June 29, 2026

Vaccine to Treat ‘Neglected Disease’ Shows Promising Results

Afzal Siddiqui, Ph.D., director of the TTUHSC Center for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, developed SchistoShield®, a vaccine to treat schistosomiasis, as a humanitarian effort, rather than making it for profit.

June 15, 2026

Study Finds Variety, Intensity of Exercise Lower Odds of Depressive Symptoms

The study, conducted by a team at the Kenneth H. Cooper Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), analyzed data from more than 38,000 adult participants in the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study to better understand how different characteristics of physical activity relate to depressive symptoms measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), a widely used screening tool.

June 11, 2026

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Appoints New Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Dean and Vice Dean

TTUHSC has named Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D., as the new Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences dean and Kendra P. Rumbaugh, Ph.D., as vice dean.

May 26, 2026

TTUHSC Experts Receive Junior Investigator Research Grants through Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) researchers Aric Logsdon, Ph.D., and Jonathan Singer, Ph.D., received Junior Investigator Research Grants from the Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium (TARCC).

May 26, 2026

CPRIT Awards TTUHSC Researcher $1.4 Million Cancer Grant in Efforts to Expand Rural Clinical Trials

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded a $1.4 million grant to Erin Barr, M.D., a clinician of pediatric hematology/oncology and researcher in the School of Medicine at Texas TTUHSC. Barr’s research, “Enhancing access to pediatric oncology clinical trials in West Texas,” received funding under the Recruitment or Retention of Clinical Trialists Award.

May 11, 2026

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Garrison Institute on Aging Memory Clinic Recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System Participant

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has recognized the TTUHSC Garrison Institute on Aging Memory Clinic as an Age-Friendly Health System Participant.

May 07, 2026

TAMEST Executive Director Visits Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to Strengthen Research Collaboration

TTUHSC welcomed Terrence Henry, executive director of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), for a campus visit aimed at strengthening partnerships and expanding research engagement opportunities across Texas.

tags: Research, School of Medicine

April 23, 2026

Midlife Cardiorespiratory Fitness Predicts How Well We Age

Being fit in midlife helps people live longer and healthier, according to new research findings from the Kenneth H. Cooper Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

March 19, 2026

TTUHSC Among National Academy of Inventors Top 100

For the fourth consecutive year, the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) ranked the Texas Tech University System among the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents for 2025.

tags: Lubbock, Research, Stories

March 13, 2026

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

TTU System Chancellor Brandon Creighton, TTUHSC President Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., and TTUHSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer Darrin D’Agostino, D.O., presented the 2026 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards on March 12.

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