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May 8, 2012 LISD/TTU Outreach features Ronnie Kendall on KCBD morning news |
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May 7, 2012 EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT TRICLOCARBAN (3,4,4'- TRICHLOROCARBANILIDE) EXPOSURE ON GROWTH AND SHREDDING ACTIVITY OF THE AMPHIPOD HYALELLA AZTECA |
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May 4, 2012 Finalists Named for Fifth World of Wipes Innovation Award |
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May 2, 2012 Drought Cuts Deeply into Texas Quail Numbers Research May Have Delayed Endangered Species Decision TIEHH student featured in Awards & Accomplishments |
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April 26, 2012 First Line Technology Awarded Contract for Joint Sensitive Equipment Wipes (JSEW) from the Dept. of the Army |
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April 26, 2012 TIEHH Receives funding from Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation to Staff New Lab Addressing Quail Decline |
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April 26, 2012 Termites, fleas and moths, oh my! Experts tell how to keep seasonal pests away |
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April 17, 2012 Temporal Analysis of the Cocaine Metabolite Benzoylecgonine in Wastewater to Estimate Community Drug Use |
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April 16, 2012 Insect Invasion in the South Plains |
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April 5, 2012 The report highlights two areas of research conducted at TIEHH |
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March 31, 2012 Science fair winners advance to international, state competitions |
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March 27, 2012 Texas Tech System Visits Washington, D.C. |
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March 27, 2012 Luke Kitten has it down to a science |
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March 17, 2012 Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar and Fibertect featured in New Scientist Magazine on page 10. |
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March 14, 2012 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s John Isanhart and Environmental Contaminants Team Work to Restore Natural Resources |
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February 27, 2012 Texas Tech, Society of Environmental Journalists Announce Date Changes for 22 Annual Meeting |
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February 20, 2012 Meeting unique challenges in the safety and protective fabrics market |
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February 20, 2012 Research provided by TTU Scientists about Dunes Sagebrush Lizards was used in a letter from Sen. John Cornyn |
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February 9, 2012 Research: Parasites Possible Cause for Declining TX Quail Pops |
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January 27, 2012 Cotton Kings: Researchers test cotton for oil-spill cleanup |
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January 26, 2012 Drought Cuts Deeply into Texas Quail Numbers |
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January 23, 2012 Special Report: Research On The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard |
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January 23, 2012 Experts: Costa Concordia Could Wreak Ecological Havoc on Italy’s Largest Marine-Protected Area |
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January 20, 2012 Environmental issues will be topic of lecture |
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December 26, 2011 Study: San Francisco Bay oil spill damaged herring |
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December 23, 2011 Meet our graduate students and alumni |
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December 22, 2011 Expert: Dutch-Created Avian Flu Could Spell Disaster if Weaponized by Terrorists |
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December 16, 2011 City, county, health care professionals to comprise committee |
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December 12, 2011 Council tells Board of Health to form subcommittee |
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December 12, 2011 IFF announces scholarship winners |
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December 5, 2011 Textile professionals to gather at India's ATNT conference in mid-December |
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December 2, 2011 Texas Tech Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Research Used in Senator’s Plea to Postpone Endangered Listing |
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November 30, 2011 City council to decide fate of health deal |
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November 28, 2011 Health board approves agreement with Texas Tech Health Sciences Center |
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November 18, 2011 County willing to discuss joint health department |
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November 17, 2011 TIEHH received funding from the U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command TIEHH received funding for three studies looking at diminishing bobwhite quail populations Toxicologists Find Weathered Crude Oil Less Toxic to Bird Eggs Texas Tech University researchers, James Carr, Ernest Smith, and Deborah Carr, receive a joint grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative with Arunthavarani Thiyagarajah at Tulane University |
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October 24, 2011 Texas Tech University Involves High School Students In Nonwovens Research |
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October 21, 2011 International conference on textiles at KCT |
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October 6, 2011 Tar Shrank Heads of Prehistoric Californians Over Time? |
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October 4, 2011 Experts: Smoke from Waxahachie fire may be threat, despite early discounting of toxic risk |
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September 28, 2011 TIEHH Nets U.S. Army Funding For Fibertect® R&D |
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September 24, 2011 Feral hog population may drop off due to drought |
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September 12, 2011 Experts: Texas Tech Toxicologists Warn of Toxic Chemicals in Water from Northeastern Flooding |
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September 10, 2011 A decade later 9-11's effects mostly transparent in Lubbock's life |
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August 29, 2011 Hurricane Irene's Health Risks Likely To Linger |
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August 20, 2011 Lubbock City Council to determine the fate of the Lubbock Health Department |
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August 13, 2011 Arrington to lead Texas Tech University System's research, technology commercialization programs |
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July 28, 2011 Texas Tech Fibertect Appears on New Innovations Timesaver List |
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July 22, 2011 New Products & Innovations from 2011 EMS Today |
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July 20, 2011 Texas Tech Toxicologists Find Weathered Crude Oil Less Toxic to Bird Eggs |
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July 15, 2011 Montana spill pipeline may have carried oil sands crude |
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July 15, 2011 TIEHH Receives $55,000 grant for the National Priority Value Added Cotton Products from South Plains Cotton |
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July 13, 2011 TIEHH Receives Grant to Continue Counterterrorism Research from the U.S. Army |
