The Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders will host four brown bag sessions during the spring semester beginning at 11 a.m. Feb. 8. at Barkley Memorial Center.

Free and open to the public, brown bag sessions allow graduate students to present and respond to research topics while receiving feedback from those in attendance.

All sessions begin at 11 a.m. in the Barkley Memorial Center. Dates include:

• Feb. 8: Federal funding and policy priorities from HECSE conference and legislative meetings — Samantha Cooper, doctoral student

• March 15: Ethics in higher education — faculty/student panel

• April 5: Independent study project results in swallowing & taste — Ross Westemeyer, doctoral student

• April 26: Functional connectivity associated with pneumotactile stimulation of the face — Fatima Sibaii, doctoral student