TTUHSC Happenings

March 2016

• By Suzanna Cisneros
• March 2, 2016

March (Tuesday and Thursday)

Meditation for Stress and Increased Self-Awareness

Every Tuesday and Thursday, Elizabeth Sabet, founder of Holistic Options for People Everywhere (HOPE), presents how mindfulness and meditation can help deal with stress.

For TTUHSC locations, visit online or email Nuvneet Khandelwai at nuvneet.khandelwal@ttuhsc.edu. 

 

March 2

Global Health Lecture Series

Noon

Academic Classroom Building 110

Featuring Rafael Ruiz, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Regional Mental Health Medical Director, TTUHSC Correctional Managed Health Care Systems, and Walter I. Diaz, M.S., MBA, Deputy Command Surgeon, United States Southern Command – International Health Specialist.

 

March 3

A Celebration of Generosity Appreciation Dinner

Lubbock Country Club, 3400 Mesa Road

7 p.m.

RSVP is required. For more information, call Institutional Advancement at (806) 743-1445.

 

March 3 - 4

Nurse Practitioner Conference

Academic Classroom Building 100

For more information, email cne@ttuhsc.edu or call (806) 743-4282 or visit online. 

 

March 5

Future Health Care Providers Experience

8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Academic Classroom Building

Attendants can register the day of the event or early online. For more information, call TTUHSC Student Services at (806) 743-2300.

 

March 8

Poverty Awareness Banquet

6 to 8 p.m.

McPherson Cellars Winery, 1615 Texas Ave.

For more information, please call 806-743-2901 or e-mail globalhealth@ttuhsc.edu.

 

March 8 - 11

28^th Annual Student Research Week

Academic Classroom Building

The theme for this year’s Student Research Week is “Molecular Basis of Life + Disease.”

For more information about Student Research Week, email Bala Meenakshi Purna, Student Research Week chair, at bala-meenakshi.purna@ttuhsc.edu or call the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at (806) 743-2556.

 

March 10

Student Research Week Dinner

Featuring Susan Amara, Ph.D., and Nobel Prize Laureate, Mario Capecchi, Ph.D.

7 p.m.

Frazier Alumni Pavilion, 6^th Street and Boston Avenue

RSVP is required. For more information, call (806) 743-2786.

 

MARCH 12

SNMA Free Health Fair

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Bridge of Lubbock, 1301 Redbud Ave.

Screening services will include:

Blood pressure checks

Cholesterol screenings

Body mass index (BMI) checks

Blood glucose checks

Stress relief education
      

Skin cancer education

Teen health information

For more information, email Noor Subah at noor.subah@ttuhsc.edu.

 

April 1 (Registration deadline March 29)

Lubbock RSVP: Seminar, Compass for Questions and Answers for Wellness

8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Broadway Church of Christ, 1924 Broadway

The free seminar in collaboration with the Garrison Institute on Aging is for anyone age 55 and over. Topics include Aging Well in Place, Caretakers and Senior Community and Wellness and Social Opportunities. Reservations are required.

For more information or to register, contact Joan Blackmon at joan.blackmon@ttuhsc.edu or (806) 743-7787.

 

April 8 – 9

Nursing Informatics Boot Camp

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Clinical Education Center at Brackenridge in Austin

For more information, visit the website.

 

April 23

19^th Annual City Lights and Casino Night: Speakeasy Soiree

6:30 p.m.

Lubbock Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit lubbockcitylights.org.