Tech Researchers Act to Conserve Elusive Texas Kangaroo Rat

By Samantha Stuhr On a sunny and blistering hot day in July, a small group of researchers who dare to face the heat are getting packets of seeds (each weighing 3 grams exactly) out of a mud-ridden white Texas Tech Natural Resource Management truck with a dent on the side and pouring them into trays […]

Texas Tech Soil Professor Uses Deep Roots for Research Motivation 

Katie Lewis, Ph.D., has made a career in getting her hands dirty – quite literally. Her job, which she does not take lightly, is to research soil health and fertility. Covered in dirt, Lewis pursues her passion by using personal and professional motivators to find answers to some of the soil’s deepest mysteries. Lewis is an assistant professor of […]

‘I’ll Do It Tomorrow:’ The Procrastinator’s Motto

By Haylee Uptergrove Cell phones, social media and Netflix: the college student’s perfect trifecta for avoiding homework. Throw in a nap and hanging out with friends, and it is the perfect recipe for the phenomenon that plagues most college students: procrastination. Procrastination is something studies show students start dealing with early on in their collegiate […]

Tech Engineering Receives National Recognition

By Haley Davis The Texas Tech Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering has been nationally ranked among the best in the country for its research institution, intimate classes and award-winning faculty. The engineering program prides itself on being a “community of scholars,” encouraging students to hit the ground running with their knowledge and experience, […]

Debunking the Myths Behind Rape Culture

By Jayme Lozano Rape. For many, it’s a hard word to see and an even harder conversation to have. Ignoring the topic, however, only leads to confusion and a disturbing trend called rape culture. The most significant aspect of rape culture is victim blaming, meaning the victims get blamed for putting themselves in situations they should […]

Innovation Hub Picking Up Steam

Tanner Warmoth contributed to this article. With eight commercial tenants and many opportunities for entrepreneurial students, the Texas Tech Innovation Hub is forging ahead as the core of a future research colossus. The building on Fourth Street, which opened in August, cost almost $26 million to build, show documents obtained by the Hub@TTU through a Texas […]

Tier One: It Is a Brand

Texas Tech’s coveted status as a Tier One university took years to achieve. Now that Tech has earned it, what does it mean for its future? The Hub@TTU set out to find out. The Tier One status is granted by The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which describes itself as the “leading framework” for recognizing U.S. institutions of higher […]

How To Stand Out At a Job Fair

The 2015 COMC Career Fair is this week, and many students are asking, “How do I stand out among others at a career fair?” Cameron Skoczlas, career counselor in the College of Media & Communication, said it is not as hard as it seems. “Ask questions, but not just about the opportunities that a company or […]

Panel To Discuss ISIS Recruitment Strategies

The U.S. has put much effort and money into combating the jihadist organization Islamic State, known as ISIS, but the group still has between 30,000 and 50,000 militants estimated to be fighting for it. How is that possible? This is a question Dean David Perlmutter has sought to answer in his research. He is studying how the group’s has managed […]

Courthouse Adventures: Snooping On Records

By Carley Banks There is a place in Lubbock where you can background your date, find everything your landlord owns or dig up some dirt on your neighbors. It is legal and free—for potential stalkers and vigilantes alike. Information about civil and criminal cases, properties and marriage licenses is loaded on publicly accessible computers at the Lubbock […]