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October 03, 2018

A School of Excellence

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing was named a National League for Nursing (NLN) Centers of Excellence. The NLN Centers of Excellence were formally recognized during the Honors Convocation in Chicago at the 2018 NLN Education Summit Sept. 14.

tags: School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

October 03, 2018

Researcher Blocks Protein that Defeats Powerful Tumor Suppressor in Breast Cancer

Researchers at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine have blocked the protein to defeat the effects of p53 loss more effectively than any existing cancer medicine.

tags: Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

October 02, 2018

Hance Donation to Upgrade, Name Pediatrics Waiting Room

In a Sept. 28 ceremony, Texas Tech University (TTU) System Interim Chancellor and TTUHSC President Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., and Texas Tech University System Chancellor Emeritus Kent Hance announced a gift to the Amarillo Department of Pediatrics.

tags: Amarillo, Development, School of Medicine, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

October 02, 2018

Lifetime Achievement and Excellence in Pediatric Care

The Texas Pediatric Society (TPS) recognized two Texas Tech Physicians for their excellence in pediatric care and outreach to the community.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians, TTUHSC in the News

September 27, 2018

What's In Your Medicine Cabinet?

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Pharmacy's Texas Panhandle Poison Center along with the Lubbock County VOICES Coalition and the Texas Department of Public Safety will host a Medication Cleanout™ from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Texas Tech Physicians Medical Pavilion, 3601 Fourth St.

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

September 27, 2018

Free Clinic Offered for Women's Health Day

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine students will host a Women's Health Day free clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 6 at The Free Clinic located at Lubbock Impact, 2707 34th St.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News, The Free Clinic

September 26, 2018

Cancer Is The No. 1 Cause Of Death By Disease For Children In The U.S.

With top cancer researchers, the center conducts laboratory and clinical research with more than 350 investigators across the U.S. and in 21 countries to develop new anti-cancer drugs for both adults and children with difficult-to-treat cancers.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

September 25, 2018

Amarillo PDC Chapter Meets New Pharmacy Students

Since early August, Beta Rho, the School of Pharmacy’s Phi Delta Chi (PDC) student organization chapter in Amarillo, has organized several events to introduce the chapter to first-year students and start planning for the upcoming school year.

tags: Amarillo, School of Pharmacy, Stories, Students

September 24, 2018

A Visionary Hero - Lori Rice Spearman

Lori Rice Spearman, Ph.D., started working for TTUHSC October 1987. She was appointed dean in January 2016 and leads the largest School of Health Professions in Texas and one of the largest in the nation in relation to the breadth of programs and the number of enrolled students and graduates.

tags: Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

September 20, 2018

School of Nursing Hosts Abilene Mental Health Symposium

To discuss the impact national mental issues have upon Abilene and the surrounding Big Country communities, Mental Health America of Abilene (MHAA), Hendrick Health System and TTUHSC hosted MHAA’s Fourth Annual Mental Health Symposium Aug. 25 at the TTUHSC School of Nursing.

tags: Abilene, School of Nursing, Stories