Two Texas Tech Health El Paso faculty members were awarded the 2025 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching & Research Awards on Thursday, March 20. The awards are the highest faculty honor of the Texas Tech University System (TTU System).

Born and raised in an underserved community, Hunt School of Nursing student Danielle Purintun witnessed the challenges residents have accessing quality health care. She saw many health issues that could’ve been alleviated through simple interventions and accessible screenings.

Born and raised in Laredo, Texas, William G. Hovel, III, D.D.S., grew up learning Spanish, and as a dentist, used it to better communicate with bilingual and monolingual Hispanic patients. Today, he is passing on his knowledge to those entering the dentistry field.

This week's topics include implications of protein S, endothelial cell genetic assessment and lipid lowering, cardiac rehab on an app, and vitamin D and respiratory infectious disease.

Building on its support of our region’s future dentists, the GECU Foundation has announced another generous contribution of $325,000 for Hunt School of Dental Medicine scholarships and the dental patient fund.

Sydnye Fields, a 6-foot-3-inch former NCAA women’s volleyball player, is easy to pick out in a crowd. The fourth-year Hunt School of Dental Medicine student has been selected for a prestigious dental anesthesiology residency at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago.

Local elementary school children were grinning ear to ear on Friday, Feb. 21, as the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic hosted its fourth annual Give Kids a Smile® event.

Texas Tech Health El Paso researcher Subodh Kumar, Ph.D., M.S., has been awarded a $55,000 grant for his study on an Alzheimer’s disease biomarker within the Hispanic population.

The inaugural class of the Hunt School of Dental Medicine has achieved a remarkable milestone in its first-ever residency match.  Ten Class of 2025 students secured coveted positions, defying expectations for a new institution and setting a high standard for the only dental school on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Texas Tech Online recently announced the launch of the $10K Degree Completion Program in El Paso— an affordable, flexible pathway designed for working professionals who are interested in advancing their career, gain new opportunities and achieve their academic goals.

Jewelry lovers and philanthropists alike gathered for a dazzling afternoon at the HOPE Chest Fundraiser on Thursday, Feb. 6, where fine and costume jewelry, along with original artwork, were sold and auctioned to benefit local cancer patients.

Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso is expanding its services with the opening of the Northeast El Paso Surgical Clinic, designed to serve the growing health care needs of our Borderplex community.