Still Life
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Children explore career options at University Park
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
One of the benefits students have at a major national research university like Penn State is not only learning from faculty in the classroom but also working alongside them -- in the laboratory or the library -- doing research. Undergraduate students like Christine Theberge and Josh Yeh, who are conducting their own undergraduate research, and those who hold research assistant positions have the opportunity to expand their knowledge in areas of academic interest while developing valuable research skills and relevant work experience. (more)
The Penn State Children's Communicative Competence Project, led by Janice Light, the Hintz Family Chair in Children's Communicative Competence, has received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. (more)
Robert E. Hillman, research director of the Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation at Massachusetts General Hospital, will present a lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Bennett Pierce Living Center, 110 Henderson Building, on Penn State's University Park campus. The lecture is the fifth in the Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series sponsored by the College of Health and Human Development Alumni Society. Hillman's lecture is titled "Preserving and Restoring the Human Voice: Current Innovations and Future Directions." The lecture is free and open to the public. (more)
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, and if you or someone you know is experiencing difficulties with hearing, communication, or swallowing, now is the time to get help. The Penn State Speech and Hearing Clinic offers a variety of services for both children and adults. (more)
The Penn State Speech and Hearing Clinic is offering free hearing screenings during the month of March. Screenings are available for Penn State employees and retirees and will take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The clinic is located in the Ford Building on the north side of Penn State's University Park campus. (more)
"Stuttering is a neurophysiological problem, not a psychological
problem, but what causes it is still a mystery," explained Gordon
Blood, professor of communication sciences and disorders at Penn State. (more)
Gordon Blood has been studying bullying for years, and he knows one way to address the issue. Speech-language pathologists can help restore the balance of power that is disrupted in a bullying scenario, he said. In doing this, they can help improve children's well-being and self-confidence. (more)
Penn State's Speech and Hearing Clinic was recently approved as a provider of audiology services for Highmark insurance. Practitioners in the clinic, located on the north side of campus in 110 Ford Building, provide an assortment of hearing evaluations and consultation for hearing loss treatment. (more)
"There's promise for a cure in the future," said Judith Creuz, a clinical audiologist at Penn State, "but it's not there yet." Researchers are focusing on ways to generate new hair cells within the inner ear to restore the most common cause of hearing loss. Until a cure exists, Creuz recommended using ear protection where appropriate. (more)
Career preparation, networking, service events and getting to know classmates -- all are integral parts of Penn State's chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA). This year, the club has added a new responsibility to its plate: activism. (more)
