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American Sign Language Interpreted Tour

09.15.2012 1:00 pm

Join MOPA for an Interpreted American Sign Language guided tour. If you would like more information about tour, please contact Jazmyne Lemar at: lemar@mopa.org or 619-238.7559x230.
Group rate for this event is $4.00 Three Story House Drawn from MOPA’s photography collection of more than 7000 images, Three Story House traces how photographers have captured the familiarity of the domestic environment to tell stories of how we live and where we live, as well as transforming it into a creative space to make art. The Jazz Loft Project: W.Eugene Smith in NYC, 1957-1965 In 1957, W. Eugene Smith, a former photographer at Life magazine, moved out of the home he shared with his wife and four children in Croton-on-Hudson, New York and moved into a dilapidated, five-story loft building at 821 Sixth Avenue in New York City’s wholesale flower district. 821 Sixth Avenue was a late-night haunt of musicians, including some of the biggest names in jazz—Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and Thelonious Monk among them—and countless fascinating, underground characters.

http://www.mopa.org/event/2012-09-15/american-sign-language-interpreted-tour 

Medical News Today Article: "What Is Deafness? What Is Hearing Loss?"

Medical News Today releases an article that not only defines the anatomy of sound but also offers an insight to the differences between hearing loss and deafness. The literature also explores the different types of hearing loss, whether hearing impairment can be prevented, signs and symptoms of hearing loss and what treatment options are currently available.

To read the full article, please visit: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/249285.php 

Robert Capita visits Hearing Research Institute

 

President Robert Capita at Hearing Research Institute (formerly House Ear Institute) last month with Principal Investigator Ray Goldsworthy and a summer intern.

 

President Robert Capita with Bob Shannon, Director/Division of Communication and Auditory Neuroscience, Neil Segil, Executive Vice President/Research and Rahda Kalleri Principle Investigator/Division of Communication and Auditory Neuroscienc.

Youngest Capita Grant Recipient Wins Google Science Fair

With great pleasure, Capita Foundation announces that our youngest-ever grant recipient, 14 year old Jonah Kohn from San Diego Jewish Academy, was just awarded First Place in Google’s International Science Fair.  From thousands of from over 100 countries, Jonah’s project, “Good Vibrations: Improving the Music Experience for People with Hearing Loss Using Multi-Frequency Tactile Sound”, was selected for First Place in his 13-14 age category and Second Place over all.

Jonah and other finalists presented their work to a panel that included Nobel laureate Ada Yonath, National Geographic explorer Sylvia Earle and a founding father of Internet, Vint Cerf, who has also been an advocate for people with hearing loss.   

“Some of the judges are heroes of mine.  Showing them my project was an honor.  The best part was meeting other competitors and making friends around the world,” Jonah said. 

His First Place prize includes a $25,000 university scholarship and a visit to CERN in Switzerland.  Jonah remains focused on his ultimate goal.  “We are improving the lives of people who can’t truly experience music.  In the end it comes back to that.”

Capita Foundation congratulates the remarkable dedication of this young scientist and his supportive family.

Capita Miles - Gordon Research Conference Awardees

The Capita Foundation has collected and donated thousands of airline miles for use by scientists and post doctoral students conducting auditory research.

Capita would like to congratulate the following awardees who have been selected to receive travel support to the Gordon Research Conference.

- Katie Willis
- Lingyun Zhau
- Heath Jones
- Robstein L. Chidavaenzi
- Catherine Weisz
- Ye-Hyun Kim
- Walid Jalabi

Capita Foundation Grant Recipient Becomes Global Finalist in Google Science Fair

The Capita Foundation selected San Diego eighth grader, Jonah Kohn and his project "Music Through Multi-Frequency Tactile Sound", as a 2012 Grant Recipient. Capita would like to commend Jonah on his accomplishments and is pleased to help support the research of this young innovator.  

Eighth grade San Diego Jewish Academy student Jonah Kohn was recently named one of 15 finalists in the 2012 international Google Science Fair. Jonah’s project uses tactile sound to enhance music for individuals with hearing loss through vibrations, and has the potential to enhance millions of lives.

Jonah was recently notified that he is one of five finalists in his age group out of a total 15 finalists in the 2012 Google Science Fair, which received thousands of entries from over a 100 countries worldwide. Jonah’s project, “Good Vibrations: Improving the Music Experience for People with Hearing Loss Using Multi-Frequency Tactile Sound,” has the potential to affect millions of people with hearing loss by enhancing their ability to enjoy music.

Jonah’s project won first place at the California State Science Fair and placed first at the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. Jonah will fly to Google headquarters in Mountain View, California on July 21 to present his project to the Google Science Fair judges and compete for $100,000 in scholarships and other prizes.

Jonah with the guitar he built and that helped inspire his award winning science project.

Boy Hearing Parent's Voice For The First Time

Thanks to the House Ear Institute for all of their pioneering work on cochlear implants.