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Translating research to change the way ​America ​​cares for ​​children and​ ​families.

We are internationally recognized as a leader in clinical and research programs focusing on childhood deafness, developmental language disorder, and related communication disorders. In 2013, we began a new frontier in neurobehavioral research using brain imaging techniques to better help diagnose and treat troubled children with severe behavioral and mental health problems.

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Research Connection​

Read the latest news about life-changing research at Boys Town National Research Hospital.​

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Boys Town Hosts World Cerebral Palsy Day Event

​​The Boys Town National Research Hospital Institute for Human Neuroscience and Center for Human Per...

November 8, 2024

Karla McGregor, Director of Boys Town Hospital’s Word Learning Laboratory, Has Been Selected for an ASHA Lifetime Achievement Award

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has chosen Karla McGregor, Ph.D., lead scie...

September 19, 2024

Boys Town New Endowed Chair in Childhood Deafness, Language and Learning to be Held by Lisa Goffman, Ph.D.

Boys Town welcomes Lisa Goffman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP as the new Endowed Chair in the Center on Childhoo...

July 19, 2024

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