Sept. 17, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Freshmen are entering college in a unique environment, and that includes students in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois. The AHS communications staff spoke with new AHS students about campus life, why they decided to come to campus—or stay home—and how COVID-19 is changing […]
Category: Speech and Hearing Science
Freshman Brooklyn Clough talks about campus life during COVID-19
Sept. 10, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Freshmen are entering college in a unique environment, and that includes students in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois. The AHS communications staff spoke with new AHS students about campus life, why they decided to come to campus—or stay home—and how COVID-19 is changing […]
Grant to help researcher study difference in hearing for preterm babies
June 08, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Project aims to compare fetal auditory exposures in the womb and in the neonatal intensive care unit A researcher in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science in the College of Applied Health Sciences has received funding to determine the difference in language exposures for preterm infants relative to […]
Alumni Spotlight: Lynn Bielski
June 01, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Alumni of the College of Applied Health Sciences have myriad career options thanks to the tremendous diversity of programs. We periodically will put the spotlight on an alum to find out what they’re doing now, what experiences they had and what AHS means to them. This week, we talk […]
COVID-19 has brought telepractice into forefront of SLP, AUD treatment
May 01, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Free telepractice services in speech‑audiology advanced during COVID‑19 pandemic The COVID-19 outbreak has radically altered life in the United States. It changed how we work, communicate, spend time with families, exercise and shop. It has also forced students to change how they learn and how they go about fulfilling […]
A Few Minutes With … Pasquale Bottalico
Dec. 17, 2018 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo In this edition of “Five Minutes With …,” AHS media relations specialist Vince Lara-Cinisomo interviews Dr. Pasquale Bottalico in the department of Speech and Hearing Science about his study of the effects of ambient noise in restaurants. Bottalico, in his study, “Lombard effect, ambient noise and willingness to spend […]
Podcast: A Few Minutes With … Marie Moore Channell
March 23, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo AHS media relations specialist Vince Lara speaks with Dr. Marie Moore Channell of the Speech and Hearing Science department to discuss her research on how language and communication skills develop in children with Down Syndrome and her plan to increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder in individuals with Down […]
Mattie gets grant to study children with fragile X syndrome
Feb. 20, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Fragile X syndrome is an inherited genetic condition that causes a range of developmental delays, including learning disabilities and cognitive impairment Speech and Hearing Science Department assistant professor Laura Mattie is launching a study in August in hopes of developing ways to help children with fragile X syndrome communicate […]
Rogers, Mudar receive $4.6M grant to establish center focused on older adults with cognitive impairment
June 27, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The funding is for a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center entitled ENHANCE (Enhancing Neurocognitive Health, Abilities, Networks, and Community Engagement) The University of Illinois is part of a team receiving a $4.6 million grant aimed at helping adults with cognitive disabilties deal with challenges associated with everyday activities. The grant […]
A Quiet Place
July 26, 2019 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The Lombard effect describes the unconscious attempt speakers make in noisy environments to maintain a level of speech that allows them to be understood Baseball Hall of Fame member Yogi Berra once famously said, “It’s so crowded, nobody goes there anymore.” For restaurants, it’s not the crowd but the […]