Education Jun 17 Why advocates say early sign language learning for deaf children is crucial By Pamela Watts
Health Jul 14 Pulses of light restored hearing in gerbils. Could that lead to higher-tech cochlear implants? Could light one day be used to restore hearing? To try to answer that question, a team of German bioengineers surgically installed coiled strips of optical fibers in the ears of deaf gerbils. By Justin Chen, STAT
Science Apr 24 Gene therapy shows promise to help people regrow auditory nerve cells A new study outlines how gene therapy could reverse hearing loss and deafness. This may be music to the ears of the roughly 300,000 patients across the globe that depend on cochlear implants to hear. Australian researchers… By Robert Pursell
Arts Nov 09 Watch Essayist Reflects on Breaking Out of Boxes in Society Gender, race and nationality are identities that we are born into, but essayist Clarence Page reflects on our self-imposed boxes and what happens when we try to break out of them.
Education Oct 30 Watch Elected President of Gallaudet University Ousted Amid Protests The Board of Trustees at Gallaudet University voted Sunday to revoke the contract of incoming president Jane Fernandes, amid protests from students, faculty, and alumni. A reporter discusses the impact of this incident on deaf culture and on higher education.