Ïã½¶Ö±²¥ Research Receives Prestigious Status as Carnegie Classification® for Special Focus Four-Year Research Institution

The Carnegie Classification® of Institutions of Higher Education has designated Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Ïã½¶Ö±²¥) as a Special Focus Four-Year Research Institution (Very High Research Activity University). This distinguished classification places Ïã½¶Ö±²¥ among 22 elite four-year special focus research universities nationwide that have curriculum with a focus in health care and medicine, research and other specialized fields.
Ïã½¶Ö±²¥ Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation Lance McMahon, Ph.D., said as a health care pioneer for Texas, Ïã½¶Ö±²¥ provides a unique breadth of expertise and scholarly research that transforms health care through innovation and collaboration across a range of schools and programs.