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July 13, 2011 Dry Decontamination |
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July 13, 2011 Industry representatives discuss their products supporting post-incident decontamination of personnel and material in the hot zone. |
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July 13, 2011 Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar has been appointed the Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Engineering and Applied Technology (AJEAT), an international peer-review journal related to engineering and technology. |
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July 12, 2011 Drs. Ernest Smith, James Carr and Deborah Carr have received $115,000 through the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (RFP-III) starting immediately. They were 1 of the 17 funded out of a total of 117 proposals submitted. Their project is “Assessment of Reproductive and Developmental Recovery in Fish from the Gulf of Mexico One Year After Exposure to BP Oil Spill”. |
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July 8, 2011 Redefining Research |
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July 8, 2011 Texas Tech Graduate School Honors High-Quality Theses and Dissertations |
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July 5, 2011 Researchers receive grant to find cause of quail decline |
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July 5, 2011 Exxon Yellowstone River oil spill disrupts ranches, farms |
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July 5, 2011 The 7th edition of the international conference, "Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwovens and Technical Textiles" (ATNT 2011) will take place in Coimbatore, India from December 15 -17, 2011. |
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July 5, 2011 Technical Textiles Wipe Up! |
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July 1, 2011 Fireworks: Fun for the Whole Family or Dangerous Water Contaminants? |
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June 29, 2011 Researchers team up to solve quail decline |
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June 23, 2011 Dangerous Arsenic Levels Found In Lubbock County Well Water |
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June 15, 2011 Modeling and Simulation in Ecotoxicology with Applications in MATLAB and Simulink |
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June 13, 2011 Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar's paper receives best technical paper award |
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June 9, 2011 The Fabric of our Future |
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May 26, 2011 Man finds arsenic in well water |
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May 18, 2011 Effects of predator cues on pesticide toxicity: Toward an understanding of the mechanism of the interaction |
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May 13, 2011 Fish in the Gulf of Mexico: How safe? |
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April 28, 2011 West Texas cotton product could save soldiers' lives |
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April 25, 2011 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill – One Year Later Pacific Sperm Whales Exposed to PAHs, Pesticides, Other Pollutants Texas Tech Researchers Receive $3.2 Million in NSF Grants TIEHH Professor to server as Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry President until November 2011 TIEHH Professor receives honorary fellowship and is one of seven selected by Cotton Incorporated to show versatility of the fiber. |
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April 25, 2011 From the Wall Street Journal to Forbes to U.S. News & World Report, Texas Tech found itself on a variety of publication lists this year.
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April 23, 2011 AWC Headliner Awards are presented to individuals or groups whose achievements have received widespread positive recognition through the media.
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April 20, 2011 One year later, Tech finds no evidence of BP oil spill in seafood |
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April 19, 2011 Texas Tech Researchers Find No Evidence of Petroleum Residues in ‘Good Morning America’ Samples
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April 18, 2011 TTU scientist calls for more research a year after BP spill |
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April 18, 2011 Marine Life At Risk From Radiation In Japan |
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April 14, 2011 Congratulations to Jennifer Cole for receiving the Paul Whitfield Horn Fellowship and the Cash Family Endowed Graduate Fellowship awards. |
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April 12, 2011 AWC announces recipients of Headliner Awards
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April 11, 2011 new design world - Radiation in Japan Seas: Risk of Animal Death, Mutation? |
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April 10, 2011 Chamber honors Ramkumar, Betenbough for ground-breaking efforts |
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April 8, 2011 Fibertect cotton-carbon decontamination cloth now commercially available
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April 4, 2011 Lubbock Innovators Award Luncheon: "Promoting Lubbock as a Superior Place to do Business" |
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April 1, 2011 Radiation in Japan Seas: Risk of Animal Death, Mutation? |
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March 30, 2011 Fibertect inventor awarded top innovation |
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March 28, 2011 Indian Nonwoven Sector to See Tremendous Growth |
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March 26, 2011 India Establishes 4 New Centers of Excellence in Technical Textiles |
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March 25, 2011 Australia invests US$100m in advanced fibre centre |
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March 23, 2011 India achieves phenomenal growth in nonwovens: Ian Butler |
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March 22, 2011 Pushing Limits With Research |
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March 21, 2011 TWRI grant recipient studies biotransformation of PPCPs |
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March 20, 2011 Tech-developed decontamination cloth reaches market |
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March 18, 2011 Indian investments - the reality |
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March 17, 2011 Cotton fiber - it's not just for wearing |
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March 17, 2011 Indian Textiles: Opportunities and Constraints |
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March 15, 2011 Lubbock Chamber Recognizes Businesses for Innovation, Superior Business Practices |
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March 10, 2011 A High-Tech Cleanup Tool |
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March 10, 2011 Seshadri Ramkumar, PH.D., was recently awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Textile Association |
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March 10, 2011 Seshadri Ramkumar, PH.D., and his team, leveraged the absorbent capabilities of cotton to create the Fibertect Wipe that can absorb and neutralize gases and liquids that might be used in chemical warfare |
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March 8, 2011 Using Bluber Biopsies to Characterize Pacific Ocean Pollutant Trends |
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March 8, 2011 FOCUS: Indian Textiles - opportunities and constraints |
