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Adherence to Mitigation Strategies Crucial as Manufacturers Struggle to Keep Up

By Kate Gollahon
April 02, 2020

While COVID-19 has caught America off-guard in many ways, one of the most significant is our nation-wide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE)—something that is already affecting West Texas.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech University Join Forces to Develop 3D-Printed Face Masks, Shields to Fight COVID-19

By Glenys Young
April 01, 2020

A collaborative group of faculty from Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) are joining forces to create 3D-printed face shields and face masks for health care workers in hopes of fighting the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Importance of Staying Connected

By Kate Gollahon
April 01, 2020

While communities are learning to navigate the new, strange structure of isolation and social distancing, many individuals are attempting to balance that with recovery from addiction.

Working, Schooling at Home Creates New Family Dynamics

By Mark Hendricks
April 01, 2020

The spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has spawned a global pandemic, also has transformed the dynamics in many households. Children, used to the more structured life of school, may be experiencing fear, anxiety and boredom. Parents, accustomed to dealing with work-related tasks from office buildings, warehouses, trucks or other job settings now must meet job responsibilities with homebound children in the adjoining room.

The Power of Generosity: Giving Tuesday Now

By Kate Gollahon
April 01, 2020

May 5, 2020 is #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving to unite and heal communities following COVID-19. The Texas Tech University System (TTUS) is participating in the greater campaign with its Empower crowdfunding platform, featuring a campaign from each of its component institutions and asking supporters to give to the program of their choosing. The benefactor of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s (TTUHSC) campaign is the Our Legacy Now Student Foundation, a student-led organization that provides emergency financial assistance to TTUHSC students—the next wave of health care heroes who will serve on the frontlines to keep our communities healthy.

Taking the Office Home Doesn’t Reduce the Importance of Exercise

By Mark Hendricks
March 31, 2020

With Zoom meetings, FaceTime and other technology, we may be able to maintain face-to-face contact, but we miss out on the simple take-it-for-granted physical exercise that comes from walking across campus or down long halls to speak to colleagues.

Rural Community Pharmacy: A Critical Need in Texas

By Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy
March 31, 2020

To ensure Texas communities have access to critical medical services, pharmacy schools are preparing students to address rural health care challenges.

Young Scientists Meet in Lubbock for 2020 Student Research Week

By Mark Hendricks
March 28, 2020

Students from the TTUHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry hosted the university’s 32nd Student Research Week March 10-13 in Lubbock.

Social Distancing: What You Need to Know

By Kate Gollahon
March 26, 2020

Seemingly overnight, a kernel of wisdom to prevent the spread of the dreaded coronavirus became one of the most widely used phrases in American dialogue: “social distancing.”

Top Skills Needed to Be an Athletic Trainer

By School of Health Professions
March 26, 2020

Find out the top skills needed to be an athletic trainer, and how the master’s in athletic training program at TTUHSC-SHP can make it happen for you!