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.