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March 8, 2011 India Textiles: The need for sustained value addition |
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March 7, 2011 Karnataka textile industry to attract Rs. 10,000-cr investment in 5 years |
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March 1, 2011 India Cotton Advisory Board revises 2011-11 cotton output downwards |
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February 28, 2011 Technical knits provide more divers applications |
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February 27, 2011 Researcher selected for aquatic conference steering committee |
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February 25, 2011 Seshadri Ramkumar, manager of the Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory |
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February 24, 2011 Haldenby: 'Farmers Aren't Getting $2/lb for Cotton' |
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February 24, 2011 Texas Tech's Fibertect Absorbent Can Clean Gulf Oil Spill's Crude, Hold Toxic Oil |
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February 23, 2011 Indian cotton output under threat due to seed short supply |
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February 22, 2011 Texas Tech Continues Research Months After Gulf Oil Spill |
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February 21, 2011 Fibertect inventor honored at conference |
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February 19, 2011 Nanotechnology-based solutions for oil spills |
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February 19, 2011 Health board cautions hunters about Tularemia |
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February 18, 2011 Cotton crosses $2 mark to set a new record |
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February 18, 2011 India's Technical Textiles Mission to pave new path for industry development |
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February 18, 2011 Outdoors: Wild hog tournament takes aim on escalating feral hog populations |
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February 18, 2011 Cotton Futures surge over $2 on tight supplies |
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February 17, 2011 Bt cotton seeds will be in short supply in India |
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February 16, 2011 Local quail decline stumps local experts |
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February 16, 2011 Houston Chronical - Proper preparation before cooking |
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February 16, 2011 Provost Bob Smith interviews Dr. Ronald Kendall |
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February 14, 2011 Technical - Textiles - Ramkumarr Seshadri's paper on Technical Textiles Wins Award. |
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February 14, 2011 India's cotton export to remain at 5.5 mn bales |
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February 10, 2011 India's Technical Textiles Mission - a reality |
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February 10, 2011 India's Technical Textiles Mission and its significance |
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February 7, 2011 WINDMILL COUNTRY: Wild hogs and cranes cause Big Country ranch damage |
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February 1, 2011 President of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry To Speak at Baylor |
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January 31, 2011 Target US $220 bn by 2020: India textiles needs10 mmt more fibers |
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January 31, 2011 Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar's paper, “Technical Textiles: Opportunities" received the best technical paper award at the 66th Annual Conference of the Textile Association (India). Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) presented his invited paper at the Annual Conference of the Textile Association (India) on January 29th. The Association is the largest in the field of textiles with over 22,000 members. This conference attracted about 500 participants and was held in Bangalore, India. Among all the talks, Ramkumar's paper was judged the best by a set of juries. The award was presented to him at the valedictory ceremony of the event in the presence of the President and the Vice-President of the Association. Participants from India, China, Switzerland and Germany attended the two day conference. TIEHH featured in articles related to receiving the Best Technical Paper Award |
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January 31, 2011 India's cotton consumption is expected to rise in this decade |
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January 28, 2011 RPQRR Pledges $2M to Address Quail Decline |
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January 28, 2011 Gulf Spill Dispersants Surprisingly Long-lasting |
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January 28, 2011 Chronic Exposure to Arsenic Causes Increased Cell Survival, DNA Damage, and Increased Expression of Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A (mtTFA) in Human Prostate Epithelial Cells |
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January 27, 2011 India Launches Technology Mission for Technical Textiles |
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January 27, 2011 Health board selects new president |
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January 27, 2011 India exempts restriction on certain cotton yarn exports |
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January 24, 2011 Infected Feral Hogs Found In 2 Local Counties |
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January 20, 2011 India To Establish Nonwovens Center of Excellence |
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January 18, 2011 Researcher Becomes North American President of SETAC |
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January 17, 2011 India maintains the status quo on cotton exports |
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January 14, 2011 Reese center on the road to progress, director tells builders |
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January 13, 2011 India allocates 1.9 million bales for exports |
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January 11, 2011 India's CAB revises cotton output estimates upward for 2010-11 |
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January 11, 2011 India to export more cotton this season |
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January 7, 2011 India cotton output seen higher in 2011-12 season |
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January 5, 2011 Environmental Pioneers |
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January 4, 2011 Predicting the World's Next Water Pollution Disaster |
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January 2, 2011 Area farmers blessed with good moisture in 2010 |
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December 20, 2010 Yahoo! News - Sperm Whales Show Signs of Toxic Contamination |
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December 20, 2010 Reese Technology Center: Research powerhouse in Lubbock |
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December 20, 2010 To view the site as a pdf, click here. |
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December 20, 2010 Dr. Kendall and TIEHH are featured in the January/February 2011 issue of the Texas Techsan. |
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December 20, 2010 Researcher to Senate: More Science Needed to Understand Oil Dispersants |
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December 13, 2010 Texas Tech Researcher becomes North American President of SETAC |
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December 8, 2010 TIEHH Researcher to Appear on Canadian Deepwater Horizon Documentary |
