The National Ranching Heritage Center will play host to wildlife professionals and landowners from across the region. WHAT: Panhandle Wildlife Conference WHEN: Oct. 20-21 WHERE: National Ranching Heritage Center, 3121 4th St. EVENT: The Department of Natural Resources Management at Texas Tech University, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Wildlife Association (TWA) are hosting the Panhandle Wildlife Conference (PWC) Oct. 20-21 at the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock. The conference is the first of its kind since the 1990s […]
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Texas Tech Hosts Barbecue and Ribeye Championship Cook-Off
Raider Red Meats and the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) will collaborate for the annual barbecue and ribeye state championship. 2023 Raider Red Meats Barbeque and Ribeye Championship Cook-Off hosted by Texas Tech University in collaboration with H-E-B and the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS). WHEN: 9:30 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 19) WHERE: Animal and Food Science Livestock Arena, 1308 N. Indiana Ave. EVENT: Presented by H-E-B and sanctioned by KCBS the annual Raider Red Meats Barbeque and Ribeye Championship Cook-Off will be hosted […]
Texas Tech Researchers Helping Create Healthier Child Care Environments
A team from Texas Tech is using virtual tours to help improve child care environments in Texas and Colorado Millions of children spend the majority of their waking hours in one of over 125,000 childcare facilities across the U.S., and a team of Texas Tech University researchers is looking to improve their early-childhood experience. Using virtual reality (VR) and 3D cameras, Texas Tech’s team will use a $299,709 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National […]
Students Complete First Summer of Texas Tech, USDA Mentorship Program
Students from around the country are gaining hands-on experience thanks to a partnership between Davis College and the USDA. The Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources at Texas Tech University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) teamed up to provide mentorship opportunities and practical experience to students pursuing careers in animal disease research with the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) Laboratorian Training Program (NLTP), which is nearing the conclusion of its first year. Eleven students were selected from […]
National Ranching Heritage Center Announces Largest Single Gift in its History
The gift from The Cash Foundation serves as the lead gift to help build The Cash Family Ranch Life Learning Center, an interactive and immersive ranching education experience. For more than six decades, the National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC) at Texas Tech University has provided educational experiences to the public on the history and evolution of ranching. Now, it has the chance to build a dedicated area focused on the present and future of ranching with the help of […]
Experts Available to Address Impacts of Ukraine Invasion
Texas Tech faculty members can discuss politics, economics, energy and more. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, sending global markets plummeting and prompting uncertainty throughout multiple nations and industries, experts from Texas Tech University are available to discuss the situation’s impacts and implications for the future. Experts Agriculture – Darren Hudson, director of the International Center for Agricultural Competitiveness within the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources and professor and Larry Combest Chair in the Department of Agricultural and […]
Agricultural Sciences Scholar Remains Among World’s Most Cited Researchers
Tran makes the list from Clarivate Analytics for the fourth straight year and fifth time overall. Lam-Son Phan Tran, a Texas Tech University expert in biotechnology and biological sciences, has once more been named among the world’s most highly cited researchers in their respective fields for 2021. The annual list is compiled by Clarivate Analytics, a company that provides scientific research and analytic services. The highly anticipated annual list identifies researchers who demonstrate significant influence in their […]
CASNR Receives Grant to Develop Laboratorian Training Program for Animal Disease Research
The program is in cooperation with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s veterinary services division. More than a decade ago, national officials recognized a need for an enhanced research laboratory that could combat biological threats involving zoonotic and foreign animal diseases. The aging facility in New York state was inadequate to deal with the emerging threats. So, in 2009, the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), a biosafety level 4 research laboratory, was approved to […]
Expert in Reproductive Physiology Becomes Newest School of Veterinary Medicine Faculty Member
John Gibbons’ passion turns into a life-long career in developing novel reproductive techniques and protocols For John Gibbons, growing up in a military family and moving from place to place is etched in his memories. However, it was his family’s summer vacations away from military activities that changed his life forever. During those visits to East Texas, where his uncle raised beef cattle, Gibbons first gained the experience in animal agriculture that would spark his […]
Animal & Food Sciences Scholar Earns American Meat Science Association Teaching Award
Dale Woerner is the Cargill Endowed Professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources. A nationally recognized professor with the Department of Animal & Food Sciences at Texas Tech University has received the American Meat Science Association’s (AMSA) 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award. Cargill Endowed Professor Dale Woerner will receive the honor on Aug. 17 during the 74th AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference in Reno, Nevada. Sponsored by Hawkins Inc., the award was established to recognize excellence in teaching undergraduate […]