News and Updates
Last updated 12/07/2011
AIM Commission Releases Report on Disparities in Postsecondary Learning Material for Students with Disabilities
The Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities released a report providing Congress with vital recommendations for improving the ability of postsecondary students with disabilities to obtain accessible instructional materials in a timely and cost-effective manner
Boys Town National Research Hospital Research Training Opportunities
Boys Town National Research Hospital offers NIDCD-funded postdoctoral research training opportunities and short-term predoctoral research training opportunities for AuD students. AuD predoctoral training opportunities are also available at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and the Portland VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR).
New Academic Affairs Board Members announced
Welcome new Academic Affairs Board members: Dr. Paul Abbas, Dr. Kenn Apel, Mrs. Maria Armiento-DeMaria, Dr. Kathy L. Chapman, Dr. Neil DiSarno, Dr. Julie Honaker, Dr. Janet Koehnke, Dr. Malcolm McNeil (Chair), and Dr. Janet L. Patterson.
The 2011 Horizon Report
Educause and News Media Consortium released their annual report [PDF, 1.5MB] on trends in technology use in higher education.
National Science Foundation's Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) InfoBrief [PDF] indicates the number of PhDs awarded has grown.
NIH Introduces A Database Of Images In Biomedical Literature
More than 2.5 million images and figures from medical and life sciences journals are now available through Images, a new resource for finding images in biomedical literature. The database was developed and will be maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), a division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health.
American Council on Education (ACE) Debuts Free Online Toolkit
Preparing Leaders for the Future: A Toolkit For Developing Administrators in Higher Education was created to help institutions identify, develop, and nurture emerging leaders on their campuses.
New Interprofessional Professionalism Collaborative Website
The Interprofessional Professionalism Collaborative (IPC) has compiled key resources and research from the different professions, identified and defined terms associated with professionalism applicable to all involved doctoring professions, and identified a series of steps and initiatives that could lead to the collaborative development of a mechanism to measure interprofessional professionalism.
Bring in the Best
Bring in the Best was developed to encourage young students to pursue careers in speech-language pathology and audiology, and utilizes science fairs as a way to re-instill in youngsters the excitement of science and its potential for rewarding careers in speech and hearing science. Learn how to locate, interact, and become a partner in local science fairs.