September 2023 Archive

Campus Life

Digital Health Takes Center Stage

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • September 26, 2023

TTUHSC announced the establishment of the TTUHSC Institute of Telehealth and Digital Innovation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Education

TTUHSC Receives First VEERA Award

  • By Tyler White
  • September 25, 2023

For the first time, TTUHSC has received a Veterans Education Excellence Recognition Award (VEERA) from the Texas Veterans Commission.

Research

TTUHSC Study Explores Intricacies of Healthy Brain Aging

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 25, 2023

TTUHSC School of Medicine researchers delved into the intricate interplay of biological, psychosocial and environmental factors that may influence healthy cognitive aging.

Research

TTUHSC Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Address Preeclampsia Rates

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 21, 2023

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a two-year, $1.47 million grant to a new local research coalition led by Christine Garner, Ph.D., R.D., Julie St. John, Dr.P.H., and Stephanie Stroever, Ph.D., MPH.

Health

Youth Suicide: We Need to Address It

  • By Tyler White
  • September 19, 2023

Natalie Scanlon, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at Texas Tech Physicians, provides tips for keeping children safe.

Research

National Academy of Inventors Ranks Texas Tech University System Among Top 100 in Patents for 2022

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 13, 2023

In a list published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the Texas Tech University System, including TTUHSC, ranked 75th among the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022.

Education

Former White House Health Expert Named TTUHSC Presidential Advisor

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • September 13, 2023

TTUHSC President Lori. Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., announced the appointment of Deborah L. Birx, M.D., as the TTUHSC presidential advisor and adjunct professor in the Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health.

Campus Life

TTUHSC named a ‘2023 Great College to Work For®’

  • By Melissa Whitfield
  • September 11, 2023

TTUHSC is one of the best colleges in the U.S. to work for, with special designation as an “Honor Roll” institution, according to a recent survey by The Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Campus Life

Free Clinic Offered for Women’s Health Day

  • By Kay Williams
  • September 10, 2023

TTUHSC School of Medicine students will host a Women’s Health Day free clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 23 at The Free Clinic located at Lubbock Impact

Campus Life

TTUHSC Reveals New Brand Identity: The Future of Health

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • September 05, 2023

This September, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) will implement its refreshed brand identity.

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