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Two Texas Tech University professors have developed a student-driven campaign designed to erase the confusion and lack of communication regarding sexual consent.

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The study could lead to progress regarding human muscle mass and strength.

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The American Society for Nutrition recognized Dr. Nikhil Dhurandar and Naima Moustaid-Moussa, professors in Texas Tech University's Department of Nutritional Sciences, for their research in obesity.

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Two CPRIT grants will aid development of new methods and tools to better understand cancer metastasis and tumor cell detection.

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Nikhil Dhurandhar, who discovered a strain of virus that appears to cause obesity while also causing low cholesterol and low triglycerides, is the chairman of the Nutritional Sciences department

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Researchers beginning to understand how antibiotic-resistant bacteria travel aerially.

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An undergraduate researcher from Texas Tech died in an accident a few months after starting a research project looking at how oak tree resprouts respond to drought. His friends finished his research.

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Sven Saaretalu came to the United States to be a hip-hop dancer, but after an injury sidelined that career, he got a degree in financial planning. He's now a doctoral student in personal financial planning at Texas Tech.

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Salmonella Lubbock will provide new avenues for research into the bacteria’s prevention.

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Erik Bucy’s research through visual analysis and social media gives a good indication that voters pick up on nonverbal communications as much as a candidate’s rhetoric.

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A new Quiznos opened on the Texas Tech campus, inside the Burkhart Center for Autism Education & Research. Students who have autism spectrum disorder will work at the restaurant.

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At age 50, after a lifetime of drug abuse and jailtime, Leo Pereida is graduating from college. He credits his turnaround to his faith in God.

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Understanding these reptiles’ genome can help scientists better understand birds.

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Instead of buying a new TV or a round of drinks, graduates should consider opening a retirement account or buying professional clothing.

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Keira Williams, an assistant professor in history and women's studies at Texas Tech University, discusses her Wonder Woman research.

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Richard A. Lenox, director of the Student Counseling Center and a licensed psychologist discusses ways college students can cope with stress.

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The accomplishment through collaboration with Bayer CropScience could translate into better commercial varieties for growers.

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Professor Brian Shannon, an NCAA faculty athletics representative since 2008, was named to serve on the new NCAA Division I Council responsible for legislation and policy recommendations to the NCAA Board of Directors

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As machines get smaller, knowing characteristics can make huge engineering differences.

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W. Brent Lindquist was appointed Texas Tech University's new College of Arts and Sciences dean and is committed to helping the university reach tier-one status.

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Texas Tech University and the National Wind Institute developed a patent-pending concept that will optimize wind plant performance.

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Texas Tech University’s Lee Cohen, a smoking cessation expert and clinical psychologist, can explain what smokers should consider before quitting as well as what makes a quitting attempt successful. Psychology professor Yi-Yuan Tang can discuss how a certain type of Chinese mindfulness meditation unexpectedly helped smokers reduce tobacco use even when they didn’t intend to do so.

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Katharine Hayhoe was honored for her work in education and climate change.

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Over the last three decades, the number of Americans with diabetes has more than tripled. Jamie Cooper, an assistant professor of nutrition at Texas Tech University, discussed how healthy eating habits and regular exercise can not only control Type 2 diabetes, but also reverse the condition.

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A new theory of quantum mechanics was developed by Bill Poirier, a Texas Tech University chemical physicist. The theory discusses parallel worlds' existence and the quantum effects observed in nature.

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The Burkhart Center at Texas Tech University teaches life skills to students with autism and provides education and support to teachers and families. It provides critical services for those affected with autism spectrum disorders in largely rural West Texas.

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Research shows intellectual, personality traits of practitioners are positive, but most consider their ethical traits are lacking.

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Tom Maccarone’s plan to photograph this galactic oddity discovers a new cause for ultraluminous X-ray sources.

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Energy Department awards $1.4m to Texas Tech to develop radar prototype that will provide better measurements of flow conditions in wind plants, would enable proactive controls that minimize turbine-to-turbine interaction & maximize power generation. Small changes that could be worth millions of dollars.

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Texas Tech University's dance program recently gained national accreditation; every discipline in the College of Visual and Performing Arts is now accredited by a national board.

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This project will provide academic and business research opportunities for faculty and students and collaboration with the private sector.

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The region’s petroleum business generates billions of dollars, thousands of jobs.