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December 7, 2010 Future Bright for U.S. Agriculture Industry |
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December 7, 2010 India Caps Cotton Yarn Exports at Highest Limit in Three Years |
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December 6, 2010 Sperm Whales Full of Pollutants |
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December 3, 2010 INDA Nonwovens Training Workshop Slated For Bangalore |
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December 3, 2010 Georgia Guard tests new docontamination equipment |
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December 1, 2010 Texas Tech's Successful Year of Research |
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December 1, 2010 Big Wigs at Texas Tech's Nonwovens Lab |
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November 30, 2010 India's Unseasonably Heavy Rains Impact Cotton Prices |
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November 29, 2010 Eurozone crisis: Why India textiles need to look inward |
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November 26, 2010 The future of cotton |
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November 23, 2010 Report: Controversial NOAA Oil Spill Estimates Accurate |
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November 16, 2010 Vacuuming up an oil spill |
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November 16, 2010 India to Have Net Cotton Surplus For 2010/11 Season |
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November 16, 2010 Researcher to Receive Honorary Fellowship |
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November 12, 2010 To view the entire article as a pdf, click here. |
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November 11, 2010 United States Government estimates lower cotton supply |
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November 9, 2010 Are fundamentals pushing cotton towards $1.50? |
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November 5, 2010 To view the entire newsletter as a pdf, click here. |
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November 3, 2010 Fibertect selected as Top Innovation by Cotton Incorporated |
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November 2, 2010 Cotton Incorporated Selects Fibertect And Six Other Technologies As Top Innovations |
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October 30, 2010 UPDATED: Cotton Incorporated applauding Fibertect |
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October 27, 2010 Cotton Today includes Fibertect in innovative list |
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October 26, 2010 Fibertect selected as Top Innovation by Cotton Inc |
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October 25, 2010 Technical Textiles in the Changing Economic Landscape |
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October 24, 2010 Updates: Quail is linked to West Nile virus |
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October 22, 2010 Joy Jordan to present "Sustainability Initiatives at Kimberly-Clark" at NETInc Nov. 12 |
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October 21, 2010 6 Months Later, More Gulf Oil Research Needed |
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October 19, 2010 The Future of Oil Spills and Oil Dispersants: A Q&A with Ronald J. Kendall |
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October 19, 2010 Texas Tech varsity to give textile expertise to India |
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October 19, 2010 India Approves 3.9 Million Bales For Export |
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October 15, 2010 Innovation Teaching an Old Plant New Tricks |
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October 14, 2010 Texas Tech Nonwovens Lab Hosts International Textiles Industry Leaders |
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October 13, 2010 Lubbock County sees first case of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus |
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October 13, 2010 Presentation of ‘Sustainability Initiatives at Kimberly-Clark’ at NETInc |
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October 6, 2010 Toxic Sludge in Hungary Threatens More Countries |
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October 4, 2010 India approves four new Centers of Excellence for textile technology and development |
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October 1, 2010 Technology Mission on Technical Textiles gets govt nod |
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September 30, 2010 Tech to host gathering of environmental journalists |
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September 29, 2010 Research projects to further Tech’s goal of achieving tier-one status |
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September 28, 2010 Breaking News: India to Allow Cotton Exports |
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September 27, 2010 Texas Tech to Host Society of Environmental Journalists in 2012 |
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September 27, 2010 New mosquito virus to watch out for |
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September 27, 2010 Texas Tech to Host Society of Environmental Journalists in 2012 |
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September 27, 2010 Fibertect-CS swab gets international attention |
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September 26, 2010 Cotton technology: Research in new applications may boost West Texas agriculture industry |
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September 24, 2010 Bird-Dog Training Demo Highlights Quail-Tech Field Day at 6666 Ranch |
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September 24, 2010 Product drawing wide attention |
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September 21, 2010 Ag office condemns cattle rustling, OKs gulf shrimp |
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September 21, 2010 Ramkumar Invents Nonwoven Environment-friendly Cotton Carbon Absorbent |
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September 15, 2010 Gulf oil spill: After it hit beaches, where did it go? |
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September 14, 2010 Cutting edge R&D on cotton nonwovens at Texas Tech |
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September 13, 2010 Tech performs groundbreaking research on cotton nonwovens |
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September 10, 2010 What Caused the Calif. Natural Gas Explosion? |
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September 1, 2010 Creating an Emerging Technologies Workforce: The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech |
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August 31, 2010 Oil and vapors absorbed by nonwoven wipes |
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August 31, 2010 Did The Boom For Nonwovens Go Bust? |
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August 29, 2010 Session on business in technical textile |
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August 27, 2010 Solar-Powered Robot Swarm Could Clean Oil |
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August 27, 2010 Katrina Five Years After: Hurricane Left a Legacy of Health Concerns |
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August 26, 2010 No Fluke: Impact of Gulf oil spill on bluefin tuna fishing in Rhode Island |
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August 23, 2010 Newly Discovered Underwater Oil Plume Paints a Complex Picture of Gulf Leak Aftermath |
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August 18, 2010 Toxic Oil Found Deep on Gulf Seafloor? |
