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July, 2007 Archive

Diaz receives conservation society travel award

Friday, July 27th, 2007

image image Juan Diaz, a graduate student in Texas Tech University’s Department of Natural Resources Management, has received a Travel Award from the Horned Lizard Conservation Society Research Award Competition, which will be holding its biennial meeting July 27-29 in Fort Worth. (more…)

 

Plasma, nanotechnology used to upgrade cotton fabric qualities

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

image image JUST AS YOU JUGGLE a mix of multitasking chores in this time-starved world, core products to Texas’ agricultural economy – such as cotton – are on the clock to provide more new and interesting features before you and other consumers head on down the shopping highway. (more…)

 

South Plains cotton primed for quality improvement

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

image image As fiber length and strength have improved over the past six years, South Plains cotton – typically spun into such sturdy staples as blue jeans and tube socks – could now be fit for high-quality yarns, according to researchers at Texas Tech University’s International Textile Center. (more…)

 

Amanda Miller

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Department of Natural Resources Management / Conservation Graduate Student
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AS A CONSERVATION policy biologist, Amanda Miller’s professional goal sounds simple. “I want to have a lasting impact,” she says. (more…)

 

Wildlife Society names publications award winner

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

image image The Wildlife Society, one of the nation’s principal organizations for wildlife professionals, has announced that it will present this year’s Outstanding Monograph Wildlife Publications Award to team of researchers, several of whom hold strong ties to Texas Tech University’s Department of Natural Resources Management. (more…)

 

Quaker Research Farm adds high-tech irrigation system

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

image image A new $80,000 state-of-the art subsurface drip irrigation system that allows several independent experiments to be conducted simultaneously has been installed at Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ Quaker Avenue Research Farm. (more…)