Spotlights Posts for Spotlights When It Comes to Communication Skills—Maybe We’re Born with It? Prof Jenny Zuk led a first-of-its-kind study that uncovered how brain matter makeup in infancy is linked to language learning skills in early childhood. BU’s Olympic Athletes Going for Gold In Tokyo, current and former Sargent students are competing in swimming, sailing, and field hockey. Beware Using Telemedicine for Voice and Speech Therapy Research from Stepp Lab finds popular teleconferencing platforms pose challenges for effectively evaluating treatment. Faculty Honored by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc. Dean Christopher Moore and Assistant Professor Jennifer Zuk awarded for their contributions to the profession. Telepractice Presents a Challenge to Voice Therapy Researchers urge caution when evaluating voice disorders over teleconferencing platforms due to differences in acoustic measurements. Impaired Hearing Function Underlies Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders Patients with hyperfunctional voice disorders not only have changes to laryngeal motor patterns but also disrupted ability to integrate auditory information. Professor Cara Stepp Named New Speech Editor-in-Chief for JSLHR Stepp beings her term as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research on July 1. Students’ Hackathon-Winning Project Could Help Combat a Neglected Tropical Disease Terriers create innovative pill pack to help prevent lymphatic filariasis. Researchers Can Predict How Well a Stroke Survivor Will Recover from Aphasia There is a need for custom speech therapy treatments for people with language loss, especially Hispanic bilingual patients. Emily Kim Named Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year Human physiology graduate is BU's fourth Patriot League scholar-athlete of year. Health Equity Leader to Deliver Sargent Commencement Address Dr. Julie Morita, Executive Vice President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is the 2021 Sargent College Convocation Speaker. First-of-Its-Kind Guides for Students, Faculty, Staff Seeking a Mental Health Leave BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and the Ruderman Family Foundation created best practices for campus leave-of-absence policies. How Parkinson’s Disease Changes Speech Over Time SLHS doctoral student Defne Abur won an NIH grant to study speech disorders in people with Parkinson’s disease How Eating Competence and Intuitive Eating Can Improve Your Relationship with Food Professor Paula Quatromoni offers guidance to get eating habits back on track if they’ve been derailed by the pandemic. BU Giving Day is April 7 Consider a gift to support the Sargent Cares Emergency Fund. Spotlights navigation ← Previous Next →