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August 18, 2010 Bright prospects seen for technical textiles |
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August 18, 2010 Technical textile products provide opportunities for women entrepreneurs |
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August 17, 2010 Study: Gulf oil spill still a threat to seafood safety |
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August 16, 2010 Texas Tech Researchers Find No Evidence of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in "Good Morning America" Samples |
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August 16, 2010 Gulf Shrimp: Good Enough to Eat |
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August 16, 2010 Skeptics Wary of Seafood Safety as Shrimping Season Opens in the Gulf |
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August 16, 2010 "Is Gulf Seafood Safe to Eat?" |
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August 16, 2010 Texas Tech Researchers Find No Evidence of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in ‘Good Morning America’ Samples |
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August 16, 2010 To view the website, click here. |
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August 11, 2010 Scientists: gov't Gulf oil spill report ‘ludicrous’ |
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August 11, 2010 Past Disasters Offer Lessons On Legacy of Deepwater Spill |
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August 6, 2010 Little known about oil dispersants, experts say |
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August 6, 2010 Claims of oil spill removal face scepticism as BP plugs leak |
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August 6, 2010 Scientists call new gulf spill report 'ludicrous' |
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August 6, 2010 Fibertect poised to help in gulf |
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August 5, 2010 Gov't has 'high confidence' oil spill almost over |
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August 5, 2010 Experts question NOAA's oil report |
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August 5, 2010 Effects from gulf oil spill far from over, experts say |
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August 5, 2010 EPA official defends role of dispersants in Gulf of Mexico oil spill response |
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August 5, 2010 BP jams gulf well with drilling mud |
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August 4, 2010 To view the video footage, click here. |
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August 4, 2010 Officials, Experts Voice Concerns on Dispersants |
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August 4, 2010 The Politics of Dispersants |
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August 4, 2010 More research needed on underwater oil dispersant use |
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August 4, 2010 Gov't has 'high confidence' oil spill almost over |
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August 4, 2010 Lasting Impact Of Dispersants Unclear, Senate Told |
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August 4, 2010 Researcher to Senate: More Science Needed to Understand Oil Dispersants |
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August 4, 2010 US scientists question use of dispersants on Gulf oil spill |
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August 4, 2010 Cotton could hold key to Gulf oil spill cleanup |
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August 3, 2010 BP oil spill: Obama administration's scientists admit alarm over chemicals |
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August 3, 2010 Tech ecologist to scrutinize Gulf spill dispersants before Congress |
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August 2, 2010 TTU Professor to testify in Washington about BP oil spill - KCBD, NewsChannel 11 Lubbock |
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August 2, 2010 Rostran: A shimmer of hope, or maybe just oil |
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August 2, 2010 Congress summons Tech ecologist to oil spill hearing |
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August 1, 2010 In Oil Spill, University Scientists' Expertise Was Dumped |
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July 31, 2010 When will spill be cleaned up? Maybe never |
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July 24, 2010 Cotton research may allow for cleaner Gulf |
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July 23, 2010 Tropical Depression Bonnie could draw oil up from the depths to form new slicks |
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July 23, 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil spill's Impact on the food chain |
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July 22, 2010 To view the video, click here. |
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July 22, 2010 Tech textile researcher to visit India |
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July 22, 2010 Tech taking big steps toward reaching AAU benchmarks |
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July 21, 2010 Tech scientists hold nothing back in battling effects of Gulf spill |
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July 19, 2010 Yeni kapak "mükemmele yakın" |
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July 19, 2010 Gulf of Mexico is already apparent leak in the food chain |
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July 19, 2010 Vers une fermeture définitive du puits ? |
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July 18, 2010 U.S. orders BP to report faulty filtration detected in well |
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July 18, 2010 MAREA NERA: PER DECENNI LE CONSEGUENZE SULLA CATENA ALIMENTARE |
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July 18, 2010 BP mantendría cerrado el pozo hasta el final de la fuga |
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July 18, 2010 Marée noire: les experts craignent un changement radical de l'écosystème |
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July 18, 2010 Experts fear long oil effect on marine life, food chain |
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July 17, 2010 After Oil Spills, Hidden Damage Can Last for Years |
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July 16, 2010 Texas Tech research hopes to save endangered animals in
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July 16, 2010 One heckuva trifecta: Tech, India and cotton. |
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July 16, 2010 The Role of Cotton in the Deepwater Horizon Clean-Up |
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July 16, 2010 Textiles to the Rescue! |
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July 15, 2010 Experts work to pinpoint cause of death for gulf sea creatures |
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July 15, 2010 Nowovens Training Course to Return to India |
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July 14, 2010 Animal Autopsies in Gulf Reveal Only a Mystery |
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July 14, 2010 Higher Ed's Help with Oil Spill Response |
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July 13, 2010 Oil Spill’s Impact on Gulf Seafood Remains Uncertain |
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July 14, 2010 Page 26 Nonwovens’ New Role: Gulf Coast’s Lifeline |
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July 14, 2010 Expansion under way at PGI site |
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July 13, 2010 What lurks in murky flood waters, could be hazardous to your health |
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July 9, 2010 University recognizes Ronald J. Kendall with alumni leadership award |
