My quote of the day “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Neil Armstrong (From the surface of the moon, 56 years ago today)

I love that the National Aphasia Association is putting out aphasia-friendly summaries of research! See a recent one from our lab here: aphasia.org/latest-resea...

Lovely summary of Script Club 'Rehearsing Real Life' by The Informed SLP (thank you!) alongside @mayalhenry.bsky.social ‬'s inspiring VISTA which influenced the clinical work #PPA #intervention #aphasia www.theinformedslp.com/review/Rehea...

We’re beyond excited to launch the first-ever ICPPA Conference—a groundbreaking event spotlighting cutting-edge research in Primary Progressive Aphasia! Coming June 2026. Stay tuned—more details soon! #ICPPA2026 #PPAResearch @annavolkmer.bsky.social @icppa.bsky.social

Following last night's executive order to cease funding for NPR, there's no better time to support the stations we love. Here in Austin, KUT/KUTX needs you! @kutnews.bsky.social @kutx.bsky.social

Alzheimer's is devastating Medicare and Medicaid. Share the facts: alz.org/facts. #AlzheimersInAmerica #ENDALZ

Alzheimer’s is a global public health crisis. Defeating it will take all of us working together. Make a difference today on #ENDALZ Day. 💜 Until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, your gift can be matched during our ENDALZ Day 2X Match for double the impact on research and care and support ➡️ bit.ly/42kAPih

Researchers can make their work more accessible by using aphasia-friendly summaries of their work. Check out this new #OpenAccess article for #ASHASIG2 on.asha.org/43JuRbM

I never knew! www.kut.org/2025-04-10/a...

Doing art & conversation with artist Mah Rana as part of our intensive conversation group for people with PPA & their family conversation partners, with amazing #slt2b Ruby and Elina #BetterConversationsLab #PPAawareness

This Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, be sure to check out Texas Immersive Institute's student-produced immersive experience right here in Moody College! @texasmoody.bsky.social @ebreilly.bsky.social www.texasimmersive.com/pulse

International Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Awareness Day is this tomorrow! Join our NAA-sponsored webinar at 12 ET to learn about more PPA. @sharonmantonucci.bsky.social @smgrasso.bsky.social aphasia.org/event/intern... bsky.app/profile/did:...

The inaugural international PPA Awareness Day is coming up!! We are so excited to share our webinar with you and are grateful for the National Aphasia Association’s support.

The inaugural International PPA Awareness Day is this Friday April 4th! Join a webinar hosted by the National Aphasia Association. aphasia.org/event/intern... @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social

I now have multiple sources that say at least one round of NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS will now be announced in the Federal Register.

Thanks to the Moody College of Communication Marketing and Communications team for this wonderful feature about our work. @texasmoody.bsky.social moody.utexas.edu/news/aphasia...

Stoked to be speaking this Friday at Stand up for Science in Austin, Texas! Come support science at 4pm on the South steps of the Capitol!

Good reporting out about Pittsburgh and the potential effects of indirect cost cuts. www.publicsource.org/research-fun... 1/2

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A useful source if you want some good information about NIH accomplishments www.nih.gov/research-tra....

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

This will gut the #UniversityofTexas, the largest recipient of NIH funds in #Texas, along with every other US research university and biomedical institute "Indirect costs" aren't padding. They fund core infrastructure for biomed research, from shared staff to keeping lights on

A Primer on Indirect Cost Rates

Exciting work from my colleagues @jerrytang.bsky.social and @alexanderhuth.bsky.social paves the way for investigating "brain decoding" as a tool to help people with aphasia. news.utexas.edu/2025/02/06/i...

I'm excited to share our new paper (with @alexanderhuth.bsky.social) on transferring language decoders across participants and modalities! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kZRD3QW8S... 1/5

Moody College proudly celebrates Black History Month, recognizing the vital role Black and African American people have played in shaping communication, media and storytelling. This year’s theme is “African Americans and Labor."

It’s been a busy time, planning #PPAawareness together with @annavolkmer.bsky.social & all our collaborators! 9 weeks of content coming in the lead up to 4 April ! Please share

Collaborative work led by Dr. Anna Volkmer - An international core outcome set for primary progressive aphasia (COS‐PPA): Consensus‐based recommendations for communication interventions across research and clinical settings alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Please consider supporting this fund in memory of our #aphasia colleague, Davetrina aphasia.org/stories/anno...

Excited to share our latest paper, characterizing changes in connected speech following script training in PPA. @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...