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TTUHSC Recognizes Distinguished Alumni

By Kate Gollahon
November 01, 2021

On October 8, the 2020-2021 Distinguished Alumni award recipients gathered together for a celebration dinner held at the Academic Event Center in Lubbock.

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About TTUHSC

By Amy Skousen & Jordan Pape
June 28, 2021

Since 1969, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has worked to provide quality education, research and patient care to West Texas. But there is a lot that people don’t know about TTUHSC. Here’s a list of ten things you may not have known about our university.

Study of CVD Risk Factors on Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Rural West Texans Presented in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports

By Mark Hendricks
June 09, 2021

A team of researchers led by P. Hemachandra Reddy, Ph.D., professor of internal medicine, neurology and neuroscience at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine and Hafiz Khan, Ph.D., professor for the Julia Jones Matthews Department of Public Health at the TTUHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, completed a study to better understand the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in a rural population.

TTUHSC Honors Class of 2021 Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies

By Mark Hendricks
May 26, 2021

Graduates from the School of Nursing, the School of Health Professions and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences crossed the stage May 7-8 at United Supermarkets Arena.

New Book Emphasizes the Importance, Impact of Community Health Workers

By Kate Gollahon
May 07, 2021

Julie St. John, the associate dean for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), is the lead editor for a new textbook detailing the work of community health workers (CHWs).

Study Indicates Longer Reproductive Life Span Experienced by US Women

By Mark Hendricks
April 22, 2021

Duke Appiah, Ph.D., from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, studies the increase age of natural menopause, factors that cause such an increase, and what that means about women's metabolic health.

Upcoming Laboratory Space in Abilene Provides Opportunities for Public Health

By Kate Gollahon
April 13, 2021

As part of a higher education assistance fund (HEAF) project, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) at Abilene received funds to build a laboratory space for the Department of Public Health in May of 2020. After being put on hold due to COVID-19, the project is once again underway.

Study Investigates Link Between Lactation and Visceral, Pericardial Fat

By Mark Hendricks
April 08, 2021

Duke Appiah, Ph.D., and a team of researchers recently completed a study titled, “The Association of Lactation Duration with Visceral and Pericardial Fat Volumes in Parous Women: The CARDIA Study.”

2021 Student Research Week A Virtual Success

By Mark Hendricks
March 25, 2021

Just as it did with so many traditional Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) events and ceremonies during the last year, COVID-19 impacted the university’s 33rd Student Research Week (March 9-12), making the 2021 event very different from previous years.

TTUHSC to Host Future Scientists During Student Research Week

By Mark Hendricks
March 01, 2021

Student researchers from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience will host the university’s 33rd Student Research Week March 9-12 in Lubbock.