O.P. 74.14: University-Recognized Centers and Institutes
Attachment
A: Request to Establish a University-Recognized Center or Institute
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B: Request to Modify or Dissolve a University-Recognized Center or Institute
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C: Guidelines for Preparing Review Reports for University-Recognized Centers
and Institutes
In addition to extensive research activity on the part of its individual faculty, the following institutes and centers conduct scholarly work:
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- CASNR Water Center
- Center for Agricultural Technology Transfer
- Cotton Economics Research Institute
- Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute
- Fire Ecology Center
- International Center for Food Industry Excellence
- International Cotton Research Center
- Pork Industry Institute for Research and Education
- Thornton Agricultural Finance Institute
- Wildlife and Fisheries Management Institute
Architecture
Arts and Sciences
- Center for Chemical Biology (CCB)
- Center for Environmental Radiation Studies
- Center for Geospatial Technology
- Center for Historic Preservation and Technology
- Center for Public Service
- Texas Tech Climate Science Center
Business
- Center for Advanced Analytics and Business Intelligence
- Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business
- Center for Healthcare Innovation, Education, and Research
- Center for Professional Development
- Free Market Institute
- Institute for Banking and Financial Studies
- Institute for Internet Buyer Behavior
- Institute for Leadership Research
Education
- The Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research
- Center for Research in Leadership and Education
- Center for Teacher Development and Research
- Center for the Integration of STEM Education and Research (CISER)
- Institute for Leadership and School Improvement
- Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Sensory Disabilities
Engineering
- Center for Science and Engineering of Cyber Security
- Center of Excellence in High Reliability Organizations and Processes (CEHROP)
- Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation (TechMRT)
- Center for Nanophotonics
- Center for Pulsed Power and Power Electronics (P3E)
- Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism
- Nano Tech Center (NTC)
- National CRCP Tech Center (Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement Tech Center)
- National Institute for Engineering Ethics
- Smart Grid Energy Center (SGEC)
- Water Resources Center
Honors
Human Sciences
- The Center for Adolescent Resiliency
- Center for Financial Responsibility
- Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery
- Child Development Research Center
- The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences
- Institute for Child and Family Studies
- Texas Wine Marketing Research Institute
Law
- Center for Biodefense, Law and Public Policy
- Center for Military Law and Policy
- Center for Water Law and Policy
Media and Communication
Other
- Center for Biotechnology and Genomics
- Center for Undergraduate Research
- Institute for Comparative and Experimental Medicine (ICEM)
- Institute for Development and Enrichment of Advanced Learners (IDEAL)
- The Institute of Environmental & Human Health (TIEHH)
- International Center for Arid and Semiarid Land Studies (ICASALS)
- Northwest Texas Small Business Development Center (NWTSBDC)
- Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center (TLPDC)
- Texas Tech Neuroimaging Institute (TTNI)
- The Vietnam Center
- Wind Science and Engineering Research Center (WISE)
For more information on University Recognized Centers & Institutes, contact Michael J. San Francisco, Ph.D., Interim Vice President for Research.
Vice President for Research
Office of the Vice President for Research |
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