= <span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">[[File:DoubleT.gif|right|DoubleT.gif]]Introduction</span></span><big><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">:</span></big> =
<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">With over [http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/researchers/centers-institutes.php 60 centers and institutes] in addition to recently being named a Tier 1 Research Instiution by the Carnegie Foundation, </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">research is strong through all throughout many departments at Texas Tech University. However, many efforts are still continuously being made to translate this research and innovation into industryapplication. With the recent construction of the [http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/research-park/about/index.php Research Park & Innovation Hub] , resources are readily available to startups and technology commercialization initiatives. When summed together, these effots result in huge strides forward in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Texas Tech.</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">that will house new startups, entrepreneurship is on the rise. </span></span>
= <span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship:</span></span> =