How long is our digestive track? What is nuclear fusion?—and what does it have to do with the Sun? How many legs does an arthropod have?* These are just a few questions that arise during science camp at HHRC! 

We are currently inviting children with cochlear implants and children with normal hearing (ages 6-12 years) to participate in our 2009 Summer Research and Science Camp at the Heuser Hearing Research Center--June 15-26th. The camp will run M-F from 9am-4pm.

At camp the kids rotate between research testing and science camp . The purpose of the research is to evaluate ways of improving speech understanding in noisy environments for children with hearing loss.

Testing involves listening to speech and sounds through loudspeakers or earphones and responding through a computer. Children are paid $10 per day for participating in the research.

Science camp is provided free of charge and features science instruction and fun, hands-on learning projects by Science AdventuresTM. We will study topics such as:

• Anatomy
• Physics
• Planets and Space!

The 2009 Summer Science Camp is under the direction of Dr. Frederic Wightman, Director of the Heuser Hearing Research Center, and is affiliated with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Louisville. The study is designed to investigate the development of auditory processing in children with cochlear implants and children with normal hearing. The goal of our research is to attain information that will lead to more effective treatment for individuals with hearing loss. This research is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health.

 For more information about  our 2009 Research and Science Camp or anything we do here at the Heuser Hearing Research Center, please call us at 852-3860 or email us at hearingresearch@louisville.edu

 * The digestive track is about 30 feet long! Nuclear fusion is the coming together of the nucleus of one atom and the nucleus of another atom. It is the process that gives power (and light) to the sun!  Arthropods (i.e., insects) have 6 legs.