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July 9, 2010 Cotton and kenaf for oil spills |
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July 8, 2010 Trouble Brewing: Storms in the Gulf of Mexico will complicate the oil-spill clean-up |
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July 8, 2010 Tech researchers help out in Gulf Coast relief efforts |
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July 8, 2010 Lake Alan Henry Oil Spill |
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July 7, 2010 Texas Tech University to participate in Gulf project |
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July 7, 2010 Cleaning Up After BP |
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June 1, 2010 Lasting Menace |
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July 6, 2010 AATCC News Story: Recent Developments |
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July 6, 2010 BP oil spill: Deepwater Horizon and Hurricane Alex |
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July 2, 2010 Biggest Brains in BiggestDanger To listen to the segment, click here. |
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July 1, 2010 Fibertect CS Approved by EPA |
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June 30, 2010 It's mosquito season! |
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June 30, 2010 To listen to the segment, click here. |
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June 29, 2010 Local experts worried about Alex hitting Gulf oil spill |
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June 29, 2010 Oil Spill Still Too Slippery To Solve (But Here Are Some Videos) |
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June 28, 2010 Wildlife Toxicology Book Slated to Become National, International Bestseller |
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June 27, 2010 Since the Gulf oil crisis began in April, the media have been calling on globally renowned ecotoxicology expert Dr. Ronald Kendall to share his expert insights on what can be expected in its aftermath. Kendall is Director of The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) and Chair of the Environmental Toxicology Department at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. According to Kendall, the best way people can get involved to help right now is through monetary donations. To view the entire article, click here. |
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June 27, 2010 Local Tech professor monitors tropical storm as it nears oil spill |
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June 24, 2010 EPA approves Tech cotton technology for use in Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup |
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June 23, 2010 Tech Universe: A round-up of the latest technology news from around the globe. |
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June 22, 2010 Texas Tech's Fibertect Absorbent Home Can Clean Gulf Oil Spill's Crude |
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June 22, 2010 Initial Fibertect Field Test a Success |
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June 22, 2010 Big news stories garner Lubbock nationwide attention |
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June 21, 2010 Novel Cloth Material Designed to Counter Bio-Attacks Can Absorb, Detoxify Crude Oil |
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June 21, 2010 Super Material Soaks Up Crude Oil |
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June 20, 2010 Texas Tech Product Cleans Oil Spills |
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June 19, 2010 Indian-origin scientist's creation is 'perfect product for cleaning up oil spill' |
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June 18, 2010 Industry Focus |
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June 18, 2010 Texas Tech researchers get EPA approval on FiberTect cloth for Gulf oil spill |
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June 18, 2010 TTU product may help fight oil spill |
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June 18, 2010 Initial Texas Tech-Created Fibertect Field Test a Success in Gulf State Region |
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June 18, 2010 Initial Fibertect Field Test a Success |
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June 16, 2010 Fabric made in Waco could aid Gulf Coast oil cleanup |
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June 15, 2010 Indian-origin scientist has solution for oil spill |
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June 15, 2010 Texas Tech's Fibertect Absorbent Can Clean Gulf Oil Spill’s Crude, Hold Toxic Oil and Mustard Vapors |
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June 12, 2010 Oil spill: Indian-origin scientist offers a solution |
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June 14, 2010 Indian-origin scientist has solution for oil spill |
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June 12, 2010 Indian-origin scientist claims his product can clean up Gulf oil spill |
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June 11, 2010 Scientists Stymied by Lack of Samples To listen to the segment, click here. |
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June 10, 2010 Conformable Cotton: Fibertect Uses Evolve Amidst Oil Spill Clean Up |
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TIEHH Receives Future Workforce Award |
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June 9, 2010 Texas Tech’s Fibertect Absorbent Can Clean Gulf Oil Spill’s Crude, Hold Toxic Oil and Mustard Vapors |
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June 9, 2010 Huge Oil Plumes Confirmed, But Effects Remain Unknown |
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June 9, 2010 Texas Tech’s Fibertect Absorbent Can Clean Gulf Oil Spill’s Crude, Hold Toxic Oil and Mustard Vapors |
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June 8, 2010 Tech professors return from the Gulf to test oil spill samples |
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June 8, 2010 Texas Tech, BP, and conference expansion |
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June 7, 2010 EPA approves Fibertect product |
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June 7, 2010 Texas Crop Positioned to Clean Oil from the Shores of Neighboring States |
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June 5, 2010 EPA OKs Tech cotton for oil spill |
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June 4, 2010 Tech scientists studying effects of Gulf oil spill |
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June 4, 2010 Dr. Ron Kendall with TIEHH comments on the Gulf Oil Spill |
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June 4, 2010 Special Milliken fiber being tested in Gulf to mop up spill |
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June 3, 2010 IFAI members in Gulf oil spill cleanup news |
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June 3, 2010 State: Crews Face Greater Risk From Heat Than Oil |
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June 3, 2010 Waco-made fiber could help Gulf oil spill cleanup |
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June 3, 2010 Nonwoven Technology Aiding in Containing Gulf Oil Spill |
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June 3, 2010 Oil spill: Fibertect wipe gets USEPA approval |
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June 2, 2010 Fibertect® CS Approved by EPA |
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June 2, 2010 To view the entire article as a pdf, click here. |
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June 2, 2010 Texas Tech Develops Special Oil Clean Up Wipe |
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June 1, 2010 Could 'Sham Wow' for Oil Help Gulf Clean Up? |
