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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.
Designed to inspire middle school students from our U.S.-Mexico Borderplex region, Medventure for Your Future provided a unique, hands-on introduction to careers in health care and STEM.
CASE awarded the Office of Institutional Advancement two 2024 Best of District IV Awards for Special Events: In-Person (Single-Day), and Videos: Fundraising and Stewardship (Long) for their exceptional work in fall 2023 celebrating the transformational generosity of the Fox family.
The dedicated students with Texas Tech Health El Paso C.A.R.E.S., guided by faculty from the Foster School of Medicine and Hunt School of Dental Medicine, took part in multiple community wellness activities over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend through the MLK Days of Service initiative.
Fourteen years after its founding, the Hunt School of Nursing continues to break new ground, celebrating a historic first during its Spring 2025 White Coat Ceremony.
Texas Tech Health El Paso has received a highly competitive $445,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, part of which will fund research on gastroparesis in children.
Transforming Smiles, Transforming Lives: Free Dental Care Empowers Opportunity Center Residents at Hopeful Smiles Event
Sundt Employee Giving Campaign Raises Over $26,000 for Life-Saving Breast Cancer Screenings
Sixty-five graduates, including 55 from the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program and 10 from the Registered Nurse (R.N.) to B.S.N. program, celebrated their transition from students to health care heroes.
Families, friends, and cancer warriors from across our Borderplex gathered for this inspiring celebration of hope and unity in the fight against cancer.
The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) at UTHealth Houston and Texas Tech Health El Paso have formalized their partnership thanks to funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Sunflower Bank’s Fourth Annual Holiday Model Train Display is officially open and ready to welcome visitors. The next stop is the Second Annual Lighting Campus for Hope event at Texas Tech Health El Paso.
Marathon Petroleum and Texas Tech Health El Paso joined forces again on Friday, Nov. 15, to celebrate Neighborhood Smiles Day and continue their shared commitment to improving oral health for underserved families.
A heartwarming column by Drs. Jerzy and Irene Sarosiek on why they pay it forward.
Texas Tech Health El Paso continues to be recognized for its excellence in education and commitment to serving our Borderplex region.
As fall arrives in our Borderplex, Texas Tech Health El Paso is welcoming this season of gratitude by celebrating those who make a difference for our future health care heroes.
$30,000 grant from National Breast Cancer Foundation will provide free screenings to women in the colonia of Sparks
Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso Welcomes Neurologist Luis D. Acosta, M.D.
Hunt School of Dental Medicine students organized and provided complimentary screenings and cleanings to members of the gold-medal-winning El Paso 915 Stars and their Special Olympics soccer team on Sept. 24.