Golden Spread News

LUBBOCK, Texas - July 2, 2007 - At the size of a Cessna 152 light aircraft, the world's largest bird couldn't take off entirely by flapping its wings. It just wasn't strong enough.

AUSTIN, Texas - June 28, 2007 - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens are urging Texans to exercise extreme caution in low-lying areas, around lakes and reservoirs and at stream and river crossings as rain continues to fall across a broad swath of North and Central Texas today.

LUBBOCK, Texas - June 28, 2007 - John C. Baldwin, M.D., has been named the sole finalist for the position of president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Texas Tech University System, Chancellor Kent Hance announced today.

LUBBOCK, Texas - June 28, 2007 - The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents today (June 28) elected F. Scott Dueser, chair and Larry K. Anders vice chair, respectively. They will serve two-year terms.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - June 28, 2007 - A formula-style racecar designed, built and driven by Texas A&M University student engineers won the 2007 Formula SAE West competition June 13-16 at the California Speedway in Fontana, Calif.

AUSTIN, Texas - June 27, 2007 - For 45 years, the student members of Alpha Phi Omega (APO) have been the proud caretakers and carriers of the World's Largest Texas Flag. Now they're asking the UT community for a helping hand, undertaking a $50,000 campaign to ensure that the flag continues to stir pride among the next generation.

CANYON, Texas — June 27, 2007 - A limited number of tickets will go on sale July 2 at West Texas A&M University for “An Intimate Conversation” with renowned Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel.

CANYON, Texas - June 26, 2007 - The population at West Texas A&M University will jump by about 1,000 when the Department of Music and Dance hosts its 55th annual Band Camp July 8-20.

LUBBOCK, Texas _ June 26, 2007 - A coalition of universities, government agencies and corporate partners including Texas Tech University is one of two recipients of up to $2 million in test equipment to develop large-scale wind blade test facilities, helping accelerate the commercial availability of wind energy, the U.S. Department of Energy announced today.

AUSTIN, Texas — June 25, 2007 - Texas boating fatalities for the first five months of 2007 are up over the previous three years, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reports show.

LUBBOCK, Texas - June 25, 2007 - Texas Tech University's Meat Science Academic Quiz Bowl Team was named 2007 national champion at the 60th annual Reciprocal Meats Conference, marking the second time since 2005 that the team has earned the national title.

AUSTIN, Texas - June 22, 2007 - Liberty Hill Independent School District Superintendent, Dean Andrews, today announced the selection of CSIdentity Corporation to provide comprehensive identity validation and background checks for all district employees and vendors.

LUBBOCK, Texas - June 22, 2007 - The College of Human Sciences Early Head Start Program honored the Lubbock Housing Authority (LHA) and the Lubbock Health Department (LHD) at the first Pooh Awards Ceremony; it also honors Early Head Start parents, who are a vital part of the day-to-day activities within the program.

LUBBOCK, Texas - June 22, 2007 - The National Ranching Heritage Center will host Summer Youth Classes July 16-20. This is the eighth year for the event, designed for elementary students from grades 1-6.

LUBBOCK, Texas - June 21, 2007 - The Texas Tech University Libraries announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art 3-D animation lab packed with a wealth of software for producing professional modeling and animation projects.