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Decontamination Wipe From Texas Tech Could Help Coronavirus Cleanup Efforts

Mar 18, 2020

FiberTect's structure, with its activated carbon core, can wipe the bodily fluids that transmit viruses.

tags: Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Feature Stories, COVID-19, Faculty, Stories, TTU Features

Decontamination Wipe Could Fight Coronavirus

Mar 18, 2020

Nonwovens Industry Magazine - A decontamination wipe invented by a Texas Tech University researcher to clean up toxic agents also could clean up bodily fluids contaminated with the coronavirus.

tags: Texas Tech in the News, COVID-19, Institute of Environmental and Human Health

Could the coronavirus actually be saving lives in some parts of the world because of reduced pollution?

Mar 17, 2020

USA Today - Is there any "good news" related to the coronavirus? Perhaps, in reduced air pollution and carbon emissions – and in some places, lives saved.

tags: COVID-19, College of Arts and Sciences, Texas Tech in the News

Suffering Through Your First Financial Crisis? Read This to Relax

Mar 15, 2020

The New York Times - You already know the rational steps to take during a financial crisis: Don’t look at your 401(k) or investment accounts. Don’t stay glued to CNBC or the financial press. And, above all else, do not panic-sell your investments.

tags: COVID-19, Texas Tech in the News, College of human sciences