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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
Annual Lecture Series
The Ivan A. Sag Lectures
The Center for Language Sciences is proud to sponsor the annual Ivan A. Sag Fellowship and Lectures in the Language Sciences. The Sag Fellowship brings a leader in the language sciences to Rochester for an extended visit, during which the Fellow give a series of weekly lectures.
SAG LecturesUpcoming 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.