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Laura Fleming Doyle, CAE Named Academy Executive Director
March 2, 2001
Mclean, VA - The American Academy of Audiology has chosen Laura Fleming Doyle, CAE to be the Executive Director. Ms. Doyle will provide leadership for the Academy and oversee the management of associa... Read More
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Tehuacan Hearing Project Needs Your help!
March 1, 2001
Last year a group of Colorado audiologists went to Tehuacan Mexico and fit more than 80 children with hearing aids. There are 60 more children on the list waiting for their chance to hear, states Barb... Read More
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Siemens Winter Symposium Packed with ''Hawaiian Punch''
March 1, 2001
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. held its 8th Annual Winter Symposium January 18-24 in Maui, Hawaii. Three hundred Hearing Health Care Professionals from throughout the United States attended the wee... Read More
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Update: Ball State University Au.D. Program
February 22, 2001
Ball State's 4-year Au.D. program is designed to prepare individuals for the professional practice of audiology. The program is broad in scope to cover the diverse areas within audiology, such as basi... Read More
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President of Gallaudet University Responds to Recent Tragedies
February 20, 2001
Last night, Chief of Police Charles Ramsey came to campus and met with students and others in Elstad Auditorium about 10 p.m. to announce an arrest for the murders of Eric Plunkett and Benjamin Varner... Read More
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Next Generation Vibrant® Soundbridge™ Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
February 20, 2001
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Symphonix Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMPX) recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the incorporation of a new digital signal processing (DSP) t... Read More
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Doctor of Audiology Program at Arizona School of Health Sciences Flourishes During First Year
February 16, 2001
Following the launch of its Doctor of Audiology degree program last year, Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS) reports demand for the distance education program is burgeoning. ''More than 150 stud... Read More
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AFA Summarizes Au.D. Distance Learning Opportunities
February 16, 2001
The AFA has released it's Winter, 2001 chart which details universities, contact names, email addresses, phone numbers, cost, and many other related factors related to doctoral education. To view this... Read More
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Siemens Announces New Position for Gross
February 14, 2001
David Sawyer, Director of Marketing for Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., announces Kathy Gross has been named Product Manager, BTE Products. Gross, formerly a Staff Audiologist for the SHI Worldwide... Read More
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National Hearing Conservation Association Plans Meeting
February 13, 2001
NHCA is holding their 26th Annual Conference February 22-24 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. This intense, focused meeting of hearing loss prevention professionals off... Read More
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Rayovac Announces Restructuring Initiatives
February 9, 2001
MADISON, Wis.-- Rayovac Corp. (NYSE: ROV) announces it will undertake a series of restructuring initiatives that will improve overall operating efficiencies, match manufacturing capacity to market dem... Read More
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AIB Education Foundation Launches New Advanced Institute
February 8, 2001
The American Institute of Balance Education Foundation announces the creation of an Advanced Institute. Workshops for the Advanced Institute are designed for those professionals who have previously ta... Read More
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Applications Now Available For AFA Fellowship Award
February 7, 2001
Since 1993, the Audiology Foundation of America is proud to offer the premier award program to students pursuing the Doctor of Audiology degree (AuD). Funded by the Alliance Fund of the Audiology Foun... Read More
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New Web Site Helps Professionals Stay Current on ALDs
February 6, 2001
Profesionals who work with people with hearing loss have a new tool to add to their arsenal of services. The website www.BeyondHearingAids.com provides fast, easy access to ALD information and tools t... Read More
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Two New Audiology Doctoral Programs
February 2, 2001
The Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been given final approval for two new doctoral programs: a Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) and a Ph.D. with em... Read More
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Forbes Ranks Oticon's Parent Company, William Demant Holding, Among Top 20 of ''The World's Best Small Companies''
January 31, 2001
In its annual review of the world's best small companies, Forbes Global, the international edition of the top business magazine, named William Dement Holding, the parent company of Oticon, Inc., as on... Read More
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Get Online at SHI
January 29, 2001
Siemens invites Hearing Healthcare Professionals to participate in the company's new commercial website, www.siemens-hearing.com/ebusiness. Participants receive an instructional CD, associated softwar... Read More
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CONNEXX 3.4™ Improves Signia Fittings with NAL-NL1 Algorithm
January 25, 2001
According to Siemens Hearing Instruments, CONNEXX™ 3.4, its recently released programming upgrade provides enhanced performance of its premium digital aid, SIGNIA™. Dispensers reporting to... Read More
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Hear This CD Release Parties to Benefit H.E.A.R. Org.
January 23, 2001
Be sure you mark your calendar for the (2) Hear This CD World Wide Record Release Benefit Parties for Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers * Benefit Show and CD Release Party (Feb 2nd and Feb 3... Read More
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National Hearing Conservation Association Plans Meeting
January 19, 2001
NHCA is holding their 26th Annual Conference February 22-24 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. This intense, focused meeting of hearing loss prevention professionals off... Read More
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