IN PRINT AND ON AIR
In Print & On Air 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.
Why Are My Ears Ringing? 9 Causes of Tinnitus, According to Audiologists
May 28, 2020
“As an auditory phenomenon, tinnitus has quite the range. It could sound like crickets chirping, cicadas buzzing, high-pitched squeals, low-pitched hums, or even multiple pitches simultaneously.” — Jackie Clark, clinical professor at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and past president of the American Academy of Audiology.
UT Dallas Professor Holds Shoe Box Graduation Ceremony for Seniors
May 19, 2020
College graduates from a UT Dallas psychology class got a home-spun ceremony courtesy of their professor. — Salena Brody, senior lecturer at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
UTD PhD Students Had the Largest Number of Dissertations This Semester—And Presented Them Online
May 4, 2020
Many universities in the U.S. postponed dissertation defenses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But UT Dallas says that was never an option.
Coping with COVID-19 Stress
Apr 29, 2020
“After a brief initial period of alarm, we build up a strong resistance to stress — but that expires after such a long time. Then we enter an exhaustion phase where our ability to respond well has simply run out.” — Dr. Regina Ybarra, associate professor of instruction at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
Researchers’ Method Holds Promise for Brain Study, Better Tests for Viruses
Apr 27, 2020
“The system developed by researchers in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences packages molecules inside microscopic gold-coated capsules, or nanovesicles, that can be very sensitive to near-infrared light.”
Researchers’ Analysis Confirms Effects of Cognitive Training for Older Adults
Apr 20, 2020
“One key finding was that cognitive training was found to significantly improve everyday functioning in older adults, which in turn can provide additional years of independence and potentially delay the onset of dementia.” — Dr. Chandramallika Basak, assistant professor of psychology at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences’ Center for Vital Longevity.
Social Disability for Autistic Adults is Not an Individual Trait
Apr 2, 2020
UT Dallas researchers are demonstrating that social disability for autistic adults is not an individual trait but varies depending on aspects of the social environment.
Cannabis and the Brain with Dr. Francesca Filbey
Mar 30, 2020
“The problem that I’ve identified is that very little work has been done in terms of how cannabis affects the brain. It’s been used by humans for centuries but up until now we really still don’t know what the effects are on the brain.” — Dr. Francesca Filbey, professor and program head, Cognition and Neuroscience, Bert Moore Chair in BrainHealth and director of cognitive neuroscience of addictive behaviors at the Center for BrainHealth.
Callier Center For Communication Disorders
Mar 19, 2020
“Callier is unique. It is one of a select few centers for communication disorders in the nation that combine clinical care, graduate student training and research into one institution. Patients are served in our original location in Dallas and at our location on the UT Dallas campus in Richardson.” — Thomas Campbell, professor, Ludwig A. Michael, MD, Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders.
Chronic Pain Is Affecting One-Third of the Population
Mar 10, 2020
Chronic pain affects one-third of the population. About 10 percent of the population suffers from high impact chronic pain which often causes disability and impacts their quality of life.
Autistic People Make Great Social Partners if You Actually Give Them a Chance
Mar 9, 2020
In one study, Dr. Noah Sasson, associate professor at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, and colleagues found that even within a couple seconds typically developing people make quick judgments about people on the autism spectrum. These patterns are robust, happen quickly, and persist across child and adult age groups. Unfortunately, these judgments are not favorable or kind.
TB Bacteria Produce Fatty Acid that Triggers a Pain-Response Cough to Spread the Disease
Mar 7, 2020
“No one had ever shown that TB produces an irritant that acts directly on the sensory innervation of the lungs. We have now shown this directly through our collaborative work on this project.” — Dr. Theodore Price, professor of neuroscience at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
Dallas Arboretum Adds Technology For Visitors With Hearing Loss, Just In Time For Spring
Mar 2, 2020
The Dallas Arboretum’s Spring festival ‘Dallas Blooms’ opened over the weekend. This year, the garden hopes to make the event more accessible to visitors with hearing loss by debuting new technology.
The ‘Speechless: Different by Design’ Exhibit Uses Brain Science to Inform Art
Feb 18, 2020
“I was excited by the possibility, because we don’t often have these opportunities to have a science-meets-art kind of conversation. And I have long thought that especially visual arts has a very clear link within the brain. And when you’re a neuroscientist, you tend to always think, how does the brain become active in different ways?” — Dr. Daniel Krawczyk, Debbie and Jim Francis Chair and professor of cognitive neuroscience and cognitive psychology at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences’ Center for BrainHealth.
2020 Crystal Charity Ball Beneficiaries And A Record-Breaking Goal Of $7.87M Announced
Feb 10, 2020
Funding from the Crystal Charity Ball in the amount of $997,996 will support the Callier center for Communication Disorders Pediatric Special Connections Project.
Cybersecurity Masters Degree to be Offered Fall 2020
Feb 9, 2020
The new master’s degree program in Cybersecurity, housed in EPPS, with have courses from the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and three other UT Dallas schools.
Nerve Stimulation Device Aids Rehabilitation after Stroke
Jan 26, 2020
“This study tells us that if we use this approach on complicated motor skills, those improvements can filter down to improve simpler movements.” — Dr. Michael Kilgard, Margaret Fonde Jonsson Chair and professor of neuroscience.
Hidden Hearing Loss is Hitting People of All Ages. Neuroscientists are Still Debating Why
Jan 21, 2020
She asked adults in their 20s to keep track of the time and volume when they went to a loud place, and she measured their hearing and speech-recognition abilities before and after. In participants who opted for a lot of high-decibel fun, she found no indication that they experienced any permanent changes. — Dr. Colleen Le Prell, the Emilie and Phil Schepps Professor of Hearing Science and professor and area head of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Scientists Target Link Between Chronic Pain, Cognitive Impairments
Jan 20, 2020
“Patients often report that even though their pain is being alleviated, the associated cognitive issues aren’t going away. For that signal to go away completely, we have to fix the underlying issue.” — Dr. Theodore Price, professor of neuroscience at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
Discovery: UTD Device Improves Stroke Recovery; UTSW Team Tackles Kidney Cancer
Jan 17, 2020
Work being done by bioengineering researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas could enhance recovery for stroke patients. “This is one of the first human-grade implants designed, developed and manufactured at a university.” — Dr. Robert Rennaker, professor at the School of Behavorial and Brain Sciences.