A food safety and public health research team with Texas Tech’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences has received $100,000 for Salmonella research from animal-health company Zoetis. The research funds will help provide resources to better understand and describe the ecology of Salmonella in cattle populations, as well as discover and evaluate tools that might ultimately result in a safer food supply, officials with the Madison, N.J.-based firm said today (May 22). more »
Six students from Texas Tech’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will be spending the summer working as interns in the nation’s capital. Running from June through August, the college’s congressional spring intern program affords selected students an opportunity to experience first-hand the government’s day-to-day operations. more »
It’s been a busy four years for Albuquerque native Maggie Jones. The senior animal science major has been incredibly active throughout her undergraduate years, which have been steadily focused on preparing her for a career in veterinary medicine. more »
Texas Tech graduate student Elizabeth Domby has been selected to receive a ‘Graduate Student Teaching Award’ from the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. The honor will be presented to the Department of Animal and Food Sciences doctoral student at the organization’s annual conference on June 25-29 at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va. more »
Food safety experts report that the nation’s beef industry has done a remarkable job of dealing with carcass contamination involving E. coli. Incidences of E. coli O157 positives in ground beef sampling have dropped by more than 90 percent in the last decade, but the same decline hasn’t been seen in the incidence of Salmonella in ground beef. more »
Texas Tech’s Ranch Horse Team rode to its fourth national title last month (Apr. 19-20) at the American Stock Horse Association National Collegiate Championship Show in Abilene. More than a dozen teams from across the nation vied for top honors, including Missouri State, New Mexico State and Colorado State. more »
