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Angelina Bilokon Featured at International Acoustics Conference

University of Maryland Hearing and Speech Sciences PhD student Anhelina Bilokon was featured by the Acoustical Society of America for research exploring how hormones and biological sex influence hearing and auditory processing across the lifespan.

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Melissa Wikoff, HESP ’06 Named Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology

Melissa Wikoff, a 2006 graduate of the University of Maryland Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences’ bachelor’s degree program, has been awarded the prestigious designation of Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology (DFAAA) t

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LEAP Preschool Passes Positive Impact on to the Next Generation

Two generations of the Fegley family have now benefitted from enrolling in the Language-Learning Early Advantage Program

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UMD Neurodiversity Experts, Supporters Celebrate 10 Years of SIGNA

On Friday, April 10, 2026, more than 70 supporters of UMD’s Social Interaction Group Network for All (SIGNA) gathered to celebrate the program’s decade of impact on neurodiverse students at the university, the broader Maryland community, and the field of neurodiversity.

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