sep 2, 2016

Business 2 Community - In order for a business to grow quickly, they need to be able to reach a wide target audience as soon as possible. Without an active social media presence, your business is doomed to fail. Research shows nearly 2 in 3 adults use social media. By not tapping into the potential of social media, marketing yourself to potential leads and customers becomes a lot more cumbersome.

tags : Texas Tech in the News