<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/posts/cdi_designation.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Center for Communication Disorders receives special designation</title><pubDate>06/22/2026</pubDate><description>Murray State University's Center for Communication Disorders has been designated as Kentucky's official SPEAK OUT! Therapy &amp; Research Center by Parkinson Voice Project, positioning the University as a regional leader in speech therapy services, research and clinical education for individuals living with Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's Plus syndromes.</description><author>Jillian Smith</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.murraystate.edu/news/images/CDI_Group.jpg" alt="A Parkinson’s disease group meets for speech therapy services "/></image><featured/><tags><tag>Campus News</tag></tags></item>