Texas Tech University awarded diplomas to 2,370 students during December graduation exercises, including more than 90 from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources on Dec. 15 at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock. Commencement speaker for the afternoon program was Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst. (more…)

The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ director of development and external relations has been named associate vice chancellor for development with Texas Tech University System’s Institutional Advancement Office. (more…)

By Elliott Blackburn / Avalanche-Journal / Dec. 14, 2007 / Page 1
Texas Tech researcher will spend the next year beginning to unlock the secrets of the region’s king cash crop. Tech cotton genome researcher Thea Wilkins will work to map the genomes of two breeds of cotton plant in 2008, ancestor plants to the ubiquitous modern version that blankets the Lubbock region from May to December. (more…)

The Peace Corps has announced that Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources is their newest partner in its Master’s International program. The program is the first in Texas to allow Red Raiders to earn graduate degrees in agriculture and natural resources while serving abroad as Peace Corps volunteers. (more…)

For more than a decade Texas Tech College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources students have had a rare opportunity to work shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the nation’s leading political leaders, ranging from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas.) to Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) and State Sen. Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock). (more…)

From examining the distribution of cropping patterns on the High Plains to agricultural producer’s land use decisions, Chenggang Wang said he is dedicated to improving Texas agriculture. (more…)

The itinerary for an innovative study abroad class that will take Texas Tech University students to prominent gardens in France, Luxembourg and Belgium has been finalized. (more…)

Specially prepared bonsais are on sale this holiday season by the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ innovative study abroad class, “Gardens of France, Luxembourg, and Belgium.” The next overseas trip for the group class is scheduled for May 2008. (more…)

Effective December 1, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved the merger of the International Textile Center into the Department of Plant and Soil Science. (more…)

By Forrest Laws / Farm Press Editorial Staff / Nov. 29, 2007
Some of the non-stop criticism of farmers and farm programs by media outlets in recent years might be a little easier to take if the tone wasn’t so condescending. (more…)