About half of Texas Tech University faculty members who responded to a recent survey said they’ve changed their course content — without being asked — to comply with policies restricting how they can ...

On April 29, 1989, I experienced the murder of my student, Alex Freeman Orange, 17, from West Charlotte High School. I was in my 15th year of teaching. He was my 8th student to die from gun violence ...

Graduate students in the Texas Tech University system will no longer be able to write theses or dissertations on sexual orientation or gender identity, according to a memo released this month by the ...

And some buildings they helped make famous, according to two architects and a curator. By Julia Halperin “Pounding earth or making mud bricks out of earth [as opposed to firing clay bricks] is one of ...

“When they say, ‘You should be using AI,’ the first thought in your head is: ‘Are you asking me to teach you how to replace me with technology?’ ” says one studio assistant. By Mia Galuppo Senior ...

Special envoy Steve Witkoff says Iran is a “week away” from developing nuclear bombmaking material through uranium enrichment. Witkoff said Iran’s enrichment level has reached “60 percent.” “They’re ...

It’s a challenge every startup faces: They’ve made a prototype and proven the thing works, but now have to sell the product and produce enough to get past the “valley of death” that kills so many ...

Our community has weathered its share of storms, both literal and figurative. Floods, economic shifts, public health crises and community challenges have tested us. Yet time and time again, our ...

The Morningstar US Basic Materials Index slightly outperformed the US Market Index during the fourth quarter of 2025. Yet we continue to see significant opportunities across the sector, with 55% of ...

MP Materials is the sole U.S. producer of essential rare earth elements. The company secured a $400 million investment from the U.S. Department of Defense to expand its manufacturing capacity. MP ...

Beyond ongoing debates surrounding prefabrication, reuse, and glocalization, material definition in architecture today, more than ever, seeks a balance between innovation, tradition, efficiency, and ...