March 2022 Archive

TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy Students Celebrate Residency Assignments on Match Day

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • March 17, 2022

On March 16, fourth-year TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate in May, learned where they would spend the next stage of their training during the Pharmacy Residency Match Day.

Health

How Facemasks Affect Communication

  • By School of Health Professions
  • March 17, 2022

Hoyoung Yi, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, discussed how facemasks hinder communication and shared strategies to overcome the obstacle.

Health

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month

  • By John Norbury M.D.
  • March 15, 2022

March is Brain Injury awareness month, and with the recent death of actor/comedian Bob Saget due to a brain injury from a fall, many people are asking question about what to do you if you hit your head.

Health

Seafood Consumption During Pregnancy

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • March 11, 2022

Pregnant and lactating individuals may have some concerns about fish and other seafood consumption due to potential side effects from heightened mercury intake. Teresa Baker, M.D., the co-director of the InfantRisk Center at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo, says eating fish is an excellent way to get much-needed nutrients.

Research

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Researchers Achieve Global Recognition

  • By Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation Lance McMahon, Ph.D.
  • March 08, 2022

The global preeminence of TTUHSC is highlighted by a widely publicized citation database created at Stanford University. The comprehensive database shows that TTUHSC is the academic home to several of the world’s top-ranked biomedical and pharmaceutical researchers.

Campus Life

TTUHSC Student Research Week to Highlight Immunology

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • March 07, 2022

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences will host the 34th Annual Student Research Week March 8-11 at the TTUHSC Academic Event Center, 3601 Fourth St.

Research

TTUHSC’s Rahman Receives Grant Extension

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • March 04, 2022

In its most recent funding cycle, the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded a $2,499,999 grant extension to Rakhshanda Rahman, M.D., professor of breast surgical oncology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and the founding executive director of the school’s multi-campus Breast Center of Excellence (BCE).

Education

TTUHSC Faculty Receive Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • March 03, 2022

Texas Tech University System (TTU System) Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) President Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., and TTUHSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer Darrin D’Agostino, D. O., presented the 2022 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards March 3.

Celebrating National Athletic Training Month

  • By School of Health Professions
  • March 03, 2022

Larry Munger, PhD, LAT, ATC, an assistant professor in the Masters of Athletic Training program of the TTUHSC School of Health Professions, discusses the role of an athletic trainer.

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