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According to the Breakfast Food Advertisements in Mediterranean Countries: Products Sugar Content in Adverts from 2015 to 2019 report produced by UOC Faculty of Information and Communication Sciences professor and researcher, Mireia Montaña, the majority of breakfast products marketed for children contain three times as much sugar as those aimed at adults, influencing their choices for one of the most important meals of the day.

Alumna Meredith Henson now runs a clinic of her own where current U of A Communication Sciences and Disorders majors gain hands-on practice in the field.

More than half of Romanians (55.2 percent) say they intend to take the COVID-19 vaccine this year, 54.8 percent believe that mass immunization will...

Verbatim: New PFW academic organizational structure to go into effect July 1 The Journal Gazette Purdue Fort Wayne issued this news release today: FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Upcoming changes to the academic organizational structure at Purdue University Fort Wayne will include the creation of two new colleges and an elevated profile for the School of Education as a standalone unit. These and other modifications were approved Friday by the Purdue University Board of Trustees. Beginning July 1, the exist...

Speech-language pathologist Jessica Danley has joined the U of A Communication Sciences and Disorders program as clinical education coordinator.

Media Contact: Lori Fogleman, Baylor University Media and Public Relations, 254-709-5959 Follow us on Twitter: WACO, Texas (Feb. 4, 2021) – Baylor University has announced the establishment of a partnership with Africa New Life Ministries, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon, creating the Baylor Africa New Life Initiative. The agreement formalizes a partnership, led by Baylor’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, that seeks to address and resolve systemic p...

Date Time Parental control apps behaving badly Researchers from EPFL and Spain’s IMDEA Software Institute and IMDEA Networks Institute, have found that many parental control applications collect and share data without consent, and fail to comply with regulatory requirements. Parental control applications available on Android through the Google Play Store are used by parents to monitor and limit their children’s online activities and even physical location; for example, to examine a child’...

After the unpredictable whirlwind of 2020, many individuals may want to get a fresh start and set ambitious aspirations for themselves going into the new year. However, it is important to have the right mindset when approaching your 2021 goals. Rebecca Shisler Marshall, associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education at the University of Georgia, specializes in integrative wellness and mindfulness. With her research background, Marshall said “turning a...

Student-developed program addresses need for more culturally representative picture books in speech therapy

Science & Arts Academy Hosts Virtual Parent Education Event A Science & Arts Academy student explores the schools library.Noah Mulgrew   Updated 1/7/2021 8:41 AM Science & Arts Academy (SAA), an independent school for gifted students in Des Plaines, is hosting a live virtual parent education event titled "Enriching and Extending Reading for Your Gifted Child" on Tuesday, January 26 from 2- 2:30 p.m. Part of SAAs Snapshot event series offering the community quick 30-minute virtual e...