The Whitacre College of Engineering Robotics Program hosts the Get Excited about Robotics (GEAR) annual robotics competition. The program provides an exciting hands-on LEGO robotics challenge for elementary and middle school students at no costs to participating schools. GEAR works to increase interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) disciplines. Teams of 3-5 students […]
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STEM Family Fun Nights
STEM Family Fun Nights encourage families to work together to engineer solutions to solve fun, hands-on STEM challenges. These family friendly events are held at Lubbock public libraries and are free of charge to all participants. Designed to create an interest in STEM, these events also provide tips and tools that families can use to […]
Whitacre College of Engineering Community Engineering Fair
The Whitacre College of Engineering Community Engineering Fair coincides each year with National Engineers Week in February. Held at the Lubbock Science Spectrum, this event draws around 1500 community members each year and is designed to educate the public about the contributions that engineers make to society and show educational and career pathways into the […]
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Whitacre College of Engineering Junior Engineering Clubs
Whitacre College of Engineering Junior Engineering Clubs allow 5th grade students to explore different fields of engineering, engage in real world, hands-on STEM activities, receive mentoring, and experience Texas Tech University culture. Junior Engineering clubs work to help each club member build self-efficacy in their abilities through the attainment of new knowledge and skills related […]
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SOLAR SCHOOLS PROJECT
A 2016 report on Energy and Water Efficiency measures developed to be applied to buildings of the public-school network, as the result of the partnership of Belo Horizonte municipality and the World Bank, pointed out they are supposed to entice an economy equivalent to 48% of expenditures with energy costs. This represents a very substantial […]
Solar Schools Project
A 2016 report on Energy and Water Efficiency measures developed to be applied to buildings of the public-school network, as the result of the partnership of Belo Horizonte municipality and the World Bank, pointed out they are supposed to entice an economy equivalent to 48% of expenditures with energy costs. This represents a very substantial […]
CORONA VIRUS (COVID – 19) ANTIDOTE AND ROLE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY WITH POLLUTION IN ENVIRONMENT
The coronavirus infectious disease (COVID – 19), which started in late 2019, was found to be caused by the SARS – CoV – 2 virus. The samples collected were from three age categories – below 18, 18 – 49 years and 50 and above. The Delhi government is likely to conduct another sero survey from […]
2021 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival at Ramirez Elementary School
TTU Chinese Language and Area Studies program partnered with the Chinese Language Program at Ramirez Elementary School at the start of the Fall 2021 academic semester. TTU Chinese language program will support the Chinese language teaching and culture promotion at Ramirez. Ramirez will offer teaching opportunities for the students from the CHIN4300 Chinese Language and […]
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Raiders Who Code Summer Camp
Raiders Who Code is a summer camp offered by Texas Tech University that aims to increase the interest in coding and programming for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who qualify as low socio-economic, have a learning disability, or are foster care youth. The primary goal of the the camp is to provide hands-on experiences […]
VISTA Summer Associates 2018-19
VISTA Summer Associates complete 300 hours of hands-on, direct service with community partner organizations, with an emphasis on summer learning and food security. VISTA Summer Associates Sydnie Bailey (2018), Jarvis Benson (2018) and Ashley McDaniel (2019) engaged PK-12 students to strengthen literacy and math skills during the summer months. Read the final student report delivered […]