Texas Tech University T-STEM Center
Texas Tech University T-STEM Center
T-STEM Center News Archive 2007

News Archive

2007 Stories

  • Talkmitt Receives 2007 Skoog Cup

    By Robert D. Waller | November 16, 2007

    Susan Talkmitt, the associate director of curriculum and instruction for the T-STEM Center, was named the 2007 Skoog Cup recipent by Texas science educators for her significant contributions to science education.

  • Halliburton Awards Grant to T-STEM Center

    September 12, 2007

    Recognizing a university-level commitment to K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, Halliburton has awarded the Texas Tech University T-STEM Center $30,000 in foundation funding to continue the center's outreach efforts.

  • Fontenot Named Service-Learning Mentor

    August 27, 2007

    Dean Fontenot, a director of the T-STEM Center, has been selected as a Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Mentor for the 2007-2008 academic year by the Texas Tech University Teaching, Learning and Technology Center.

  • Lubbock Students Take Top Honors in State Engineering Contest

    By Robert D. Waller | July 09, 2007

    Students from Dunbar Middle School placed first, second and third in the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering's state-wide poster and essay competition.

  • Center Receives State Engineering and Science Recruitment Grant

    June 01, 2007

    The Texas Tech University T-STEM Center has received $29,700 in funding from the Texas Education Agency to develop curriculum materials, teacher training opportunities and education support resources to increase the recruitment of women and minorities into engineering and science programs at Texas institutions of higher education.

  • Dunbar Middle School Named NASA Explorer School

    By Robert D. Waller | May 24, 2007

    Dunbar Middle School, a Texas Tech University T-STEM Center partner, has been named one of 26 new NASA Explorer Schools, a distinction that includes $17,500 in funding and a three-year partnership with NASA.

  • "Design Squad" Makes Its West Texas Television Premier

    February 21, 2007

    With more than 600 fourth-eighth grade students in attendance, "Design Squad"—a new PBS show all about engineering—made it's local, West Texas premier at the Lubbock Science Spectrum on Feb. 21.