Seminars in Hearing and Communications Sciences is a lecture series designed to engage the multi-disciplinary research community relating to hearing, balance and communications sciences across UW. A joint venture between the Department of Speech and Hearing and the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, SHACS provides rich continuing education experiences for students at all levels as well as faculty during the fall, winter, and spring quarters. Lectures are generally held on Friday afternoons at least twice a month, though there are periods with more frequent lectures, some of which fall outside of the regularly scheduled time. Speakers may be recruited from universities across the country, internationally, or from our own UW campus. Their research must relate to exploring communication within the areas addressed by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, or language.
Upcoming 2025-2026 SHACS Lectures
For a PDF of the 2025-2026 season schedule:
For more viewing options and to browse our recent past events, go to our full Trumba Calendar:
For information on speakers from past seasons, go to our SHACS Speaker Archive: