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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
Zeynep Soysal
Math is about words, actually
Philosophy professor Zeynep Soysal works at the intersection of math and language to answer an age-old question: what makes mathematical expressions meaningful, and what do they reveal about our world?
Read the ArticleUpcoming Events
- What can the auditory models teach us about speech? Letting nonlinear physiological models have a say
Laurel Carney, University of Rochester
February 24 - Ryan Hubbard, University at Albany, SUNY
March 17 - Investigating and improving the neural mechanisms of episodic memory and communication for naturalistic narratives
Cora Iordan, University of Rochester
March 31
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.