Texas Tech honored its inventor community at an end-of-semester ceremony Tuesday (May 11) at the International Cultural Center. Included among the honorees were Hamed Sari-Sarraf from electrical engineering, Eric Hequet from the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute and Chris Turner, an electrical engineering doctoral student. more »
Bayer CropScience has announced a $7.5 million contribution to Texas Tech’s Department of Plant and Soil Science. The contribution in support of new research initiatives and facilities development is eligible for a full funding match through the Texas Research Incentive Program (TRIP), creating a $15 million total contribution to the university. more »
Texas Tech University System Office of Technology Commercialization and Bayer CropScience have signed an exclusive licensing agreement to utilize a new cotton technology from the university’s International Center for Excellence in Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology. more »
An exclusive licensing agreement to utilize a new cotton technology from Texas Tech University’s International Center for Excellence in Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology has been inked by the university’s Office of Technology Commercialization and Bayer CropScience. more »
Jyotsna Sharma, a plant ecologist and conservationist from the University of Florida, has joined Texas Tech University’s Department of Plant and Soil Science as a new assistant professor of environmental horticulture. She began her research and teaching duties in March. more »
Jennifer Moore-Kucera has joined Texas Tech University’s Department of Plant and Soil Science as assistant professor of soil and environmental microbiology. She stepped into her post on Sept. 1. more »
Officials with Texas Tech University’s Department of Plant and Soil Science are set to unveil a new biotechnology-ready greenhouse at the school’s Quaker Avenue Research Farm, northeast of the main campus. Construction on $300,000 facility began in June and is scheduled to wrap up in early September. more »
