RESEARCHERS AT TEXAS TECH University report that they have identified a missing element in most of the state’s current coastal zoning laws. While filled to the brim with the nuts and bolts of cumbersome construction regulation, there’s apparently little to see in terms of scenic quality. (more…)
By Karen Smith Welch, Amarillo Globe-News/ The Associated Press
One couple might soon move to a Texas Panhandle home with more modern, contemporary lines than their previous, more earthy digs. But both places should be suitable for nesting. At least, that’s what wildlife conservationists hope the pair of bald eagles will decide. (more…)
Like the astute businessman who whispered “plastics” to the promising graduate in the 1967 film classic The Graduate, Dick Auld offers a one-word tip – genomics – to today’s savvy investors, entrepreneurs and students in the Cotton Country surrounding Lubbock, Texas. (more…)
Investors looking to sink private capital into emerging bioscience initiatives are looking to Lubbock – and they like what they see. “We commercialize technology developed in research universities and are looking for technology that can be applied to multiple markets,” explains Gary Pankonien, president of WesTech Ventures 1, which is the third seed-venture fund of Emergent Technologies Inc. (more…)
Mention the FiberMax brand of cotton seed to folks in agricultural circles, and they nod their heads in appreciation. Consumers would, too, if they realized that some of the finest cotton fabrics in the world are the result of FiberMax varieties marketed by Bayer CropScience. (more…)
The next time you savor a flame-kissed steak, a charbroiled chicken breast or even a BLT, thank researchers at Texas Tech University. Their work is contributing to the safety of the meat you eat. (more…)
From the food we eat to the clothes we wear, multifaceted research at Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) impacts lives on a global scale – and the scale of CASNR research continues to expand. In fact, the academic year 2004-2005 was a CASNR landmark, when research spending exceeded $10 million for the first time. (more…)
“I know what it’s like to be on the long end of a hoe,” says Linda Trolinder-Wright, cotton development manager at Bayer CropScience. Perhaps that’s because she spent many long summers during her Texas childhood hoeing weeds from cotton rows. Today, Trolinder-Wright has a doctorate degree in plant molecular biology and is working to develop new traits for FiberMax cotton. (more…)
Tyler Hawkins, a junior majoring in range management was presented an undergraduate student excellence award on Nov. 13 at the Association for Fire Ecology International Congress in San Diego. The 20-year-old from San Saba received a plaque as well as a $500 cash award. (more…)
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Nov. 11, 2006
Texas Tech’s College of Agriculture honored three South Plains residents with outstanding agriculturalist awards Thursday. The college held its annual Pig Roast, which honors scholarship donors, recipients and intercollegiate judging teams, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Banquet Hall. (more…)
