VISTAS MAGAZINE
Winter 2003
In the hardscrabble land that is West Texas, farmers seek out a living by being the largest producers of cotton in the world. Texas Tech researchers are working to predict the weather, to protect people from the destruction of wind and hail, and to make the weather work in the best interests of crops and farms.
Research matters to our lives, and scholars at Texas Tech are helping to solve some of society's most pressing issues. Read on.
- VISTAS Editor
Winter 2003 :: Volume 11 :: Number 1
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HIGH COTTON From one small seed comes a plant that is integral to the fabric and fiber or our daily lives. |
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WINE ONLINE Texas wine is becoming a liberation of choice. |
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BOTTLED RAGE With physical aspects and emotional trauma, domestic violence is really becoming a health matter. |
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CIPHER A new degree program in the School of Allied Health in molecular pathology trains students to analyze DNA. |
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EARTH, FIRE & RAINWATER |
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MODAFINIL
Daniel Hurst, M.D., believe the use of a medication for narcolepsy may be able to treat children with cerebral palsy.
FRESH COMPOSITION
New students are wanted for a birth approach to freshman composition courses with a new online course.
ECONOMY
Universities play a key role in the knowledge and information intensive economy of this century.
CONTACT SOLUTION
Tech researchers are working to determine if coating contact lenses with selenium will make daily cleaning unnecessary.
DOWN FROM THE CLOUDS
Engineering researchers are battling the wind by studying its effects on structures after a storm.
WEATHER DOMINATES
In Texas, weather can change from it's expectations in five minutes.
SPACE ACE
NASA changed its research priorities to advancing relevant areas of computer science and turned to Tech.
IMMERSION
For 55 years, U.S. fulbright Program has given numerous students the opportunity to expand on their intended areas of study for research.
