Shraddha and Lizzy receive Speech and Hearing Science awards

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Shraddha has been awarded the Ehud and Janie Yairi International Graduate Student Award, which is granted to exemplary international doctoral students in SHS.

Lizzy has been award the Phyllis Ariens Burkhead Memorial Fellowship, which is granted to students who have already attained a master's degree and are now pursuing a PhD in SHS.

Congratulations to Shraddha and Lizzy! 

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