Research/Academic Showcase
Texas Supreme Court Hears Cases in New Law Building
School of Law Grads Top Bar Exam
Law Teams Stake Claim Among Nation's Elite
Texas Tech Receives $2.7 Million Grant From National Science Foundation
Psychology Experts Launch Podcast Series on Human Condition
Burkhart Autism Center Receives $500,000 Grant
Final Exposure: Portraits from Death Row
Campus Connection
CASNR Announces Appointment of New Dean
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Texas Tech Graduate Programs Among Best
Division of Student Affairs Recognized by National Standards Organization
Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships
Outstanding Faculty Honored by President Whitmore
President's Excellence in Diversity and Equity Award Winners Honored
Atmospheric Scientist to Lead Climate Change Research for White House
Development
School of Law Opens Lanier Law Addition
Alumni News
Alumni Association's Executive Vice President Honored for Excellence in Teaching
Alumni Association Announces the Drive for 35 Campaign
Business College Recognizes Three Notable Alumni
Own A Piece of Texas Tech History
National Ranching Heritage Center Raises Funds Under the Tuscan Moon
Featured Tradition
New Masked Rider Takes Reins During Transfer
University Wallpaper
Featured Alumnus
King of the Courtroom Grateful for Mentoring From School of Law
Athletics
Larry Hays Achieves Coaching Milestone
Trlica, Walker Honored by NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Schaefer to be Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
Vasquez Named to Outland Preseason List
Texas Tech University Press News
Texas Tech Press Offers Book for Cacti Lovers
Helpful Links
College of Engineering Receives $9 Million for Research
Funding will establish a first-class research team in the area of nanophotonics technology, placing Texas Tech at the head of the pack in the promising field.
The College of Engineering has received a $9 million package – $2 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF), $5.35 million from AT&T and a $2 million commitment from the university – to attract a team of world-class faculty researchers in the field of nanophotonics. [more]
Discovery Could Mean Better Detection and Treatment of Nerve and Heart Diseases
Texas Tech researchers discover two proteins in the stem cells of embryonic rats that regulate potassium vital to muscle and heart development. [more]
Protecting Our Precious Playas
New wetland management district proposed to defend valuable but threatened West Texas ecosystems. [more]
Forty Years Later: Vietnam Symposium Looks Back at Tet Offensive
Nearly 100 panelists and speakers provided insights into diverse aspects of the Vietnam conflict. [more]
School of Law Center Studies Solutions for Water Contamination
A multidisciplinary team is leading efforts to help both scientists and lawmakers develop more effective water law and policy. [more]
Campus Connection
National Phi Beta Kappa President to Speak at Induction Ceremony
Texas Tech Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa to induct top-ranking students. [more]
Final Spring 2008 Commencement Speaker Announced
Dale E. Klein, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to give commencement address. [more]
Autism Education and Research Center Prepares for Autism Awareness Month
Web database for Autism Spectrum Disorder patients and families set to launch in April. [more]
Ambassadors of Opera to Perform at Texas Tech
Singers make fifth appearance as part of Presidential Lecture & Performance series. [more]
"Zi’s" the Day…Carpe Diem the Asian Way!
West Texas meets The Far East at Hospitality Services' newest dining trend. [more]
Texas Tech Sweeps Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Competitions
First place wins show strength of university's Animal and Food Sciences program. [more]
State of the "Art" Classroom
New 3-D Art Annex raises the bar for university art facilities and attracts students from around the country.
Not just a studio for learning artists. It’s a new benchmark for universities across the nation when it comes to design and development of a university art facility. [more]
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Don't forget, check the online news center for current Texas Tech news! [more]
Featured Alumnus
Alumnus Responds to University Tragedy
Terry Lyons, founder and president of Academic HealthPlans Inc. shows “customer first” philosophy is not just a motto.
On February 14, 2008, a gunman entered a classroom at Northern Illinois University and opened fire. In a matter of seconds, five students died and more than a dozen were wounded. Headlines flashed across television screens as word of the tragic incident spread. [more]
University Press News
Geologist Pens Fourth “Hoo-dunit” in Award-Winning Mystery Series
The fictional sleuth Francisca (Frankie) MacFarlane can tell the difference between sandstone and soapstone at forty paces. She can read the landscape like a book, interpreting the faults, folds and formations of the earth’s surface with a scientist’s precision. And she has a way of finding out where the bodies are buried. [more]
Featured Tradition
Springing Up a West Texas Oasis
From the dust of a new campus sprouted a Texas Tech Arbor Day tradition with a green thumb and an eye for beauty.
After a decade of Dust Bowl winds whipping across the South Plains, Texas Technical College sat starkly, void of trees, shrubs and flowers. A professor of horticulture at the college looked across the barren campus in 1938 and an idea sparked. [more]
Red Raider Wallpaper
Show your Red Raider pride on your desktop.
We will be selecting a new shot of our beautiful campus each month, courtesy of university photographers Artie Limmer and Joey Hernandez. [more]
Athletic News
Football Announces Staff Changes
Texas Tech stays within the program to fill voids in coaching positions. [more]
Kipyego Honored as Women's Track Athlete of the Year
Kipyego has won six NCAA titles in her career. [more]
2008 Athletic Camps
Texas Tech offers athletic camps throughout the summer for every sport, from football and baseball to golf and tennis. [more]
Lady Raiders Coaching Staff to Host Summer Basketball Camps
Campers will learn fundamentals of the game and individual and team competition. [more]
Alumni News
Get Your Red Raider MasterCard
Support Texas Tech without spending an extra dollar. Every time you buy groceries or fill up your gas tank you can support your alma mater by using the Chase Red Raider MasterCard. [more]
Graduate Gift Ideas
For the person who is wondering what to purchase for their college graduate this year, the Alumni Association offers many amazing gift opportunities. [more]
Alumni Association Promotions Receive ADDY Awards
Lubbock Advertising Federation awards gold and silver to Hartsfield Design and Price Group for their Texas Tech Alumni Association designs. [more]
Get Involved
Regional alumni chapter workshops kick off events for 2008. [more]