Plakke--Bruce L. (Communicative Disorders Faculty)
Displaying 1 - 25 of 25 in reverse chronological order
| # | Title | Date | Summary |
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| 1 | Now showing; filmmaker comes full circle Northern Iowa Today 95:1, p.12 |
Elise Plakke talks about her life as a filmmaker; visited campus to show "14 Minutes", an award-winning short film; photo. | |
| 2 | "M*A*S*H" onstage at the Oster Regent Northern Iowan 103:7, p.7 |
Cedar Falls Community Theatre will present M*A*S*H onstage later this month; photo. | |
| 3 | Wednesday, May 3 Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1 |
Part two of four week seminar on improving quality of life in later years; this talk will focus on how to handle hearing loss. | |
| 4 | Education for a lifetime Northern Iowa Today 90:1, p.16 |
Students in the Lifelong University classes talk about their experiences; schedule of spring 2006 classes; photo. | |
| 5 | Turn it down Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1 |
Professor Bruce Plakke says that the noises from things like vacuum cleaners, screaming babies, and lawn mowers can all cause hearing loss. | |
| 6 | Hearing loss Public Relations News Release 2001:15, p.1 |
Bruce Plakke talks about the prevention of hearing loss. | |
| 7 | Infant hearing screenings critical to treating hearing problems Public Relations News Release 1997:392, p.1 |
Hearing problems can be treated in infants if caught early enough. | |
| 8 | Headphones a leading cause of hearing loss in teens Public Relations News Release 1997:359, p.1 |
Audiologists are seeing an increase in hearing loss among children and young adults. They speculate that headphones played too loudly is the cause. | |
| 9 | UNI program promoting better speech and hearing Public Relations News Release 1997:345, p.1 |
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month. UNI's Department of Communicative Disorders has done much to assist people with speech and hearing problems. | |
| 10 | Graduate student at University of Northern Iowa winner of Best Student Poster Award at regional meeting of environmental group Public Relations News Release 1995:362, p.1 |
Emy Monroe was the winner of the "Best Student Poster Award." Her poster was titled "Microbial Activity in Alaskan Taiga Soils Contaminated by Crude Oil in 1976. | |
| 11 | Pumping up the volume Public Relations News Release 1994:528, p.1 |
Dangers of listening to extremely loud music. | |
| 12 | The "earie" repercussions of seasonal work. Public Relations News Release 1991:648, p.1 |
Bruce Plakke warns that people working around loud equipment need to wear protective ear gear to prevent hearing loss. | |
| 13 | Regents approve promotion of 23, tenure for 13 Northern Iowa faculty members Public Relations News Release 1990:429, p.1 |
Roster of those who received promotions and tenure announced at UNI. | |
| 14 | Audiologists are finding more cases of "Boomer Deafness". Public Relations News Release 1990:381, p.1 |
Baby boomers are experiencing hearing problems. | |
| 15 | Music to our ears may soon come in the form of an earplug. Public Relations News Release 1990:265, p.1 |
UNI professor notes that earplugs can allow persons to enjoy loud concerts. | |
| 16 | Protect your hearing -- once it's lost, it won't come back. Public Relations News Release 1988:451, p.1 |
Bruce Plakke says most everyone will experience partial hearing loss. Damage to the mechanism of the ear is irreversible. Hearing aids work as amplifiers and do not work well at "tuning out" background noise. | |
| 17 | What you hear on the farm may be had for your ears¿ Public Relations News Release 1987:326, p.1 |
Professor Bruce Plakke warns that prolonged exposure to loud machinery may lead to serious hearing problems for farmers. | |
| 18 | Hearing is believing: Don't be reluctant to get a hearing aid Public Relations News Release 1987:188, p.1 |
Doctor Bruce Plakke explains the benefits and limitations of hearing aid use. He recommends that those with hearing problems visit the Speech and Hearing Clinic, or their local physician to be advised by an audiologist. | |
| 19 | Radio News Network Broadcast Briefs Public Relations News Release 1987:180, p.1 |
James Albrecht explains how school districts are avoiding consolidation. Doctor Bruce Plakke speaks on hearing aids. The Offices of Financial Aid and Cooperative Education create one-hundred community jobs. Jane Asimus gives winter weather precautions. | |
| 20 | UNI prof gives guidelines to protect hearing in home shops during gift-making season Public Relations News Release 1985:150, p.1 |
Plakke has created chart that details how loud common machine tools are and how long people can be exposed to these levels before incurring damage to their hearing; he also provides a summary of how the ear works and possible protection available. | |
| 21 | Group to attend conference Northern Iowan 82:17, p.9 |
Graduate students will attend national conference on speech and hearing. | |
| 22 | Honor thy faculty Alumnus 70:3, p.10 |
Series of faculty profiles; photo. | |
| 23 | Speech-hearing convention set for Nov. 16-19 Northern Iowan 81:17, p.6 |
Four will attend convention; three will be part of program. | |
| 24 | Undergraduate training strengthened Old Gold 0:0, p.28 |
Communicative Disorders Department is working on a new curriculum package to strengthen training program; photo. | |
| 25 | Speech Pathology and Audiology Old Gold 0:0, p.36 |
A student majoring in Speech Pathology and Audiology qualifies them to diagnose and help correct disorders of speech, language, and hearing in both children and adults; practical training is based around the Speech and Hearing Clinic; photo. |