Walker, an associate professor, and her colleagues will train graduate students in audiology and speech-language pathology on working with and treating children with disabilities who come from multicultural backgrounds.

Unbeknownst to this Iowa couple until recently, their connection’s deep roots include some big contributions to University of Iowa research.

When Charlotte Hilker received a Fulbright Grant to Kosovo after earning a master’s degree at Iowa, she knew she could be a skilled speech-language pathologist; now she’s flourishing as a changemaker.

AuD student Priyanka Gupte is set to hone her audiology skills at an externship in the clinic where she received her own CIs.

Brandon Alpers, a Speech and Hearing Science major set on becoming a pediatric audiologist, is the new Hawkeye Marching Band Drum Major.

Iowa’s audiology program was ranked second best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, and the speech-language pathology program climbed in the rankings to fifth.