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June 1, 2010 Tech cotton technology could prove useful in Gulf oil cleanup |
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June 1, 2010 Oil Clean Up: The Big Fix |
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June 1, 2010 New Orleans faces a 'slime wave' |
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May 28, 2010 Dr. Ron Kendall with TIEHH comments on the Gulf Oil Spill |
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May 28, 2010 Adversity Spawns Opportunity For Cotton To Aid Current and Future Oil Clean-up Efforts |
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May 28, 2010 Can Tech research product help soak up Gulf oil spill? |
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May 27, 2010 IFAI provides specialty fabrics for urgently needed GOM oil cleanup |
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May 27, 2010 Hurricane Season May Be "Extremely Active" |
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May 27, 2010 Raw cotton absorbs oil |
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May 27, 2010 To listen to the audio file, click here. |
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May 27, 2010 United States Of America : Fibertect can help clean-up US oil spill |
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May 26, 2010 Tech researcher believes he has solution to Gulf Oil Spill |
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May 26, 2010 Cotton Gin Waste to the Rescue? |
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May 26, 2010 Texas varsity shows how Fibertect mops up oil |
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May 25, 2010 To listen to the entire interview, click here. |
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May 25, 2010 Researchers hope cotton might be oil spill answer |
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May 25, 2010 UPDATE: Watch Video on How Cotton Could Serve as Oil Spill Cleanup Medium |
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May 25, 2010 Dangers lurk deep for all ocean creatures from oil |
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May 24, 2010 Fibertect Absorbent Could Aid Gulf Coast Oil Disaster Clean-Up |
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May 24, 2010 Oil Spill to Wipe Out Gulf's Sperm Whales? |
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May 24, 2010 Fibertect absorbent can aid
Gulf oil disaster clean-up |
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May 24, 2010 Cotton could be used to soak up oil spills |
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May 21, 2010 Gulf Oil Damage To listen to the segment, click here. |
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May 21, 2010 Texas Tech's Fibertect Could Help Gulf Oil Spill To view the segment video, click here. |
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May 21, 2010 Congratulations to Brett Blackwell, Anna Gibson, Richie Erickson, and Les McDaniel for each being awarded the ARCS scholarship. |
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May 19, 2010 Texas Tech on the forefront of Gulf oil spill cleanup To view the segment video, click here. |
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May 19, 2010 Oil-clogged Marshes |
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May 19, 2010 Hurricane Study Unearths Prior Lead Problem in New Orleans |
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May 18, 2010 Can cotton ensure better cleanup in oil spill? |
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May 18, 2010 Raw cotton is better material for oil absorbency, Dr. Ramkumar |
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May 17, 2010 Nonwoven cotton to the rescue in Gulf spill? |
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May 17, 2010 New Research Finds Dangerously High Levels of Lead in New Orleans Prior to Hurricane Devastation |
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May 17, 2010 Cotton Could Serve as Cleanup Medium for Oil Spill |
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May 17, 2010 Gulf oil spill: Tech teacher has a solution |
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May 16, 2010 Tech professor says cotton product could help with oil spill |
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May 15, 2010 Health board sticks with Hentges as chairwoman |
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May 15, 2010 Challenge of cleaning up Gulf of Mexico oil spill 'unprecedented' at such depths |
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May 13, 2010 When the Oil Hits Land: 3 Bad-to-Worse Scenarios |
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May 13, 2010 New research reveals Hurricane Katrina’s impact on ecological and human health |
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May 9, 2010 Oystermen eager to either help clean up gulf oil spill or get back to work |
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May 9, 2010 6 ways the oil spill could affect you |
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May 9, 2010 Gulf crisis unique among oil spills |
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May 9, 2010 Oysterman watches and waits, eager to either help or get back to work |
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May 9, 2010 Indigenous industry needed to boost technical textile market |
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May 8, 2010 Gulf wildlife ‘dead zone’ keeps growing |
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May 8, 2010 Deepwater Horizon: Crude oil at the bottom of the food chain |
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May 7, 2010 Gulf Wildlife 'Dead Zone' Keeps Growing |
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May 7, 2010 TIEHH Director Receives Alumni Award from Virginia Tech |
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May 6, 2010 Clarifying Questions of Liability, Cleanup and Consequences |
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May 6, 2010 Four Ways the Gulf Oil Disaster Was Really Bad Timing |
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May 6, 2010 Congratulations to Nikitha Gutha, Venkata Kolli, Rasesh Shah, and Nanditha Jasti for being awarded scholarships from the Jhamandas Watumull Fund. |
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May 6, 2010 Professor Authors Expected Bestseller and Expands the World of Wildlife Toxicology |
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May 5, 2010 Gulf Oil Spill a Slow-Motion Hurricane |
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May 5, 2010 Texas Tech Professors to Release Second Textbook on Wildlife Toxicology |
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May 5, 2010 Local expert says Gulf Coast oil spill worst in US history |
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May 5, 2010 Hurricane Could Push Spilled Gulf Oil Into New Orleans |
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May 5, 2010 Gulf Oil Spill a "Dead Zone in the Making"? |
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May 4, 2010 Oil spill effects far-reaching |
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May 4, 2010 Texas Tech enviromentalist says BP spill worst ever |
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April 22, 2010 TIEHH celebrated its annual Spring Banquet on April 22, 2010 at the International Cultural Center's "Hall of Nations". The keynote speaker for the event was Dr. Jennifer A. Anderson. Outstanding Masters Student WCS – Greg Zychowski Outstanding Staff – Stephanie Franco New student officers for 2010-2011 were also announced. TIEHH Student Association Officers LE-SETAC Student Officers To view pictures, click here. |
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April 22, 2010 Researchers at Tech institute wade deep into fight for environment |
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April 22, 2010 Congratulations to Changxia Shao for receiving a Sigma XI Grants-in-Aid of Research grant award. |
