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What is CLS?
The Center for Language Sciences (CLS) is an organization at the University of Rochester that brings together faculty, postdocs, and graduate students who conduct research on any aspect of human language as a vehicle for active interdisciplinary work.
More About CLSGraduate Students
The CLS serves as a platform to support interdepartmental PhD students that focus on interdisciplinary work and training. The students have a primary department outside of the center, where they're admitted and affiliated, and a secondary department in another CLS related field.
Educational OpportunitiesOur Research
The CLS fosters research and activities that reach across a very broad group of disciplines. Some of its primary disciplines are linguistics, psychology, philosophy, computer science, data science, psychology, cognitive science, music theory, neuroscience, and engineering, covering a wide research focus and range of interests.
Research Opportunities
Language Scientist Spotlight
Chigusa Kurumada
From sound stream to meaning
Chigusa Kurumada studies how children and adults interpret communicated and implied meanings from speech sounds.
Read the ArticleUpcoming Events
- Unraveling the Neural Mechanisms of Episodic Memory and Communication for Naturalistic Narratives
Coraline Rinn Iordan, University of Rochester
March 31 - Syntax that can change
Whitney Tabor, University of Connecticut
April 7 - Laura Gwilliams, Stanford University
April 14
Giving
Thank you for considering giving a gift to the Center for Language Sciences. Gifts to the center help to support interdisciplinary language research initiatives and student learning.