Aug. 28, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Illinois recognized 16 staff, including SHS office manager Andrea Paceley Sixteen civil service employees were recognized for exceptional performance by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—eight this year and eight in 2020. For the second consecutive year, concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic precluded a banquet for employees honored with the […]
Month: August 2021
McCristal Lecture Focuses on Robots
August 18, 2021 | AHS Staff Dr. Wendy Rogers spoke about designing robots that support successful aging Living independently requires the ability to perform what are called Activities of Daily Living, or ADLs. Fundamental ADLs include things such as bathing, eating, getting dressed, and so on. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, or IADLs, include more […]
RST student aspires to future in baseball front office
August 16, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Diego Acosta, a senior in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism in the College of Applied Health Sciences, is aware of the well-worn axiom, “Find something you love to do and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” The Skokie, Ill., native worked this summer […]
Exploring Extended High-Frequency Hearing
Aug. 10, 2021 | Anna Flanagan If hearing above 8 kHz is not important, why is the human auditory system capable of hearing up to 20 kHz? Can you imagine having a conversation that included none of the following consonant sounds: s, sh, f, and ph? Known as voiceless fricatives, much of their energy occurs […]
Paralympians get sendoff before heading to Tokyo
Aug. 09, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Illinois Paralympians made up a large part of Team USA Half of the 20 University of Illinois-affiliated Paralympians headed to Tokyo for the 2020 Paralympic Games made an appearance Monday at the Division of Disability Resources & Educational Services for a ceremonial sendoff. One set of athletes—who were supposed to […]
External placements vital to students’ development
Aug. 03, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo All SHS students complete external internships, strengthening real-world skills and career pathways Students in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science in the College of Applied Health Sciences expect excellent instruction in the classroom. When they venture off campus, however, is when they get a better sense of the […]