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On March 2, 2020, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new Center for Research. But students and faculty eager to use the center would have to wait because the campus closed for the remainder of the spring semester due to COVID-19.

Four ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ graduate degree programs have landed on the U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools list for 2021.

In January 2020, seven-third year audiology doctoral students and two clinical professors, Dr. Ianthe Dunn-Murad and Dr. Rose Valvezan had the unique and humbling opportunity to travel with the Starkey Hearing Foundation to El Salvador, Central America to provide hearing services to over 1,200 individuals with hearing loss and hearing impairments.

Meet the new set of dedicated, diverse and knowledgeable faculty members joining the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ community.

ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ sent its first study-abroad group of students and professors to Africa.

ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ has appointed Anne M. Mungai, PhD, as its associate provost for strategic initiatives and graduate studies. Since September 2019, Dr. Mungai has served as special assistant to the provost, working on diverse academic initiatives.

Students in ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ's STEP and CSTEP programs from underrepresented communities and low-income households get early experience in science and STEM studies.

A survey of recent grads show 95% are employed or continuing their educations.

There’s a severe shortage of science, math and computer science teachers in underperforming schools. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ’s award-winning STEAM Pipeline program is helping to change that.

Two professors find new ways of engaging students. Thanks to recent breakthroughs in the science of education, the college classroom is at the center of a pedagogical revolution.

Dr. Weida's research examines the intersections between textiles and feminism in many art movements.

As the global population ages, the number of people living with dementia is growing rapidly, along with the need for improvements in care for them. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ faculty members are studying ways to give a better quality of life to patients with dementia and ease the emotional burdens of family caregivers. Here are ways that three ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ professors are doing that.

Molly Cuevas '16, MS '17, challenged herself to run across the United States to support the Challenged Athletes Foundation.

Our faculty, students, leadership and staff are active participants in the greater Long Island region, rolling up their sleeves and offering their expertise to solve problems, provide services and improve the lives of our neighbors (including oysters). Another benefit? Valuable, hands-on experience for our students.

ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ has a long-standing commitment to civic engagement and to addressing the challenges facing society. As part of this tradition, a growing number of faculty members are striving to produce research that resonates beyond academia—community-based research that may help resolve issues and enhance quality of life for marginalized populations.