January 11, 2018

F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health Grades States’ Rural Health

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health ranked states with rural counties (47) on the quality of their rural health. The report ranks states on a 4.0 scale by measuring mortality, morbidity and access to health care of rural counties. Overall, 10 states received a grade of A, while nine received a failing grade.

January 08, 2018

Two long-time Amarillo employees retire

TTUHSC at Amarillo recently said farewell and best wishes to two long-standing employees -- Paul Tullar, M.D. and Sherry Skidmore.

January 08, 2018

Amarillo Staff Senate hosts 2017 "Deck the Halls" contest

The TTUHSC Staff Senate in Amarillo hosted its "Deck the Halls" holiday door decorating contest last month.

January 08, 2018

GSBS selects Dean’s Scholar Award honorees

In support of its goal of recruiting and retaining the best quality student, TTUHSC’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences recently selected Md. Abul Kaisar and Nehal Gupta as the latest recipients of the Dean’s Scholar Award.

January 08, 2018

Amarillo grad students receive travel scholarships

Three graduate students from the School of Pharmacy’s Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences (GPPS) recently received travel scholarships to attend to attend conferences related to their research.

January 08, 2018

Physical therapy students help local food bank efforts

A group comprised of first-year physical therapy students, faculty and alumni in Amarillo spent a few hours Nov. 30 packing boxes with holiday meal ingredients at the High Plains Food Bank.

December 11, 2017

New Year. New Site. New TTUHSC.edu Coming Soon

December 04, 2017

Amarillo campus salutes veterans

To commemorate Veteran’s Day, some of the TTUHSC veterans on the Amarillo campus attended a small reception Nov. 10 where they were recognized for their service to our country.

December 01, 2017

Amarillo researchers identify promising compounds to treat neurodegenerative diseases

New compounds designed and synthesized in the lab of Paul Trippier, Ph.D., show the effects of protecting human neurons from a form of cell death common in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

November 30, 2017

National Memory Screening Day

The TTUHSC Department of Internal Medicine in Amarillo annually offers free memory screening in conjunction with National Memory Screening Day.