Whitacre is happily back in S.A.

Sep 3, 2010

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OurBlook interview with Beccy Hambright, program director of the T-STEM (Texas STEM) Center at Texas Tech

Sep 3, 2010

OurBlook.com - In my opinion, the answer to your question is a resounding, NO! American educators and administrators, researchers, corporate sponsors and government leaders have honed in on the need for STEM education and careers in America and are meeting the need with appropriate programs and funding.

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Texas Tech University offering joint J.D./M.D. program

Sep 3, 2010

Texas Lawyer.com - Marta Hoes is not only a first-year student at Texas Tech University School of Law. She’s also the first student in the university’s new joint J.D./M.D. degree program offered by the law school and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine.

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Green Connections: Potential Product Possibilities

Sep 3, 2010

Pollution Engineering.com - Fibertect is a non-woven cotton-carbon material invented by Mr. Seshadri Ramkuan, an associate professor of nonwoven materials at Texas Tech. According to reports, Ramkuan originally developed the material to protect soldiers from chemical and biological warfare agents. The company turned the material into commercial products that adsorb and absorb toxic industrial chemicals and pesticides, as well as chemical warfare agents. The three-layer material is made with an activated carbon inner layer sandwiched between two layers of material with adsorption and absorption properties determined by the application.

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