Innovation Hub Welcomes Brian Harris as Keynote Speaker at the Performance Innovation Series

January 15, 2019

Harris is an expert at incorporating music into therapeutic healing.

WHAT: 2019 Performance Innovation Speaker Series

WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 17)

WHERE: Overton Hotel and Conference Center, 2322 Mac Davis Lane

EVENT: The Texas Tech University Innovation Hub at Research Park welcomes Brian Harris as the keynote speaker for the 2019 Performance Innovation Speaker Series, an event sponsored by The CH Foundation, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts.

The Performance Innovation Speaker Series is dedicated to advancing West Texas by showcasing innovation through research impact, creative performance and entrepreneurship. Students, clinicians, physicians, artists, musicians, faculty members and the community are invited to attend.

A free luncheon precedes the speech by Harris, a world-renowned speaker featured in Forbes, The Huffington Post, CNBC, NPR and the Chronicle Boston. He was named among the "40 Under 40 Healthcare Innovators" by Forbes Magazine.

Harris has built a world-class therapeutics company and developed the Arts and Neuroscience Group at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, as well as MedRythms, Inc., which provides assistance to millions of people with neurological disabilities with a blend of music, technology and neuroscience.

CONTACT: Taysha Williams, program director, Innovation Hub at Research Park, Texas Tech University, (806) 834-2134 or taysha.williams@ttu.edu

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A new era of excellence is dawning at Texas Tech University as it stands on the cusp of being one of the nation's premier research institutions.

Research and enrollment numbers are at record levels, which cement Texas Tech's commitment to attracting and retaining quality students. In fall 2020, the university achieved a goal more than a decade in the making, reaching a total student population of more than 40,000. In 2018, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education again placed Texas Tech among its top doctoral universities in the nation in the “Very High Research Activity” category. Texas Tech is one of 94 public institutions nationally and 131 overall to achieve this prestigious recognition.

Quality students need top-notch faculty. Texas Tech is home to a diverse, highly revered pool of educators who excel in teaching, research and service. The university strives to foster an environment that celebrates student accomplishment above all else. Texas Tech is large enough to provide the best in facilities and academics but prides itself on being able to focus on each student individually.

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Innovation Hub
at Research Park

This 40,000-square-foot facility is designed to be a resource for the faculty and students of both Texas Tech and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center as well as community members interested in launching new ventures. Texas Tech is a national research university, and the Innovation Hub at Research Park is critical to building the knowledge-based economy of West Texas through the development of innovators and entrepreneurs who solve society's problems and develop innovations to make impact.

The Innovation Hub at Research Park is located at 3911 4th Street, Lubbock, TX, just west of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Office of Research and Innovation

The Office of Research and Innovation is tasked with facilitating excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity for Texas Tech students, faculty and staff. The office promotes an academic environment embracing creativity, curiosity, innovation, diversity, ethics and integrity.

Among other programs, the OR&I supports responsible and safe conduct of research, faculty development and recognition, interdisciplinary collaborations, externally sponsored research, partnerships with industry and community stakeholders, international research collaboration and the application of research for the benefit of society. The OR&I promotes a culture of creative expression, discovery, innovation and collaboration with the goal of advancing Texas Tech's status as an elite national research university.

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College of Visual & Performing Arts

The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech offers a diverse array of programs and courses in art, music, theatre and dance.

The college seeks to prepare students who will be leaders in the profession by employing the highest standards in performance, teaching, research, and artistic and creative vision.

The college includes the:

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