Recent advances in the South Plains’ diverse and cutting-edge agricultural research programs are the central focus of a technology field day Aug. 8 at Texas Tech University’s Quaker Research Farm, northwest of the main campus. (more…)
Cool down this summer with your favorite treats; homemade ice cream, sorbets and custards. Made right on campus, COWamongus! dairy treats are a great way to beat the heat this summer. (more…)
A nationally recognized expert in agricultural education and strong proponent of distance education has been selected to lead Texas Tech University’s Department of Agricultural Education and Communications as its new chairman, officials with the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources announced today (July 29). (more…)
Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will hold a Corky’s Memorial Shoot & Slice Dove Hunt and Golf Tournament on Sept. 5 to 7 in Rotan. (more…)
Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will hold an alumni and friends reception in conjunction with the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association Expo 2008 on Aug. 16 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Sponsored by CASNR’s Development and Alumni Relations office, the program will run from 4 to 5 p.m. (more…)
A longtime friend of Texas Tech University and an outstanding member of the Department of Plant and Soil Science’s emeritus faculty was honored July 16 during a special reception in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ animal and food sciences building. (more…)
A half-day open house has been scheduled for Texas Tech University faculty and staff at the newly renamed Department of Plant and Soil Science’s Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute. Located at 1001 East Loop 289, the internationally recognized research facility, formerly known as the International Textile Center, will hold the event from noon and 4 p.m. on July 18. (more…)
An expert on the environmental factors influencing the population dynamics of wildlife has been selected as the new associate chairperson in Tech University’s Department of Natural Resources Management, officials announced today (July 14). (more…)
Many of the horses at the Texas Tech Equestrian Center on Saturday carried two ponytails - one in the rear and one under a cowboy hat up top. More than 60 cowgirls flocked to the equestrian center with their spurs and lassos, eager to compete in this year’s rodeo portion of the Texas FFA Convention, which Lubbock is hosting this week. (more…)
Paul Vaughn, a former Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ department chairman who brought an innovative distance education program to life on the Texas Tech campus, died at Boone County Hospital in Columbia, Mo., on June 22. He was 60. (more…)
