🚨GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!🚨 We’re hosting a tailgate and UConn Football game event on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Rentschler Field as the Huskies take on FIU! 🍔 Tailgate kicks off at 12:30 PM in the Blue Lot (BYO food & drinks) 🏈 Game starts at 3:30 PM You’re all welcome to come for just […]
Author: Cartwright, Katharine
2025-2026 Colloquium Series
September 9, 2025
“Listening to musical harmony entropically”
Presented by: Dr. Stefanie Acevedo from the Department of Music
Learning Beyond the Classroom: Service Dogs in Action
Students in SLHS 4249: Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation had the opportunity to learn from Howie of Cosmic Dog Training about the essential roles hearing ear and other service dogs play in supporting individuals with disabilities. From alerting to important sounds to providing daily companionship, service dogs showcase the powerful partnership between humans and animals. Students […]
Save the Date – UConn SLHS Homecoming Football Game Event!
Save the Date!! Current SLHS students and alumni are invited to join us for our UConn SLHS Homecoming Tailgate & Football Game on October 4, 2025! 🏈 Stay tuned for RSVP details, coming soon! #UConnSLHS #HuskiesForever
New NHCA Position Statement
Hearing protection devices such as earplugs are not one-size-fits-all. The amount of protection from loud sound that earplugs provide can vary widely from person to person, from virtually no protection at all to maximal protection – even if they are wearing the same type of earplug. This is due to factors such as ear canal […]
SLHS at the Connecticut Walk4Hearing
This past Sunday, members from our SLHS community joined the Eastern Connecticut HLAA Chapter at the Connecticut Walk4Hearing. The HLAA Walk4Hearing aims to raise awareness and funds to support hearing health, advocacy, and educational programs, while empowering individuals of all ages and backgrounds to live confidently and thrive with hearing differences. Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin, Portia […]
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Kayla Hart
Meet Dr. Kayla Hart, an alumna of the UConn SLHS Doctorate of Audiology program! Kayla completed her undergraduate degree at Eastern Connecticut State University, majoring in Health Sciences. She worked as a pharmacy tech at this time and knew she wanted to work in healthcare, but wasn’t sure what specialty she was interested in. As […]
SLHS and HDFS Faculty Awarded CLAS Teaching Enhancement Grant
Congratulations to Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin of SLHS and Kim Gans of HDFS as the recipients of the CLAS Teaching Enhancement Grant! This grant is to support the development of a new innovative, integrative, team-taught course focused on community engagement, that will be cross-listed in HDFS and SLHS. The course will focus on community engagement as […]
2024-2025 Colloquium Series
February 11, 2025
Introductory meeting with faculty and students
March 11, 2025
Promoting Biliteracy Development through Dual Language Education”
Presented by: Dr. Elizabeth Howard, Neag School of Education, UConn
April 8, 2025
SLHS PhD Student Data Blitz
Dr. Tufts Receives Phase II SBIR Award
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Tufts on her recent award from the DOD/Defense Health Agency/Edare for her project on Multi-User, Reliable Hearing Protection Fit Test System with Integrated Education. This award is a Phase II SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research), which focuses on stimulating technological innovation. This project aims to improve the process of fit-testing hearing […]