Chris Weiss Pitch Texas Tech University researchers will spend the next two months in the Tennessee Valley region collecting data during severe storms as part of the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE), a congressionally-mandated research project. VORTEX-SE aims to study the conditions that produce tornadoes, particularly in the Southeast.
The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech University has found that finer raw cotton in loose form performs best for absorbing oil, according to a study in the March/April 2017 issue of the AATCC Journal of Research.
The research reveals three categories of selfie takers and dispels the notion that they are inherently narcissistic.
The Texas Tech researcher has shown how vaccines can be administered more effectively through the use of creative methods of drug delivery.
The Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Departments are collaborating with the Operations Division to devise a humane method of studying and mitigating the bird’s numbers and effects on facilities.
Texas Tech professor Brian L. Ott argues the angry and degrading rhetoric exuded by the next president was suited perfectly for and enhanced by the platform’s characteristics.
The study conducted in the Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication shows an increased physiological change in children when parents view programs with them as opposed to being in a separate room.
Texas Tech researcher Melanie Sarge was part of a team that analyzed linguistic approaches to help cancer patients better comprehend the concept of randomization, being assigned by chance to treatment or control groups, in clinical trials.
The toddler mobility device allows children with physical disabilities to explore their world and experience the world around them that previously seemed out of reach.
A Texas Tech researcher is part of a team that will use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to measure factors that lead to storm development.
The study uses fMRI data to compare brain development between children who experience pervasive, continuing trauma and those with “normal” development.
The work of assistant professor Beibei Ren aims to maximize the capabilities of drones regardless of platform or environmental conditions.
Much of the footage in David Weindorf’s film “Between Earth and Sky” was filmed using unmanned aerial vehicles flying across the Alaskan tundra.
Jaclyn Cravens and Jason Whiting share ideas on the dangers of communication through social media and how to repair personal relationships.
The Texas Tech University Earl Survey Research Lab (ESRL) released on Monday (Nov. 7) the results of its statewide survey of registered voters on the 2016 election and policy preferences.
Alexandra Protopopova has performed extensive research trying to increase the adoption rates and decrease euthanasia rates for animal shelters throughout the country.
The study was conducted by the Thomas Jay Harris Institute for Hispanic & International Communication.
Sepsis can kill a person in two days. Normal methods of detecting sepsis take at least that long. But researchers at Texas Tech University have found a new way to significantly reduce that detection time, giving medical professionals more time to treat the patient.
Research by a Texas Tech University behavioral analyst who works with therapy dogs suggests using canines as a reward for completed tasks could be useful.
The collection contains the personal documents of some of the country’s most prominent American writers on the natural world, including drafts, published works, correspondence, journals and diaries, photographs, computer files, audio recordings and films.
An environmental design researcher at Texas Tech won a second grant to continue researching how layout can help patients avoid falls.
The Flipped Learning Global Initiative (FLGI) recently named Dominick Casadonte to its FLGI 100, a list of the top 100 educators leading flipped learning worldwide.
James Yang, an associate professor, associate chairman and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University, has been named a Fellow by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International.
A Texas Tech University professor is part of a $2.5 million Department of Defense-funded research project looking at a new disease that is killing bats at alarming rates.
Texas Tech researcher Abdul Serwadda is working to advance research to develop secure user authentication methods.
One of the world’s leading climate scientists talks about her passion with the President of the United States and one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in front of millions of people on the heels of yet another major honor and the premiere of her new PBS Digital Series.
Starting this semester, the Texas Tech University College of Architecture becomes one of only six universities in the country to provide specialized education in these fields with the launch of its newest graduate degree, the Master of Science in Architecture with Specialization in Design and Health.
Naima Moustaid-Moussa, an obesity researcher at Texas Tech, received an NIH grant to examine healthy brown fat and how it can be activated.
Berto Garcia, who will start his second year at Texas Tech, created the system in high school for a science fair project. He now has a provisional patent. He’s 19.
The Center for Global Communication and the Communication Training Center will be tasked with creating a global communication culture with students and faculty.
A group of Texas Tech researchers report this week in Applied Physics Letters that they have developed an alternative material to the rare, expensive gas normally used for neutron detection. This material fulfills many key requirements for helium gas detector replacements and can serve as a low-cost alternative in the future.
Project CASE at Texas Tech University provides support, advising and avenues to success for students with autism.
Eli Velasquez, Texas Tech University’s director of venture development within the Office of Research Commercialization, will serve as moderator and panelist for a U.S. Department of State webinar next week focusing on how innovative new companies can carve out their niche.
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