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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.

Five Tech alumni compete at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas

December 12, 2013

Five Tech alumni compete at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas

For pro-rodeo athletes and their fans, December is the best month of the year, and not just because it's Christmas. December also ushers in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

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.