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Novel Ag Pals program provides incoming students with guidance, friendship

January 17, 2014

Novel Ag Pals program provides incoming students with guidance, friendship

Coming from a town with a population of less than 20,000 to Texas Tech "" where the fall enrollment was more than 33,000 "" can make some students feel intimidated. The College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources has been helping with this transition for more than 10 years with its Ag Pals program.

Capitol Idea: CASNR interns spend spring learning the ropes in Washington

December 16, 2013

Capitol Idea: CASNR interns spend spring learning the ropes in Washington

Three students from Texas Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will be spending their spring semester working as interns in the nation's capital. Running from January through May, the college's congressional intern program affords selected students an opportunity to experience first-hand the government's day-to-day operations.

Strategy to fight salmonella outlined; Texas Tech part of $700,000 USDA grant

December 05, 2013

Strategy to fight salmonella outlined; Texas Tech part of $700,000 USDA grant

Texas Tech's International Center for Food Safety Excellence is part of a broad effort to develop detection and surveillance networks to help protect from future outbreaks of salmonella bacteria. Earlier this year Tech, Angelo State University and California State University-Fresno received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture totaling more than $700,000.

Sparks Will Fly; AEC receives Lincoln Electric Co. Welding Education Grant

December 03, 2013

Sparks Will Fly; AEC receives Lincoln Electric Co. Welding Education Grant

Recognizing the increasing emphasis on agriscience-teacher welding abilities, Texas Tech University's Department of Agricultural Education and Communication saw the need and applied for a Lincoln Electric Company Welding Education Grant. The result: the department has been selected as one of six institutions from across the nation to receive the new funding.