April 2025 Archive

Health

Covenant Health Brings Kidney Transplant Surgery Back to West Texas

  • By Meredith Avery Cunningham (via Covenant Health news release)
  • April 29, 2025

The Kidney Transplant Program at Covenant Medical Center will provide life-changing opportunities for patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney conditions.

Education

U.S. News & World Report Ranks TTUHSC Schools Among Best for 2025 Graduate School Rankings

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • April 24, 2025

Several graduate programs at TTUHSC have been recognized in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School Rankings, reaffirming the university’s continued excellence in health sciences education and training.

Education

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

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • April 24, 2025

Fourth-year Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate in May have learned where they will spend the next stage of their training during Pharmacy Residency Match Day.

Research

TTUHSC Researchers Seek Novel Therapies for Chronic Pain

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • April 22, 2025

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the NIH recently awarded a $1.94 million grant to Mahmoud Salama Ahmed, Ph.D., and his project team from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at TTUHSC. Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy.

Research

TTUHSC and TTUHSC El Paso Named to National Academy of Inventors Top 100

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • April 17, 2025

For the third consecutive year in a row, the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) ranked the Texas Tech University System (TTU System) among the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents for 2024. The TTU System, which includes Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) and TTUHSC El Paso, ranked 75th.

Research

TTUHSC Recognizes Student Research During Amarillo Research Symposium

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • April 16, 2025

More than 100 student and trainee researchers from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) presented research findings at the 2025 Student Research Day on April 11.

Health

Scrolling into Stress: Expert Psychologist Provides Tips on How to Manage Stress

  • By Krystal Meazell
  • April 16, 2025

Natalie Scanlon, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist at Texas Tech Physicians, explains that the rapid rise of electronic use has resulted in detrimental effects on mental health.

Campus Life

Amy Purdy Delivers Keynote Address at TTUHSC Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health Power of the Purse Luncheon

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • April 14, 2025

American snowboarder, motivational speaker and author Amy Purdy delivered the keynote address at the Power of the Purse luncheon and fundraiser on April 10.

Research

New Permian Basin Chair Seeks to Develop International Hub for Rural Psychiatry

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • April 07, 2025

Rajendra Badgaiyan, M.D., joined the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine in November as a professor and Department of Psychiatry chair at the Permian Basin campus.

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