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July 11, 2025
‘This is what progress looks like’: New program aims to increase ASL access at ROC airport
WROC-TV speaks to Charles McFadden, executive director of NTID Pre-College Programs, about meeting the needs of those who require more accessible travel.
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July 10, 2025
Montana expands training for educational interpreters
KTVQ-TV discusses the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind's new partnership with RIT's NTID that will prepare educational interpreters to better serve students in STEM, where specialized skills in vocabulary and visual setup are necessary.
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July 9, 2025
RIT names three new members to university board
Human resources executive Jane Elliott, physician Brenda Haynes, and entrepreneur Chance Wright have been named to RIT’s Board of Trustees.
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July 9, 2025
Marco Rubio impersonator contacted officials using AI voice deepfakes – computer security experts explain what they are and how to avoid getting fooled
An essay by Matthew Wright, endowed professor and chair, and Christopher Schwartz, research scientist in the Department of Cybersecurity, published by The Conversation.
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July 9, 2025
Postal inspectors warn of rise in fake postage sold online
WHEC-TV speaks to David Messinger, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about the differences between real and counterfeit stamps.
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July 9, 2025
RIT’s NTID appoints Caroline Solomon, deaf scientist and educator, as first woman president
WHEC-TV profiles Caroline Solomon, the next president of NTID.
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July 9, 2025
RIT’s NTID names first woman president
Rochester Business Journal covers the announcement of NTID's next president, Caroline Solomon.
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July 9, 2025
Solomon selected to serve as next National Technical Institute for the Deaf president
WXXI reports on incoming NTID President Caroline Solomon. -
July 8, 2025
AI Empowers Novices to Launch Cyberattacks
Communications of the ACM speaks to Ersin Uzun, director of the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute, and RIT trustee Kevin Surace ’85 (electrical engineering technology) about AI driven attacks.
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July 8, 2025
Robot Teachers Improve Primary School Learning by 8% Over Human Teachers
EdArabia reports on an RIT Dubai study led by Jinane Mounsef, chair of the electrical engineering and computing sciences department, that shows the positive effects of AI and robotics integration at the elementary-school level.
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July 8, 2025
Caroline M. Solomon named president of RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf
The dean of faculty at Gallaudet University will begin her tenure at RIT/NTID on Aug. 18. Solomon will become the first woman to lead the college in its nearly 60-year history.
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July 8, 2025
Game-changer Stephen Jacobs retires after 30 years
After three decades of teaching, mentoring, and pioneering academic and research programs at RIT, Professor Stephen Jacobs is retiring.