Volume 17 - 2008
UNT - University of North Texas - Discover the Power of Ideas

Science, Scholarship &
the Arts at the University of North Texas

Video: Fifth-grade lesson on hearing loss prevention

In the following video excerpts, an instructor teaches students in a fifth-grade class about noise-induced hearing loss.

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Dr. Students experiment to simulate the effects of loud music on their ears.

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Students experiment to simulate the effects of loud music on their ears.


Dr. Students learn about sound levels and what they can do on a daily basis to protect their hearing..

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Students learn about sound levels and what they can do on a daily basis to protect their hearing.



Video: UNT lecture on hearing loss in ensembles

In the following video excerpts, an ensemble instructor tells students about noise-induced hearing loss. At the University of North Texas, this kind of instruction is now being implemented for every ensemble. Featured are Professor John Murphy and the UNT jazz repertory ensemble.


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Dr. Murphy explains what causes hearing loss and demonstrates issues that can occur during a typical ensemble practice.

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Murphy explains what causes hearing loss and demonstrates what can occur during a typical ensemble practice.


Dr. Dr. Murphy explains the nature of sound damage and how musicians can monitor and protect their own hearing.

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Murphy explains the nature of sound damage and how musicians can monitor and protect their own hearing.


Dr. Dr. Murphy explains how hearing loss can be predicted and avoided.

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Murphy explains how hearing loss can be predicted and avoided.



Departments

President's Note

Exploration of ideas provides the foundation for a bold research agenda.

News Briefs

New leaders set a new course, and awards and grants help develop materials, save endangered languages, protect the environment.

New Faculty

Researchers bring work in accounting, photography, plant pathology and thermal-fluid sciences to UNT.

Student Researchers

Student research covers medical physics, human rights, computational chemistry, music education, ethics.

Faculty Books

UNT authors write about higher education, cost control, police patrol, copyright law.

End Note

Interdisciplinary collaborations advance the greater good.



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