Researchers at Texas Tech University are working to discover the secrets of one of the state’s most perplexing water problems: the influence of climate change on Texas surface waters. A new three-year project, funded by $634,000 from the U.S. Geological Survey, will bring together a team of experts to learn how to model, study and predict the influence of the changes. (more…)
Twelve outstanding students from Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will be included in latest edition of “Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities,” according to university officials. (more…)
The Texas wine industry has been growing slowly for a number of years, but in the last five to 10 years, it’s exploded. “The Southern High Plains is great for grape growing,” says Tom Thompson, chairman of Tech’s plant and soil science department. (more…)
A Texas Tech University freshman from Winnsboro was tapped as a new National Beef Ambassador by the American National CattleWomen Foundation (ANCW) at a special ceremony on Oct. 11 in Fort Smith, Ark. (more…)
Texas Tech University’s Meat Judging Team continued their winning streak with a first-place finish at the American Royal Meat Judging Contest on Sunday (Oct. 18) in Omaha, Neb. They posted a 108-point victory over the nearest competitor, Oklahoma State University. (more…)
Erica Creswell and Luke Creasy of Texas Tech University were awarded championship titles on Oct. 17 during the 60th consecutive NIRA rodeo. Creswell, a senior from Weatherford, received the all-around champion cowgirl title after competing against more than 200 female contestants in the final rodeo competition. (more…)
Texas Tech University’s Meat Judging Team began the fall judging season with a resounding win in Wyalusing, Pa. In the Oct. 3 contest, the Red Raiders defeated the competition by a 150-point margin and placed first in the beef grading, lamb judging, overall beef, pork judging and total reasons divisions. (more…)
Though some might believe that Melissa Currie, a native of Niceville, Fla., who spent most of her college years in Ithaca, New York, would feel out of place in the windswept South Plains, the new addition to the faculty in Texas Tech University’s Department of Landscape Architecture couldn’t disagree more.” (more…)
A new $5,000 scholarship opportunity is now available for students interested in graduate education at Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Available in all academic departments beginning in the fall session of 2010, the 10 Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Student Scholarships are a one-year, one-time opportunity. (more…)
The Texas Tech University rodeo team turned in strong performances last weekend at the Vernon College Rodeo in Wichita Falls, with the standout rides from Canada’s Luke Creasy and Iowa’s Logan Allen, officials reported today. (more…)
