After receiving an email offering scholarship money to foreign students who wanted to study abroad at Texas Tech, Linus Pohler, from Wilhelmshaven, Germany, figured studying at Tech would be a great opportunity, and applied. “Texas Tech is pretty great, and Texas is pretty great,” said Pohler, a senior studying mechanical engineering at Tech. “I’m having lots […]
Asbestos on Campus: Part 1
December 2, 2013 by
Part 2 | Part 3 Texas Tech University owns a large number of currently occupied buildings that are built with or contain the once-popular, but now problematic, building material asbestos, according to documents obtained under the Texas Public Information Act. As stated by documents provided by Ronny Wall, Texas Tech associate general counsel, 97 of the […]
Turkish Journalist Headlines Cross-Cultural Dinner
November 6, 2013 by
While sipping from their warm cups, dinner guests bonded using the traditional Turkish custom of sharing a cup of coffee with friends while listening to cross-cultural and interfaith discussion. Lubbock’s Overton Hotel played host to Turkish journalist Mustafa Akyol during the 10th annual Dialogue Institute of the Southwest Friendship Dinner and Award Ceremony on Tuesday night, […]
Poll Results: Kent Hance and Pop Culture
October 31, 2013 by
Zombies and Miley Cyrus and government shutdown, oh my! Earlier this month, Public Policy Polling posted the results of a survey testing Americans’ approval of Congress – and the reactions were interesting. During the government shutdown, respondents had a lower opinion of Congress than subjects ranging from zombies to potholes to cockroaches. Congress was still […]
Lubbock Lawmakers Discuss Policy at Tribune Hot Seat Event
October 25, 2013 by
Lubbock citizens and Texas Tech University students filled the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center’s McKenzie Ballroom on Wednesday to attend the Texas Tribune’s Hot Seat event, as Lubbock representatives discussed current state legislative issues ranging from state education to the future of water in the state to women’s rights and abortion issues to Texas’ dismal national standings in […]
Looking Back: How the Shutdown Impacted Tech Research
October 21, 2013 by
When the government shut down on Oct. 1, many students and faculty members at Texas Tech University were not directly affected. However, one department on campus saw an immediate impact with furloughed researchers and limited resources. The Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, which is housed in the Department of Natural Resources Management, experienced […]
The New Vice President for Research
October 11, 2013 by
Amid all of the conversation that erupted Thursday concerning Friday’s announcement of Texas Tech University System Chancellor Kent Hance’s retirement, the recently appointed President Duane Nellis officially announced the university’s new vice president for research in an email to the Tech community. Robert Duncan, Ph.D., who currently is the vice chancellor for research at the […]
Is The Hancellor Leaving Texas Tech?
October 10, 2013 by
“From here, it’s possible.” This Texas Tech University official tagline is meant to communicate to audiences that Tech has a culture where anything is possible. Now it is possible that Tech may soon be searching for a new chancellor. After almost seven years since starting in his job, Kent Hance, who turns 71 in November, […]
Face Time at the Career Fair
October 9, 2013 by
FaceTime is now more than just a video call. It may be a deciding factor in whether you are hired by a potential employer. At the fall University Wide Career Fair, held yesterday at the Overton Hotel, students had the opportunity to meet with a range of companies, including Dow AgroSciences, TCU Ranch Management, and […]
