A S H A Leader

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Articles in April 2006 issue of A S H A Leader

• Humming fish self-regulates its hearing.(AUDIOLOGY IN BRIEF)(Brief article)
• Tacking North: Ripich named president of the University of New England.(PEOPLE)
  by Shafer, Dee Naquin
• New investigators grant proposals due by May 12: ASHFoundation continues partnership with ASHA divisions.(HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEPTH)(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
• 2006 Schools Conference will spotlight innovation and Native American traditions.
  by Boswell, Susan
• Making the decision and applying.(Getting Your PhD)
  by Fitzgerald-De Jean, Donna
• On being a professor.(Getting Your PhD)
  by Kent, Ray D.
• ASHFoundation begins search for the best and brightest master's and doctoral students.(HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEPTH)
• History tool available in Spanish.(Brief article)
• Solar-powered hearing aids.(AUDIOLOGY IN BRIEF)(introduced by Godisa Technologies)(Brief article)
• Executive Board meets.(ASHA WORKS)(Brief article)
• New NSSLHA scholarship fund.(HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEPTH)(National Student Speech Language Hearing Association)(Brief article)
• Congress may cut 2007 IDEA funding: advocacy needed to stop the "downward spiral" expected next year.(PEOPLE)(Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act)
  by Snyder, Neil
• Noise-induced hearing loss hits teens: ASHA holds National Press Club event to highlight dangers of MP3 players; media coverage goes worldwide.
  by Shafer, Dee Naquin
• Students unprepared for college-level reading.(Brief article)
• EDFind is Coming!(ASHA WORKS)(Brief article)
• Re-engineering teaching and learning practices.(HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEPTH)
  by Kent-Walsh, Jennifer; Schwartz, Jamie
• Higher Education Act stalls in Congress.(HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEPTH)
  by Snyder, Neil; Tice, Patti
• Center in India seeks donations.(READERS RESPOND)(Letter to the editor)
  by Barretto, Anjali
• New Autism documents available.(ASHA WORKS)(http://www.asha.org/members/slp/clinical/autismresources.htm)(Brief article)
• The ASHA Leader: a tool for teaching professional issues.(HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEPTH)
  by Copeland, Karen Prescott
• Grammar and agrammatism.(READERS RESPOND)(Letter to the editor)
  by Neilson, Roslyn
• Online access expands for journals.
• 2005 in review: ASHA's programs spanned spectrum of professional issues.(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)(Brief article)
• Back to the basics: reading research literature.(HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEPTH)
  by Golper, Lee Ann C.; Wertz, Robert T.; Brown, Karen E.
• More CEU options needed.(READERS RESPOND)(Letter to the editor)
  by Smith, Michelle
• CASLPA: Conference set May 3-6.
• Integrating Clinical and research viewpoints into graduate education.(HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEPTH: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH)
  by Apel, Kenn
• Nothing succeeds like uncertainty.(Column)
  by Siegel, Gerald M.
• Higher education in CSD.(HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEPTH: FROM THE PRESIDENT)(communication science and disorders )
  by Johnson, Alex
• From program completion to dissertation defense.(Getting Your PhD)
  by Riquelme, Luis F.
• ASHFoundation funds higher education goals.(HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEPTH)
• Member discounts for graduate students.
• Walter Reed funded to study hearing loss distortion.(AUDIOLOGY IN BRIEF)(Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Oticon Foundation )(Brief article)
• Internet collection of Aphasia articles.(Brief article)
• ASHA award programs available for students and new faculty.(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
• FDA warns of cochlear implant risks.(AUDIOLOGY)(Food and Drug Administration)
• Community colleges: vital partners on the road to diversity.(HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEPTH)
  by Chabon, Shelly S.; Cain, Ruth E.