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April 16, 2010 Students were able to display original research through 15 minute presentations, be judged by a panel of judges (from other departments), and compete for prizes. The top three student presentations as ranked by the panel of judges will receive monetary prizes from the TIEHH Student Association. Tox Expo Winners: |
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March 5, 2010 Dr. Ramkumar has been selected to present his patented chemical decontamination wipe to venture capitalists and license partners at the WBT Showcase in Arlington, TX on March 16-17. The annual event provides commercial market exposure for more than 100 different technologies from across the nation. For more information about the WBT Showcase, click here. |
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March 1, 2010 Dr. Jonathan Boyd will receive a grant valued at $300,000 over two years to develop and validate his “Natural Designs for Network Threat Analysis” research, which examines novel means of securing business and military computer and data networks that may have an increased risk of cyber attacks. |
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February 26, 2010 To view the newsletter, click here. |
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January 26, 2010 Congratulations to Changxia Shao, for receiving the “Regulatory and Safety SS Student Travel Award” from Society of Toxicology. |
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January 26, 2010 Congratulations to Lixia Chen for receiving a grant from Sigma Xi Grants-in Aid of Research. |
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November 30, 2009 SETAC and American Chemical Society (ACS) Environmental Division announced at the closing ceremony of the SETAC North America Annual meeting that Jiafan Wang is the recipient of the $1000 ACS ENVR- SETAC NA student exchange award. For more information about this award, click here. |
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November 3, 2009 The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University will host the 6th annual international conference on Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwovens and Technical Textiles, (ATNT) 2009. For more information, click here. |
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September 29, 2009 Dr. Jaclyn Cañas has been identified as a semi-finalist in the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance’s competition for the “20 Under 40” Award. The announcement appeared in the newspaper and is posted on our “News Bulletin Board”. They identify Dr. Cañas as a member of “The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University” which gives us even more recognition. Also, there are quite a few significant names that appeared in the newspaper, so she is in good company. The finalists will be identified in mid-October and we wish her well to win this award. |
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September 2, 2009 Greg Zychowski, a graduate student in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH), has been awarded the NOAA Nancy Foster Scholarship. More information can be found at NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . |
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August 31, 2009 Texas Tech Provost Bob Smith was the Chief Guest and keynote speaker for JASHNN-09, an annual gala of TTU's India Student Association (ISA) on August 29, 2009, at TTU. Dr. Ronald J. Kendall, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Toxicology, and Director of The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) gave a presentation on TIEHH's research successes and international outreach, particularly to India. Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, Associate Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Faculty Advisor to ISA briefed the gala attendees about TTU efforts with India and India-US relationships. Appachi Arunachalam, research staff at TIEHH and President of ISA kick-started the gala. The event attracted 600 people from the Texas Tech and Lubbock communities, and included a cultural extravaganza. More information can be found at http://www.dailytoreador.com/news/jashnn-09-celebrates-indian-pride-and-closes-cultural-gap-1.1849186#5. Video Clip in Daily Toreador |
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July 17, 2009 Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, Associate Professor of Environmental Toxicology at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health delivered invited lecture to B. Tech students at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, South India on July 17, 2009. In addition, he was invited to participate as an invited guest in the valedictory function of “AICTE sponsored Staff Development Program,” on July 18th and delivered the felicitation speech. Bannari Amman Institute of Technology is a premier engineering institute in India, which just received Grade A from National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India. |
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July 8, 2009 To view the newsletter, click here. |
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July 7, 2009 To view the newsletter, click here. |
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June 5, 2009 Deborah Carr and Adcharee Karnjanapiboonwong, graduate students in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at Texas Tech University, have each received a grant of up to $5,000 from the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) to support their research. Carr’s proposal is titled “Biotransformation of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) at an Effluent Land Application Site,” and Karnjanapiboonwong’s proposal is titled “Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) at an Effluent-dominated Wastewater Application Site: Estrogens, Triclosan and Caffeine.” Both students are advised by Dr. Todd A. Anderson. |
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May 29, 2009 Dr. Todd Anderson, Professor of Environmental Toxicology, has been given the West Texas Association for Women in Science Champion of Women (C.O.W.) Award. The award is given to a male faculty or staff member at Texas Tech who has gone the extra mile to support women in science. Dr. Anderson was nominated by current and former female students, including students from 17 years ago when he was a post-doc at Iowa State University. |
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May 13, 2009 On May 13th, 2009, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) held the ceremony for the Texas Environmental Excellence Award in Education. The ceremony took place in Austin, the state capitol of Texas. It was a great honor for all members of TIEHH. For the full article, click here. |
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April 30, 2009 The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) has been selected to receive the 2009 Texas Environmental Excellence Award in the area of education by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). TIEHH was selected for this award through the TCEQ organization and a State of Texas Blue Ribbon Panel established by the Governor’s office. The institute will be recognized by Gov. Rick Perry and the Commissioners of TCEQ at the Texas Environmental Excellence Awards Banquet May 13 in Austin. Click here to view the News Release. |
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February 9, 2009 The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University announces a partnership with Enercon Industries Corp. that will combine each organization’s expertise to develop technology to advance the functionality of nonwovens and technical textiles. To view the press release, click here.. |
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