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Apr 21, 2009
In all, Irving-based Exxon (NYSE: XOM) said 73 universities and colleges in the Lone Star State will receive money. Exxon Mobil’s gift fund to universities generally allows donors to pledge up to $7,500 per year to colleges or universities. Exxon matches the donations on a 3-to-1 basis, the company said.
tags: Texas Tech in the News
Apr 21, 2009
The Texas legislation comes partly in response to a 2008 article in the Texas Tech Law Review, 'Zeroing Out Zero Tolerance: Eliminating Zero Tolerance Policies in Texas Schools,' which concluded that such laws have failed to reduce school violence while moving more students into the juvenile-justice system.
tags: Texas Tech in the News
Apr 21, 2009
Luckily, some universities have been stepping in to fill the void. There are now about 100 university financial planning programs across the country, including at schools like Kansas State University, Virginia Tech and Texas Tech, where students take classes on retirement planning, risk management, estate planning, tax law and the latest planning technology.
tags: Texas Tech in the News
Apr 21, 2009
A newly developed decontamination wipe designed by researchers at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University has proven itself the best for cleaning up chemical warfare agents and toxic chemicals.
tags: Texas Tech in the News