VISTAS MAGAZINE
Spring 2005
Remembering an individual's legacy honors a life well-lived. Jean Brashear Nichols, a researcher and farmer whose land adjoined the Texas Tech New Deal Farm, lost her life January 30, 2005, in an automobile accident traveling with Texas Tech researchers Cliff Fedler and Nick Parker to Colorado, Jean was a voice for educational-community partnerships in agriculture.
Nick Parker spoke very fondly of her, "She brought sensitivity to the status of women in the agricultural community. Jean's energy, spirit, financial support, participation and presence were valuable assets to the program. Jean will be missed by everybody in women's studies."
- VISTAS Editor
SPRING 2005 :: Volume 13 :: Number 1
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SAVING VIETNAM Forty years after the US sent ground troops to Vietnam, America's longest war will never be forgotten through the Texas Tech Vietnam Project. |
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WATER WORKS Environmental engineering researchers are finding the answers to sustaining water resources. |
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A THEORY OF FLIGHT The tapestry of Sankar Chatterjee's life is woven with colorful threads, bound at the edges by his fascination with ancient birds and the evolution of flight in animals. |
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INTERSTATE.COM A new telecommunications network built across West Texas introduces another means for Tech to contribute to the infrastructure of this region. |
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WORKERS' REVOLUTION Tai Chi, Chinese, characters, and natural human rhythms are inspirations for Simon Hsiang, who uses avatars to study movement and its repercussions for workers. |
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WIZARD OF THE WEST
Dominick Casadonte's magic science show exhibits the enchanting power of chemistry.
THE INVASION
Scholars are researching the properties of a special grass to determine what elements make the vegetation a natural enemy of the Red Imported Fire Ant.
VIRTUAL REALITY
Bharti Tempkin has created a pioneering program to create 3D computer-based representations of the human body to assist with medical training.
AN ECONOMIC GENERATOR
Energy and water form the foundation of a new West Texas regional economy.
