September 21, 2015

Study; Researchers find patches of heavy metals along Colorado, New Mexico river

September 04, 2015

VIDEO: Texas Tech team monitor soil conditions following toxic river spill

August 14, 2015

Department of Plant & Soil Science hosts Moroccan Fulbright Scholar Salghi

August 03, 2015

CASNR Water Center promotes water quality research through collaboration

Water. It's one of the basic elements of life. Making sure there's enough for use in agriculture is of vital importance, and it's an area of focus for a research center at Texas Tech University "" the CASNR Water Center in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources.

July 22, 2015

John McGlone tapped for Federation of Animal Science Societies Service Award

July 16, 2015

Cat pheromones may cause increased scratching; focus on scratching devices

Cats have long been some of the most independent and unpredictable animals on the planet. Now, a Texas Tech researcher may have unlocked the answer to at least part of what a cat is thinking when it comes to what that cat prefers to scratch.

March 05, 2015

Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit receives science award

February 24, 2015

International Year of Soils; Recognition of soil as an essential natural resource

Soil researchers have a PSA for the wider, non-soil researching world: soil is not the same as dirt. Dirt is simply soil that has been misplaced from its natural setting, like the stuff tracked into your house and makes a mess. Another difference between soil and dirt is the fact that lowly dirt does not have an entire year dedicated to the celebration of and education for it, as designated by the United Nations.

February 12, 2015

Sorghum hybrid firm is first tenant for Tech's Research and Technology Park

An agbiotech company that focuses on sorghum hybrids is the first tenant signed to move into the new Texas Tech Innovation Hub and Research Park. Headquartered in Chicago, Chromatin targets its research in areas such as water scarcity, increasing global demand for food and the limits on fertile land, making a great fit for Texas Tech and the South Plains region.

February 06, 2015

CASNR plant and soil science professor earns prestigious Carnegie Fellowship