News & Media Coverage
Clarke Recent News
Clarke Jacksonville Awarded Grant to Improve Classroom Acoustics
Clarke Jacksonville received a generous gift from the Embraer Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase acoustic panels that will help minimize background noise, lower sound intensity and improve speech intelligibility in classrooms.
Clarke Audiologist Publishes Research in The Hearing Review
We are pleased to share that Meredith R. Frank, AuD, an audiologist at the Clarke Hearing Center in Northampton, MA, has recently published her research in The Hearing Review, a leading publication in the field of hearing health and audiology.
Clarke Students Attend Musical at New York City’s Lincoln Center
Clarke New York’s preschool families attended a musical performance of “The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses” thanks to a generous ticket donation from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Clarke Welcomes New Members to Leadership Councils
Clarke’s Leadership Councils are coalitions of professionals committed to furthering Clarke’s mission.
Clarke K-8 Students Welcome Canine Reading Buddy, Sunny
Students in Clarke’s K-8 Program, co-located at Leeds Elementary School, have been enjoying a very special visitor this school year. Sunny, a three-year-old Labrador Retriever, has been coming to see the students in their classrooms as a “reading buddy.” A certified Bright Spot therapy dog, Sunny is trained to do an important job: She visits classrooms and curls up on the floor while children take turns reading her stories.
Clarke Alumna Curates Smith College Exhibits
Meet Clarke alumna, playwright and Smith College student Emma O’Neill-Dietel.
Clarke Celebrates Revolutionary Learning at ASHA Convention
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) convened thousands of professionals for their annual conference.
Clarke Hosts EHDI Stakeholder Convening
Clarke Northampton was the site of the Massachusetts State Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Stakeholder Meeting on October 29.
Clarke SLP Co-Leads Study Indicating Cord Blood Cells May Improve Hearing in Children with Sensorineural Hearing Loss
In a recent study conducted at the Florida Hospital for Children, and co-led by Linda Baumgartner, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT, speech-language pathologist and auditory-verbal therapist at Clarke Jacksonville, preliminary findings suggest an improvement in hearing in children with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) treated with their own (autologous) umbilical cord blood cells.