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.

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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!

On Saturday, October 17th, the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) Buffalo Chapter volunteered their time to help renovate a house with Habitat for Humanity of Buffalo. Habitat for Humanity Buffalo is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit charitable organization seeking to alleviate the shortage of quality affordable housing in Buffalo, New York. Through volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations of money, land, and materials, Habitat Buffalo builds or rehabilitates simple, decent houses. The houses then are sold to pre-qualified families at no profit and with no interest charged while Habitat holds the mortgages. The SAA students participated in various tasks including: laying brand new insulation, building walls, and even putting in plumbing. For more information on how you can help, donate, or even become a homeowner please visit http://habitatbuffalo.org/.

Congratulations to Sneha Hinduja, a second year Au.D. student in the CDS department who was awarded the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) Scholarship. This scholarship is given to students focusing on applied/practical studies in hearing loss prevention/hearing conservation at regionally accredited United States institutions. The title of her project proposal was: The protective effect of D-Methionine against noise induced hearing loss and reduction of neurogenesis in the adult rat hippocampus. For more information about the National Hearing Conservation Association, their awards, and their scholarship foundation please visit their website at http://www.hearingconservation.org/.

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1. Applicants to our doctoral program may have a background in Communicative Disorders or hold a degree in a related scientific area. Those students seeking a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association will need to complete current ASHA requirements.