http%3A%2F%2Fwww.texastech.edu%2FnewsletterTexas Tech Today is an electronic newsletter providing the latest on Texas Tech University System research, alumni and sports news, philanthropy and other areas of campus life.en-usFri, 30 Sep 2005 09:28:15 +0200Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:06:03 +0200RssPublisher 0.1.9 betaWed, 10 Jan 2007 14:01:18 +0200The Texas Tech family lost a modern day hero on Nov. 27, 2006. Maj. Troy "Trojan" L. Gilbert, 34, was the pilot of an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon that crashed while engaged in support of coalition ground combat operations roughly 20 miles northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, in the Anbar province. The Department of Defense has listed him as killed in action. http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnewsletter%2Fstories%2F07Jan%2Ftroy-gilbert.phpFeature StoryWed, 10 Jan 2007 14:00:35 +0200Service learning, community involvement net Texas Tech prestigious Carnegie honors. Texas Tech is one of 76 U.S. colleges and universities selected by the Carnegie foundation for its new Community Engagement Classification. http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F06-12-carnegie.phpResearch/Academic ShowcaseWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:59:48 +0200"Like it in Lubbock: Art and music thrive in Lubbock, Texas," written by Allen Holder and featured in the Kansas City Star on Jan. 7, describes the efforts taken by Texas Tech to beautify the campus and assemble an art collection without rival at any other university in Texas. http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F07-01-campus-art-sculptures.phpResearch/Academic ShowcaseWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:59:14 +0200The Texas Tech University Libraries has announced the purchase of a state-of-the-art book scanner that will drastically change the way we archive the world's information.http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F06-11-library-scanner.phpCampus ConnectionWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:58:42 +0200The money comes from the Department of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnewsletter%2Fstories%2F07Jan%2FTIEHH-funding.phpCampus ConnectionWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:58:17 +0200An assistant professor of management merely wanted to create a project that would teach her students about group dynamics and organizational behavior. She never dreamed it would go this far. http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F06-12-fundraiser.phpCampus ConnectionWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:57:49 +0200e most costly education is the one not begun.http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnewsletter%2Fstories%2F07Jan%2Fcollege-tuition.phpCampus ConnectionWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:57:22 +0200See what's going on around campus.http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnewsletter%2Fstories%2Fevents.phpCampus ConnectionWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:56:50 +0200Researchers at Texas Tech University have identified a missing element in most of the state’s current coastal zoning laws. While filled to the brim with the nuts and bolts of cumbersome construction regulation, there’s apparently little to see in terms of scenic quality. http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F06-11-coast.phpResearch/Academic ShowcaseWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:55:41 +0200GE and Texas Tech partnership harnesses wind to desalinate water.http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F06-12-wind.phpResearch/Academic ShowcaseWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:54:57 +0200$250,000 to benefit Center for Engineering Outreach.http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F06-12-yahoo-donation.phpDevelopmentWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:54:31 +0200The anonymous gift will endow the Center for Health Organization Management, Education and Research.http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnews%2Fdisplay_article.php%3Fid%3D2125DevelopmentWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:54:08 +0200"I studied Spanish for four years, but I can’t speak a word of it." It’s a phrase all too common to university students who have attempted to master fluency in a foreign language, says Andrew Farley, associate professor of applied linguistics at Texas Tech University. And that’s largely the fault of the way foreign language currently is taught. http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F07-01-language-education.phpResearch/Academic ShowcaseWed, 10 Jan 2007 13:53:27 +0200"Teresa’s Journey," by Josephine Harper and Jo Harper, is a sequel to the novel "Delfino’s Journey." Following the tradition of her brother Delfino, Teresa embarks on her own journey find her brother and cousin.http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnewsletter%2Fstories%2F07Jan%2Fbook-review.phpJanuary Book Review Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:52:51 +0200Sally Kipyego is the nation’s top collegiate female cross-country athlete. http%3A%2F%2Fwww.depts.ttu.edu%2Fcommunications%2Fnewsletter%2Fstories%2F07Jan%2Ftrack-champion.phpAthletic News