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November 08, 2018

The ‘Xs’ and ‘Ys’ of Brain Health

Nearly 300 faculty and students from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Angelo State University Archer College of Health and Human Services attended the 2018 Gender-Specific Medicine and Women’s Health Symposium Oct. 26 at TTUHSC.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

November 08, 2018

NIH, DOD Award Grants to Abilene Cancer Researcher

To help in his cancer research, Devin Lowe, Ph.D., recently landed a pair of grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Defense (DOD).

tags: Abilene, Faculty, Research, School of Pharmacy, Stories

November 08, 2018

Health Care for All

The Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center and the Combest Central Community Health Center provide a range of services for individuals in West Texas to improve access to care and reduce or eliminate health disparities among high risk populations.

tags: School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

November 08, 2018

Barber Shops and Blood Pressure Checks

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center medical students have worked with barbershops and beauty salons to tackle a silent killer — high blood pressure. The Barber Shop Blood Pressure Group allows customers to do one-stop shopping when it comes to their barber and their health.

tags: Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

November 07, 2018

TTUHSC School of Nursing Dean Recognized for Outstanding Service by American Nurses Credentialing Center

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) presented its prestigious Margretta Madden Styles President’s Award to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing Dean Michael Evans, Ph.D., R.N., NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN. The award recognizing his outstanding eight years of service as ANCC president, board member, and board director was announced Oct. 25 at the National Magnet Conference in Denver.

tags: School of Nursing, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

November 06, 2018

Grad Students Receive Awards, Scholarships, Speaking Opportunities

A group of students from the School of Pharmacy’s Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences (GPPS) recently have recently received awards, earned scholarships and been invited to make presentations about their research.

tags: Amarillo, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Research, School of Pharmacy, Stories

November 06, 2018

A Penny War, Health Fairs and Reading Books

From waging beneficial battles over spare change to encouraging area youngsters to read, it’s been a busy fall for School of Pharmacy student organizations at the TTUHSC-Amarillo campus.

tags: Amarillo, School of Pharmacy, Stories, Students

November 06, 2018

TPPC Wraps Up Fall Medication Cleanout Cycle

The collections provide a way for residents to remove unwanted or unused medications from homes, schools and the streets by safely disposing of them in a free, legal and environmentally sound manner.

tags: Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, School of Pharmacy, Stories

November 05, 2018

Abilene Team Wins School of Pharmacy Clinical Skills Competition

Nicole Buzzard and Caitlin Burton, fourth-year pharmacy students (P4s) on the TTUHSC Abilene campus, beat nine other teams Oct. 4 and Oct. 6 to capture the School of Pharmacy’s 2018-2019 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (AHSP) Clinical Skills Competition title.

tags: Abilene, School of Pharmacy, Stories, Students

November 02, 2018

Researcher's quest for new weapons to fight nature's nastiest superbugs

In honor of her career of achievement, Rumbaugh was awarded the Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award, the most prestigious honor given to faculty members throughout the Texas Tech University System.

tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News