Lucy T. Greenberg

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Texas Tech Alumna Etches Her Name Into Jewelry Industry

Jan 16, 2025 | ttu.edu | Lucy T. Greenberg

CREATORS If you’ve ever bought a diamond, you’re likely familiar with the Four Cs. Color, Cut, Clarity and Carat. It was the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) that developed the Four Cs, now the standard for diamond assessments. Texas Tech University alumna Rebecca Beals joined the GIA faculty in 2022 and played a vital part in rewriting their curriculum. She began her career 10 years prior as a bench jeweler.
Lubbock's serious problem with stray dogs sparks successful dog adoption event

Dec 10, 2024 | lubbocklights.com | Lucy T. Greenberg

Nosie, before she left for her new home. Staff photo. Angelica Cirerol noticed lots of stray dogs during occasional business trips to Lubbock. “My colleague once stopped the car in the middle of the highway to avoid hitting a dog. We realized this was a common occurrence in Lubbock,” she said, adding, “It broke my heart.”Cirerol thought of her own best friend, her lab Bubba, and decided to do something.
Texas Tech Musician Proves Best Moments Can Come After First Beat

Dec 9, 2024 | ttu.edu | Lucy T. Greenberg

CREATORS Blaine Majors loved the saxophone from the time he first picked it up. His mother encouraged Blaine and his brother to try an instrument when they started middle school. She’d been a flute player, building special memories in band, and she wanted that for her kids. Eleven years later, Blaine will graduate from Texas Tech University with a bachelor’s degree in music education from the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts.
Texas Tech Students Selected for Mentorship Program with The New York Times.

Nov 21, 2024 | ttu.edu | Lucy T. Greenberg

CREATORS Texas Tech University students Jacob Lujan and Aynsley Larsen spent the last week of July nervously checking their email. Open page. Refresh. Nothing. This was their rhythm. They attempted to distract themselves from the potential incoming message. Although, an email could also mean rejection. Either way, they longed to know. Finally – an invitation to an interview.
Texas Tech School of Law Receives $10,000 Texas Bar Foundation Grant

Nov 19, 2024 | ttu.edu | Lucy T. Greenberg

CREATORS Texas Tech University’s School of Law has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to support its Caprock Regional Public Defender Office & Clinic. The grant will fund the Connect Caprock Initiative, which provides laptops for rural jails in the clinic’s 12-county area. Law students will use these laptops to help indigent defendants get remote legal access and timely representation, making it easier to overcome geographical barriers.
Lubbock Symphony Conductor David Cho passionately pursues music full of hope for city he loves

Nov 12, 2024 | lubbocklights.com | Lucy T. Greenberg

David Cho in the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences. Photo by Olivia RaymondThe clock moves from 6:59 p.m. to 7 o’clock. As the second hand lands on the 12, David Cho takes the podium in front of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. The clock acts as a sort of down beat and Cho is never behind tempo. They’re in a final rehearsal before an upcoming September concert.
Texas Tech Researcher Turns Lab into a Real Thriller

Oct 31, 2024 | ttu.edu | Lucy T. Greenberg

CREATORS Elizabeth Acosta remembers the moment she fell in love with horror films. She was living outside of Chicago during elementary school when her mother suggested they watch “The Others” starring Nicole Kidman. “My mom picked that film because it wasn’t ‘too scary,’” Acosta says. “She didn’t want to traumatize me, but my dad wasn’t into horror films and my mom wanted someone to watch with.” Her mother got her wish, and more.
Texas Tech Brings in Costume Supervisor from Hollywood

Oct 29, 2024 | ttu.edu | Lucy T. Greenberg

CREATORS Beau Hamilton may have one of the most extraordinary curricula vitae of any instructor on campus. The costume supervisor is in his first year on faculty at Texas Tech University’s School of Theatre & Dance. He brings thrilling experience to the classroom, enhancing the education of his students. Disney, Cirque du Soleil and Houston Ballet are a few of the places he’s worked over the years.
Texas Tech Law Professor Advocates for a Different Approach to Water

Oct 24, 2024 | ttu.edu | Lucy T. Greenberg

CREATORS Water connects us. It’s difficult to determine where it begins and ends. It’s a force that moves us forward and sustains us. However, the water cycle taught in elementary science slowly fades into the background of day-to-day life. Over the years, it becomes ignored and taken for granted. Yet, it’s presence is essential. From electricity to food, water is the key ingredient that keeps our world running. But what would happen if we ran out?
Texas Tech Researchers Tackle Child and Adolescent Mental Health Emergency

Oct 22, 2024 | ttu.edu | Lucy T. Greenberg

CREATORS Watching your child suffer while unable to help is one of the worst feelings a parent can experience, says Trent Seltzer, an associate professor in Texas Tech University’s College of Media & Communication. It’s a pain he and his wife have felt trying to connect their teenager with a psychiatrist in Lubbock. Seltzer says they’ve been on waitlists for months, sometimes longer. He vulnerably explains the obstacles one of his children has traversed to gain access to care.