Research/Academic Showcase
Tier One Legislation Outlines Course of Action for Texas Tech
Texas Tech Earns Environmental Excellence Award
Texas Tech Receives Patent for Decontamination Wipe Creation Process
Wind Researchers to Participate in Historic Tornado Project
Texas Tech University Partners in $28 Million Department of Energy Project
Texas Tech Biodefense Law Center Nets Five-Year Funding
Campus Connection
Texas Tech... Making a Splash!
Texas Tech Names Interim Dean of Whitacre College of Engineering
College of Education Interim Dean Appointed
Autism Center Names Interim Director
Students Receive Top Honors at Dallas Style Symposium
Ad Team Wins Regional Competition in Houston
Ranch Horse Team Wins National Title
Employees Honored with Quality Service Awards
High Achieving Advisors Honored By Texas Tech
Students Honored During May Commencement Exercises
Alumni News
Nuclear Energy Research Safe in the Hands of Alumnus
Alumni Association Breaks Ground on New Addition
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Texas Tech Trivia Book On Sale Now!
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Athletics
Texas Tech Heisman Campaign Wins National Award
Golf's Floren Named to All-Big 12 Team
Dowdy Named to the 2009 Women's Junior National Team
2009 Baseball Season In Review
Texas Tech University Press News
Leap into a Good Read This Summer
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Tier One Legislation Outlines Course of Action for Texas Tech
The Texas Legislature has set in place a framework and funding sources for Texas Tech University and six other institutions to earn the designation of national research university.
No one university has a better chance of achieving the designation than the others. Rather the Tier One legislation sets criteria and leaves it to the seven emerging research universities to meet the standards. [more]
Texas Tech Earns Environmental Excellence Award
The Institute of Environmental and Human Health received the 2009 Texas Environmental Excellence Award from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. [more]
Texas Tech Receives Patent for Decontamination Wipe Creation Process
The university has secured the intellectual property protection to produce the lauded FibertectTM decontamination wipe. [more]
Wind Researchers to Participate in Historic Tornado Project
Researchers from Texas Tech's Atmospheric Science group will participate in a field project to uncover the secrets of tornadoes. [more]
Texas Tech University Partners in $28 Million Department of Energy Project
The partnership will create the nation’s largest collaborative research wind farm for Texas Tech and the Department of Energy’s ongoing research on wind power generation. [more]
Texas Tech Biodefense Law Center Nets Five-Year Funding
The Center for Biodefense, Law and Public Policy at Texas Tech will serve as the Law, Policy and Ethics Core for the WRCE until 2014. [more]
Nuclear Energy Research Safe in the Hands of Alumnus
Former Red Raider Kelly Beierschmitt is the director of Nuclear Operations at one of the nation's most prestigious nuclear research facilities. [more]
Texas Tech… Making a Splash!
Texas Tech University’s new Student Leisure Pool, touted as the newest, largest and most prestigious of its kind in the country, is now open. [more]
Campus Connection
Texas Tech Names Interim Dean of Whitacre College of Engineering
Jon C. Strauss will serve as interim dean beginning in June, replacing Pamela Eibeck. [more]
College of Education Interim Dean Appointed
Charles P. Ruch will serve as interim dean of the College of Education, effective June 1. [more]
Autism Center Names Interim Director
Janice Magness will take over as director for the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research at Texas Tech. [more]
Students Receive Top Honors at Dallas Style Symposium
Apparel Design and Manufacturing students claim five awards at premier fashion career event. [more]
Ad Team Wins Regional Competition in Houston
Team to present alcohol consumption awareness campaign during National Student Advertising Competition in Washington, D.C. [more]
Ranch Horse Team Wins National Title
With wins at the inaugural ASHA National Championship Collegiate Stock Horse Show, the Ranch Horse Team claims the national championship and an undefeated season. [more]
Employees Honored with Quality Service Awards
Staff members recognized for representing the university with excellent customer service. [more]
High Achieving Advisors Honored By Texas Tech
Bush and Arellano recognized for exceptional efforts in academic advising at Texas Tech. [more]
Students Honored During May Commencement Exercises
More than 3,100 students received diplomas May 8-9 during five ceremonies at the United Spirit Arena.
View photos and video of commencement speakers. [more]
University Press News
Leap into a Good Read This Summer
Texas Tech University Press Introduces "Leap: Poems" by Elizabeth Haukaas, a compilation of poems focusing on the difficult subjects of life and survival. [more]
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Show your Red Raider pride on your desktop.
We will be selecting a new shot of our beautiful campus each month, courtesy of university photographers Artie Limmer and Joey Hernandez. [more]
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Don't forget, check the online news center for current Texas Tech news! [more]
Athletic News
Texas Tech Heisman Campaign Wins National Award
Athletics Media Relations Office wins Telly Award for “Pass or Catch 2008” campaign. [more]
Golf's Floren Named to All-Big 12 Team
Red Raider receives first Big 12 Conference honor. [more]
Dowdy Named to the 2009 Women's Junior National Team
Practice begins on July 5th in Chula Vista, Calif. [more]
2009 Baseball Season In Review
Texas Tech's overall season record doesn't do justice to the major strides that this program took in 2009. [more]
Alumni News
Alumni Association Breaks Ground on New Addition
The $4 million Peggy and Bill Dean Expansion to Merket Alumni Center will nearly double the current size of the facility. [more]
Alumni Events for Summer 2009
Texas Tech and the Alumni Association will host events for summer 2009 and beyond! [more]
Get Your Red Raider MasterCard
Support Texas Tech without spending an extra dollar. Every time you buy groceries or fill up your gas tank you can support your alma mater by using the Chase Red Raider MasterCard. [more]
Texas Tech Trivia Book On Sale Now!
“Tech Trivia” is the perfect gift for any Red Raider. It includes interesting facts about all facets of the university, including academics, athletics and student life. (No longer available.)