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Homeless Veterans License Plate Program Needs Your Help

A specialty veterans license plate program designed to fund transitional housing for homeless veterans is falling short of its goal and running out of time. Cookeville native and U.S. Marine Veteran Patrick McClellan said the program requires 1,000 plates be preordered by June 20 for production and distribution of the plates to begin. He said with six weeks to go ... Read More »

TTU’s Luna: Seismic Technology Better, Earthquakes Hard To Predict

Even with major growth in research and technology, earthquakes are difficult to understand and even harder to predict. Japan’s southern peninsula rocked by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake Monday morning. The death toll has risen to 62, and counting. Tennessee Tech Earth Sciences Department Chair Jeannette Luna said while we can identify where seismic events may happen, it is almost impossible ... Read More »

TTU Dean Expects Ripple Effects Of Memphis Ford Megasite

Tennessee Tech’s dean of engineering calls the Memphis Ford Megasite a great opportunity for the state. Dean Joseph Slater said Tennessee stands as a hub of automotive with four big manufacturers now located here. “It is the place to be,” Slater said. “It’s going to cause other manufacturers to also look at Tennessee, because this will increase the depth and ... Read More »