June 2022 Archive

Education

Developing Troubleshooting Skills in Molecular Pathology Students

  • By School of Health Professions
  • June 30, 2022

Ericka Hendrix, PhD, MB(ASCP)cm, spoke about the training and education involved for diagnostic molecular scientists and how the pandemic has affected the role.

Education

Celebrating Collaboration — TTUHSC and City of Abilene Unveil New Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • June 29, 2022

TTUHSC and members of the Abilene community today (June 29) celebrated the official unveiling the new Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health.

Education

A Sixth School for a Brighter Future

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • June 28, 2022

On June 29, the opening celebration event for the Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health will recognize many years of hard work and look ahead to the start of a new and exciting journey.

Research

Humanitarian Effort to Eradicate Schistosomiasis Enters Important Stage

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • June 28, 2022

Primarily found in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean, schistosomiasis is second only to malaria as a deadly tropical parasitic disease.

Education

TTUHSC School of Nursing’s Ashcraft Named Fellow for the Gerontological Society of America

  • By Melissa Whitfield
  • June 23, 2022

The GSA awarded fellow status to Alyce S. Ashcraft, Ph.D., RN, professor and associate dean for research and scholarship at TTUHSC.

Research

Uterine Cancer On the Rise Highlighting Drastic Disparities Among Black and Hispanic/LatinX Women

  • By Laura W. Bush Institute Scientific Council
  • June 22, 2022

Cancer experts are ringing alarm bells due to the rise in uterine cancer. Numbers of uterine cancer annually are now equal to ovarian cancer.

Health

Arts Summer Program Offers Creative Outlet for Individuals with Aphasia

  • By Melissa Whitfield
  • June 22, 2022

The Summer Aphasia Arts Program is a two-week arts camp that focuses on visual art, choir and theater.

Health

Increasing Awareness of Patient Access to Physical Therapy in Texas

  • By School of Health Professions
  • June 16, 2022

Gary Kearns, ScD, PT, spoke about the current state of physical therapy accessibility in Texas.

Health

A Key Part of Educational Audiology at TTUHSC: Exploring the Lubbock Regional Day School Program for the Deaf

  • By School of Health Professions
  • June 13, 2022

Tori Gustafson, AuD, spoke about how the TTUHSC Doctor of Audiology Program supports the work being accomplished at the Lubbock Regional Day School Program for the Deaf (RDSPD).

Education

TTUHSC School of Nursing Ranked Best in Texas

  • By Melissa Whitfield
  • June 13, 2022

TTUHSC School of Nursing was named the best nursing school in Texas and the Southwest region for 2022 by Nursing Schools Almanac.

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