The AcustiCare project was awarded with the John Connell Higly Commended Award 2018 (soundscape category) by the UK Noise Abatement Society. The project, in which a project team (lead Paul Devos, Pieter Thomas, Francesco Aletta, Karlo Filipan, Dick Botteldooren) from the WAVES Acoustics research group worked together with Artevelde University College on the use of soundscapes for the management of behavioral disorders of nursing home residents with dementia. The results of the project can be found on the project website. (Press release).

Prof. Verhulst was awarded a Young Investigator Spotlight presentation (for PIs who have started their labs less than 5 years ago) at the yearly Advances in Auditory Neuroscience (APAN) symposium in San Diego. “[The] selection is a testament to the exceptional promise, productivity and creativity of [her] research”