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FACETSResearch Feature

From Lab to Market: Commercial Translation Prevents Injuries and Ensures Holistic Health for All 

July 24, 2026 | 7 min read

Commercial translation and research projects across SHRS departments prevents injuries and ensures holistic health.

FACETSResearch Feature

Hearing Between the Lines: Inside Pitt’s Push to Bring Precision Medicine to Hearing Health Care

July 8, 2026 | 5 min read

Researchers are building the foundation for precision audiology, a model in which every patient receives an individualized hearing profile as specific and actionable as any other personalized medicine approach.

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Program FeatureSHRS Feature

Pitt Advocates Help in Recognition of Aphasia Awareness Month

June 26, 2026 | 6 min read

June has been recognized as Aphasia Awareness Month by the cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and advocates are working to have it recognized at the state and federal levels.

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Research Feature

Researcher Awarded $3.1M Grant to Assess Speech Sound Impairments in Bilingual Children

April 22, 2026 | 4 min read

This NIH research study will help prevent misdiagnosis of speech sound impairments in bilingual children, who experience a disproportionate rate of both over- and under-diagnosis.

Department FeatureProgram Feature

Game Changers on the Sidelines

April 20, 2026 | 3 min read

SHRS audiology and speech-language pathology faculty help athletes and their support staff with hearing and speech issues that can happen on the field and sidelines.

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SHRS Feature

SHRS Programs Continue Top 10 Placings in U.S. News Rankings; Pitt OT at #1

April 7, 2026 | 4 min read

Four graduate programs ranked in the top 10 in the 2026 edition of Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News & World Report

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Research Feature

Meet the 2025 Undergraduate Student Summer Research Award Recipient: Megan Kuhn

March 5, 2026 | 5 min read

Megan Kuhn received the 2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Award for her dedicated research in Communication Science.

Program Feature

Taking Speech and Hearing Health on the Road

January 21, 2026 | 3 min read

The Communication Van functions as a community-based mobile laboratory, allowing University of Pittsburgh investigators to study communication and hearing health in real-world settings, beyond traditional clinics.

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Q+AStudent Feature

The Pitt Doctor of Audiology Program Student Experience: Mary Pierce Barnes

December 4, 2025 | 6 min read

Mary Pierce Barnes shared her experience as a student in the Pitt Doctor of Audiology program.

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Student Feature

Doctor of Audiology Student Catherine Dymowski Shares How the TRANSLATES Program Helped Develop Her Research Skills

November 17, 2025 | 6 min read

Doctor of Audiology student Catherine Dymowski shares about her experience in the TRANSLATES program.

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