TTU Researcher: Meditation Improves Attention, Memory

By Glenys Young, Texas Tech University News Release

LUBBOCK – Meditation has long been promoted as a way to feel more at peace, but research from a Texas Tech University faculty member shows it can significantly improve attention, working memory, creativity, immune function, emotional regulation, self-control, cognitive and school performance and healthy habits while reducing stress.

TTU Ag Dean Galyean Selected as Interim Provost

By Heidi Toth, Texas Tech University News Release

LUBBOCK – Michael Galyean, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (CASNR) has been appointed interim provost of Texas Tech University.

TTU Press Announces Lou Halsell Rodenberger Prize

By Sarah Connell, Texas Tech News Release

LUBBOCK – Texas Tech University Press (TTUP) recently announced “A Promise Fulfilled: the Kitty Anderson Diary and Civil War Texas, 1861” by Nancy Draves as the winner for the 2017 Lou Halsell Rodenberger Prize in History, Culture and Literature.

TTU Researcher Selected for National Grant Review Committee

By Heidi Toth, Texas Tech News Release

LUBBOCK – A Texas Tech University researcher recently started a six-year term on a committee that evaluates grants submitted to the National Institutes of Health.

TTU to Lease Part of New Pantex Complex

Texas Tech University is taking a big step forward in research and development for national defense.

Management firm Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS) received approval recently from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to pursue a lease for a facility that will transform the skyline of the Pantex Plant, the nation’s only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility and a key element in the U.S. nuclear security enterprise. Pantex is located 17 miles east of Amarillo.

KTXT-FM To Pre-Empt Noon-Hour BBC

KTXT-FM will pre-empt its normal noon-hour BBC programming today in order to broadcast a special 2-hour program from KERA in Dallas regarding yesterday’s shootings there.

Schovanec Named Texas Tech’s 17th President

(LUBBOCK) – Texas Tech University System Chancellor Robert Duncan announced today (July 7) the official appointment of Provost Lawrence Schovanec as the 17th president of Texas Tech University. The announcement follows today’s special called Board of Regents meeting and vote to affirm Schovanec as university president. Schovanec will officially begin the role Aug. 1.

“I am excited to welcome Dr. Schovanec as the next president of Texas Tech University,” Duncan said. “He has served Texas Tech tremendously for more than three decades and has a bold vision for our future. I have no doubt he will elevate our university to an even greater level of success.”

Texas Tech Announces New Clear Bag Policy

By Matt Dowdy

LUBBOCK, Texas – Beginning this fall, Texas Tech Athletics will implement a new clear bag policy that will provide a safer atmosphere for all fans as well as significantly speed up the entry process into all venues.

Bomb Threat in Mass Communications Building

At approximately noon on Friday, March 4th, the Mass Communications building of Texas Tech University was evacuated due to a bomb threat.

Wreck Hunger Food Pantry

This morning on Good Morning Texas Tech, we interviewed a few graduate students about the new food pantry that is in the works here at Texas Tech University! Their initiative is to bring attention and aid to a problem that is under-represented in the Lubbock community. If you are interested in helping out, volunteering, or […]