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TTUHSC in the News Archive

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.

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September 13, 2018

TTUHSC School of Medicine Announces More Than $20 Million in New Research Grants

TTUHSC School of Medicine will announce more than $20 million in research grants received by School of Medicine faculty.

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September 04, 2018

Values-Based Culture

We are excited to begin our campaign to introduce Our Values-Based Culture to all our constituents - faculty, staff, students, patients and community members.

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August 27, 2018

Dr. Tedd Mitchell Named as Interim Chancellor for Texas Tech University System

The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents today (Monday) named Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D. the interim chancellor of the TTU System. Mitchell, who is the president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, received a unanimous vote by the TTU System Board of Regents during a special-called meeting of the board by telephone conference this morning.

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August 06, 2018

A Class of Champions

180 medical students of the class of 2022 who received their first white coat at the TTUHSC School of Medicine's White Coat Ceremony August 3.

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August 03, 2018

Awards and Appointments

TTUHSC faculty and staff awards and appointments for 2018.

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August 02, 2018

TTUHSC School of Medicine Named Second Most Affordable Medical School in the Country

The U.S. News and World Report ranked the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine as the second most affordable medical school in the country for out-of-state students.

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July 03, 2018

Research team reverse way potassium channels work from bacteria to human

For the first time ever, researchers at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) have identified a specific amino acid residue that is responsible for inverting the communication between the opening of the activation gate and the inactivation of a potassium channel's selectivity filter.

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June 27, 2018

Hold This – It’s More Than 1,000 Degrees: Avoid Firework Injuries This Fourth of July

According to the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), more than 230 people visit the emergency room every day with fireworks-related injuries during the Fourth of July holiday. Most of these injures are to the hands and fingers.

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May 25, 2018

TTUHSC Pediatrician Receives TMA's Highest Honor

For decades of child health care Varma has provided, while also shaping medical students into future physicians, the Texas Medical Association (TMA) honored him with its 2018 TMA Distinguished Service Award

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