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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 18, 2015
GALLERY: Outline of new Bayer Plant Science Building begins to take shape
February 17, 2015
CASNR Distinguished & Young Alumni Awards honor seven at Alumni Center
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
February 05, 2015
GALLERY: CASNR Spring Career Expo rolls out at Red Raider Ballroom
January 30, 2015
Brendan Kelly takes new post with Tech's Department of Plant and Soil Science
January 23, 2015
GALLERY: Bayer Plant Science Building; Foundation prep continues
Despite the occasional snowstorm, construction moves ahead this winter on Texas Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources new $13.6 million expansion and renovation of what will be known as the 'Bayer Plant Science Building.' The project adds 21,122 square feet of new construction, and includes 2,440 square feet of renovation and exterior upgrades to the existing home of the university's Department of Plant and Soil Science. Among upgrades on tap are new open labs with expanded support and graduate student spaces, as well as an instructional lab, departmental suite and space for research equipment. Renovations within the existing building will create new space for faculty, staff and graduate students and will provide a connection to the new building. The building project is funded by donations to Texas Tech, including lead contributions from Bayer CropScience.
January 22, 2015
On The Job: CASNR Spring Career Expo revs up as new semester gets underway
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