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School of Population and Public Health Archive

June 30, 2025

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Earns SACSCOC Recognition

TTUHSC has received a clean bill of health from the regional accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), following a Fifth-Year Interim Review by a committee from peer institutions.

tags: Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, Education, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, Permian Basin, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Population and Public Health, Statline, Stories

May 31, 2025

TTUHSC Researcher Receives National Award

The AACR presented its Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Award to TTUHSC Associate Professor Duke Appiah, Ph.D., MPH, at the AACR 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago recently.

tags: Research, School of Population and Public Health, Statline, Stories

May 29, 2024

TTUHSC Honors Class of 2024 Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies

TTUHSC hosted commencement ceremonies for all schools for its 1,555-member Class of 2024.

tags: Abilene, Alumni, Amarillo, Dallas, Education, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, Permian Basin, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Population and Public Health, Statline, Stories

March 22, 2024

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Master of Public Health Program Awarded Seven-Year Accreditation

The MPH program at the TTUHSC Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health has been awarded seven-year accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) through July 1, 2031.

tags: School of Population and Public Health, Statline, Stories

February 21, 2024

TTUHSC Medical Student Part of NIH Research Team’s JAMA Publication

Luis Castro, a student at the TTUHSC School of Medicine and the Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health, was part of a research team whose work was published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

tags: Research, School of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health, Statline, Stories

February 20, 2024

TTUHSC Simulation Program Celebrates Reaccreditation

The TTUHSC Simulation Program has been granted reaccreditation in the areas of teaching/education and assessment by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, the largest health care simulation accrediting body in the world.

tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Population and Public Health, Statline, Stories

February 15, 2024

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

Texas Tech University System Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., TTUHSC President Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., and TTUHSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer Darrin D’Agostino, D. O., presented the 2023 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards Feb. 14.

tags: Abilene, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, President, School of Pharmacy, School of Population and Public Health, Statline, Stories

January 18, 2024

Health Care With a Purpose

The Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health offers comprehensive academic programs, including the fully-online Master of Public Health (MPH) program.

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October 16, 2023

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Awards Grants to Four TTUHSC Researchers

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recently awarded grants to four researchers from the TTUHSC. Combined, the grants will provide nearly $2.3 million.

tags: Abilene, Lubbock, Research, School of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health, Statline, Stories

September 26, 2023

Digital Health Takes Center Stage

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