Hearing
This device amplifies sound for individuals with hearing loss.
What is a hearing aid
This is the smallest unit of sound in a language.
What is a phoneme
This is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight.
What is photosynthesis
This UConn forward wears jersey number 11 and played a key role in the Huskies’ recent championship success under coach Dan Hurley.
Who is Alex Karaban
This is what the major abbreviation SLHS stands for.
What is Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
This part of the ear converts sound vibrations into neural signals.
What is the cochlea
This area of language involves sentence structure and grammar rules.
What is syntax
This is the layer of Earth on which we live.
What is the crust
This UConn office helps students with resumes, internships, job searching, and career planning.
What is the Center for Career Development
This is the total number of credits you need to graduate from UConn’s SLHS program.
This tiny chain of three bones in the middle ear helps transmit sound vibrations to the inner ear.
What are the ossicles
Difficulty understanding or producing language due to brain damage is called this.
What is aphasia
This is the capital of Nebraska.
What is Lincoln
This is the current live canine mascot for the University of Connecticut, introduced in June 2023.
Who is Jonathan XV
You must complete this number of W (writing) courses.
What is 2 (one must be an upper-division course in the major)
This condition is characterized by a ringing, buzzing, or hissing sound in the ears without an external source.
What is tinnitus
This IPA symbol, /ʃ/, represents this sound.
What is the "sh" sound
This element has the chemical symbol “Na.”
What is sodium
This former UConn wide receiver was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Who is Skyler Bell
This is the first advisor students are assigned when they enter the SLHS program.
Who is Sarah Fillion
This universal newborn screening program helps detect hearing loss early.
What is Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
(EHDI)
This area of the brain is responsible for language comprehension and is located in the temporal lobe.
What is Wernicke's area
This 1929–1939 economic crisis in the United States caused widespread unemployment and poverty.
What is the Great Depression
This UConn womens basketball player won 4 consecutive national championships while also being named the Final Four Most Outsanding Player all 4 years.
Who is Breanna Stewart
This is the full name of the clinic building used by SLHS students and faculty at UConn.
What is the Phillips Communication Sciences Building