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Submitted by cdsjeff on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 10:26pm. | Department

Welcome to the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
The mission of our department is to maintain an active research program as a source for the clinical and scientific education of our students, and as a vehicle for professional growth for our faculty. Through our commitment to academic and clinical excellence, the mission of the CDS Department continues to maintain a nationally and internationally recognized graduate program in Communicative Disorders and Sciences.

CDS Program Completion Rates, Praxis Exam Results for M.A. and Au.D. students, and Employment/Job Placement Rates .

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Submitted by cms36 on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 12:26pm.Department

New protein related to age related hearing loss

The CDS department is pleased to announce the collaboration of Richard Salvi and Dalian Ding in the Center for Hearing and Deafness with a research group at the University of Wisconsin. Together, they identified 3 dietary supplements that prevent age related hearing loss and a genetic pathway that plays an important role in development of age related hearing loss (presbycusis). Their findings were published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a very prestigious scientific journal. The paper is entitled Age-related hearing loss in C57BL/6J mice is mediated by Bak-dependent mitochondrial apoptosis and can be viewed by clicking on the [read more] section.

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Department

The 2010 College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Commencement Ceremony is scheduled on Friday, May 7, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. in the UB Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre.

Candidates must register online at: http://cas.buffalo.edu/students/graduate/commencement.php

The deadline to register is Friday, March 26, 2010.


Submitted by cms36 on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 12:17pm.

Melissa Kreze and Chiemi Tanaka Recieve the 2009 Audiology/Hearing Science Resear
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The CDS Department would like to congratulate Melissa Kreze and Chiemi Tanaka for receiving 2009 Audiology/Hearing Science Research Travel Award (ARTA). The purpose of this award is to provide financial support to students interested in research in audiology and/or hearing science to attend the ASHA Annual Convention which is taking place in New Orleans, Louisiana, from November 19–21, 2009. It also provides students an opportunity to learn more about current research in audiology and hearing science; to network with seasoned professionals currently conducting research in the area of audiology and hearing science; and to learn more about academic-research careers in audiology and hearing science. To learn more about this award, please visit http://www.asha.org/students/ARTA-Award.htm. Congratulationa again Melissa and Chiemi!

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Submitted by cms36 on Friday, October 30, 2009 - 12:45pm.Department

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Attention UB Students and Staff! October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this year UB has been recognized for its efforts and innovation in violence prevention. There are a wide array of programs offered by the Division of Student Affairs' Wellness Education Services office focus on creating a living and learning environment free of sexual violence. The programs, offered year round, aim to educate students in how sexual violence is learned and prevented, intervention techniques, the importance of men in this work, and the encouragement of a campus culture that promotes gender equitable healthy relationships and eliminates acceptability of sexual violence. For more information please see the attached flier in the [read more] section.

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Submitted by cms36 on Monday, October 26, 2009 - 4:33pm.

Julie Wynkoop Receives The Mark Diamond Research Fund Grant

The CDS department would like to congratulate Julie Wynkoop, third year Au.D. student, for receiving The Mark Diamond Research Fund (MDRF) grant. This grant is awarded to graduate students for research expenses related to their thesis, dissertation, or research projects. Julie is currently working on her Au.D research project entitled "Changes in Hearing Related Quality of Life as it Relates to Speech Perception when Upgrading a Cochlear Implant Speech Processor.” It is her hope that through this project she will develop an understanding of the extent to which people’s needs are met when they decide to upgraded their cochlear implant speech processor. For more information on this award or how you can apply please visit http://gsa.buffalo.edu/funding.html. Congratulations again Julie!

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Submitted by cms36 on Monday, October 26, 2009 - 2:50pm.Department

CDS offers accent-reduction course

On October 21, 2009, the UB Reporter released an article which describes Theresa Cinotti’s accent-reduction course. This course is offered to both members of UB and the Buffalo community and is designed to help reduce accents through a semester-long program. For more information about this course and/or to read this article in its entirety please visit http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2009_10_21/accent_reduction.

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Submitted by cms36 on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 5:12pm.Department

Grace Liu Chosen for the Minority Student Leadership Program Class of 2009

The CDS Department would like to congratulate Grace Liu for being chosen for the Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP) Class of 2009. The MSLP is a leadership development program established for undergraduate seniors, Master's students, or Au.D. students who are enrolled in communication sciences and disorders programs and Ph.D. students who are pursuing a research doctoral degree. The purpose of this award is to recruit and retain racial/ethnic minorities that have been historically under-represented in the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology, to provide focused educational programming and activities to build and enhance leadership skills, to provide an understanding of how the association works, and to provide an opportunity for program participants to interact with leaders in the professions of audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech, language, and hearing sciences. The recipients of this award received complimentary ASHA 2009 Convention registration in New Orleans, Louisiana which will take place from November 17-22. For more information about MSLP please visit http://www.asha.org/students/mslp.htm#1. Congratulations again Grace!

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