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Pantex & WT to study wind energy projects effect on wildlife

Mar 5, 2010

Wind energy has become such a large industry that these experiences are vital in today's job market. 'Both WTAMU and Texas Tech University hold a good track record in working with us on Pantex wildlife projects,' Ray said. 'We've received solid results, and working in the Pantex environment gives students a pretty unique experience that would be hard for students to get elsewhere in the region.'

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Tech at Marble Falls hosts Student Reception

Mar 5, 2010

The reception will provide a casual visit where students can get the information they need to pursue a BGS degree from Texas Tech University.

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Cotton Production Turns Corner, Rise Expected

Mar 5, 2010

From the early ‘90s to mid-decade, national cotton production was running full bore, jumping more than 11 percent. That pattern stopped in 2006, said Darren Hudson, lead author of the new analysis and director of Texas Tech’s Cotton Economics Research Institute in Lubbock.

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Could the Tumbleweed Rover Dominate Mars?

Mar 5, 2010

These concepts, along with others -- namely the Dandelion, Eggbeater, and Tumble-cup configurations -- have been tested and developed by a collaboration of research institutions including NASA Langley Research Center, North Carolina State University, Texas Tech University, the Biorobotics Laboratory at Case Western Reserve University and Planetary Science Institute.

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