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Pharmacy students stage penny war benefiting AHA

Student organizations at the TTUHSC School of Pharmacy in Amarillo staged a penny war in conjunction with the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Heart Walk that took place Oct. 21.

Grad student invited to share work

Kshitij Verma, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences made a podium presentation at the American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting.

Faculty, students give back to the community at Dia de la Mujer

As a way to give back to the community, students and faculty from TTUHSC-Amarillo participated in Dia de la Mujer, an event organized specifically to address health concerns for Hispanic women in the Texas Panhandle.

Poison Center completes Fall Medication Cleanout events

The Texas Panhandle Poison Center (TPPC) completed its fall Medication Cleanout cycle Oct. 28 at the TTUHSC Amarillo campus.

School of Pharmacy researchers pick up NIH renewal grant

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a grant to a pair of TTUHSC faculty scientists in Amarillo who will continue their investigation into the health effects of electronic cigarettes.

BCE schedules events for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The Breast Center of Excellence (BCE) will be participating in several public outreach events during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

Surgeons provide free hernia screening

The TTUHSC-Amarillo Department of Surgery teamed up with Northwest Texas Hospital on Sept. 23 to provide no-cost hernia screenings for area patients. Surgeons Darren Peterson, M.D., and LaJohn Quigley, M.D., said more than 20 area people attended the event.

Amarillo campus students named to President’s Select

President’s Select, a student ambassador program and honors organization comprised of the top TTUHSC undergraduate and graduate students, recently named its 2017-2018 representatives.

More medicines, new screening tools gaining traction in breast cancer treatment

New treatments and screening tools are enabling patients with Breast Cancer to show improvements in survival by about 10 months. Texas Tech Physicians share these cutting edge tools and how it is changing care for their patients.

Campus cook team brings home prize

Employees from multiple TTUHSC Amarillo campus departments formed a cooking team for the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce’s annual barbecue cook-off Sept. 14 in downtown Amarillo. The team also won the 2nd place prize for the its entry in the Corporate Brisket category.

SimCentral cuts ribbon on new Amarillo building

Sixteen months after Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved its construction on the TTUHSC campus in Amarillo, the new SimCentral building officially opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 15.

GiRL Power 2017 Announced

The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health those who have 10- to 13-year-old daughters to GiRL Power 2017.

ABC24WT Grant Extended

The Breast Center of Excellence learned Aug. 16 that funding for its ABC24WT program would be extended by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) for an additional three years.

WX App Available

Amarillo’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has partnered with Ping4Alerts! to provide citizens in Amarillo and throughout Potter and Randall counties with emergency notifications.

One solar eclipse, two perspectives

TTUHSC staff, faculty and students witnessed a piece of history Aug. 21 by viewing the first total solar eclipse in the contiguous U.S. since 1979.

Our HSC Provides Bottle Fillers in Amarillo

As the Our HSC campaign reaches its one-year anniversary at TTUHSC-Amarillo, the initial fruits of the employee-funded giving initiative have provided four water bottle refill stations across the campus.

Scholarships send grad students to vascular conference

Md. Sanaullah Sajib and Fatema Tuz Zahra, graduate students from the TTUHSC-Amarillo campus, used travel scholarships to attend the North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO) Vasculata.

Employees receive Texans Caring for Texans recognition

Three employees from the TTUHSC regional campus in Amarillo were honored at the 2017 Texans Caring for Texans ceremony.

White Coat Ceremony highlights pharmacy school boot camp

The School of Pharmacy welcomed the 157-member Class of 2021 into the pharmacy program with White Coat ceremonies in Abilene and Amarillo.

Poison Center schedules next Medication Cleanout events

The fall collection cycle for Medication Cleanout, an important community program started by the Texas Panhandle Poison Center, will begin Sept. 30.

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