MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
Media Highlights includes current, general interest media coverage of BBS students, faculty, staff and leadership and their achievements. Archives of previous articles back to 2015 are also available.
From High School Dropout to Mayo Clinic Graduate: How Taekwondo Helped Get One Plano Man’s Life in Line
May 1, 2022
“So now I get to go live the dream. I was telling the program director I was beside myself in a stupor of happiness, and I just thanked her for the opportunity and for seeing worth in me that I don’t know if I see in myself.” — Adam Howard, neuroscience graduate in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
This Tiny Chip Could Revolutionize Treatment for Stroke Survivors
Apr 11, 2022
“It’s very unlikely we’ll be able to develop a new cure for treatment, so what else can we do? Our goal is to understand the brain to reprogram circuits so things that are happening that shouldn’t be happening, stop.” — Dr. Michael Kilgard, Margaret Fonde Jonsson Chair and professor of neuroscience.
Audiology Expert Examines COVID-19 Challenges for Hearing-Impaired
Mar 9, 2022
“COVID-19 has demonstrated how reliant we are on visual cues to correctly interpret speech and how stressful it is to operate with reduced sources of information when we don’t have facial expressions to work with.” — Dr. Linda Thibodeau, professor at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
Map of Pain Neurons May Lead to More Effective Drugs for Chronic Pain
Feb 16, 2022
“This is hopefully the start of many studies which produce more atlases that help us better understand the molecular architecture of the pain system in humans.” — Dr. Theodore Price, professor of neuroscience at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
What to Do About Tinnitus, the Chronic Ringing in Your Ears
Feb 7, 2022
“After that, you’ll see an audiologist for a hearing check. Tinnitus can be a sign of hearing loss.” — Dr. Angela Shoup, professor at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and Executive Director, Callier Center for Communication Disorders.
Judy Rudebusch Rich Becomes 2022 President of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Jan 3, 2022
“I am honored to serve as ASHA’s 2022 President. I look forward to working collectively to eliminate barriers and make connections that activate ASHA’s vision of making communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all.” — Dr. Judith Rich, Professor of Practice at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.