College of Arts and Sciences
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Inside an audiology lab, where Lauren Calandruccio investigates multilingual hearing behavior in noisy environments
Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences. While working as a clinical audiologist, Lauren Calandruccio realized how many unknowns remain in…
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The College of Arts and Sciences at APP is proud to recognize its 2025 Outstanding Staff Award winners—three from the college and one valued campus partner—whose dedication, expertise and generosity of spirit make a meaningful difference across our…
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Sofia Castro, a APP student pursuing a bachelor’s in cognitive science and a Master of Public Health, recently received an Undergraduate Poster Presentation Award: Life Sciences, Physiology/Pathology award at the 2025 Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics &…
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Vaia Sigounas, assistant professor of anthropology at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received a Polgar Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA) for her paper, titled "Technologies of Care and the Engineering Imaginary: Two Approaches to Assistive Device Design for the…