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Emily Stamaris with a blue scrub smiles into the camera while resting her arm on the ultrasound machine.

Shadowing: Behind the Scenes: Emily Stamaris, BS, RDMS, RVT

Let’s learn more about Emily Stamaris, our fifth preceptor in this Shadowing: Behind the Scenes Series!

a woman stands next to an A E D device attached to a wall.

NTID researchers work to incorporate accessible AED machines on campus

Researchers have identified an AED that includes visual and text prompts, making it accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing users and those not familiar with the English language.

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RIT student’s research prepares her for a career in neuropsychology

“Why does one person with a brain injury recover faster than another? Or why does someone in their 90s still live independently while another faces early cognitive decline? I want to understand what makes the difference,” says Experimental Psychology MS soon-to-be grad Bo Allaby.

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Research opportunities at RIT position grad to pursue Ph.D.

Over the past few months, RIT student Hannah DeFelice has looked forward to going to her internship office—a paddock in the center of a Holliston, Mass., farm—and spending quality time with her co-workers, a herd of 11 horses and three donkeys.

Emma Kane, a young college student, sits in a black shirt with a tiger on it in front of an orange background.

Student spotlight: Researching health care for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people

Emma Kane, a third-year public policy major from Brighton, N.Y., has spent the past year working at the Deaf Health Laboratory, led by the mentors at the Deaf Health Care and Biomedical Sciences Hub (Deaf Hub) at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

Ashina Singh, a woman with a black long hair and a yellow flower-patterned black and white blouse.

Deaf Hub Vital Signs 2025 – Ashina Singh, MD

Another Deaf Hub Vital Signs has been completed in our book of memories! We invited Dr. Ashina Singh to share her experience as a late-deafened individual navigating through the fields of transplant hepatology and gastroenterology. Her presentation was titled “Overcoming Barriers: Underrepresented Minority Experience in an Ableist Field.”

Joseph Samosa with a blue-striped yellow tie and black jacket smiles into the camera.

Shadowing: Behind the Scenes: Joseph “Joe” Samona, DDS

Let’s learn more about Joseph “Joe” Samona, DDS, our third preceptor in this Shadowing: Behind the Scenes Series!

Yasmine Lee points to her poster at the research fair

Student's Quest: Yasmine Lee

Raised in a family with healthcare professionals, Yasmine Lee fell in love with science that led her to study biomedical sciences with a minor in exercise science.

Chehally Soto poses next to a poster at the research fair

Student's Quest: Chehally Soto

Chehally is a Deaf Puerto Rican woman focused on research, writing, and advocacy, especially when it comes to increasing Deaf representation in the medical field. As a master’s student in communication with a health focus at RIT, she is working to bridge the gap between the Deaf community and healthcare.

Amadou poses in front of a poster

Student's Quest: Amadou Diallo

Amadou is no stranger to fighting against systemic barriers. As a BIPOC deaf individual, he experienced the challenges of language deprivation firsthand, which shaped his views on medical accessibility.

The image shows a laboratory setting where two scientists are conducting an experiment. They are both wearing white lab coats, blue gloves, and protective goggles. The woman in the foreground is handling a thin metal loop, possibly for microbiological work, near a lit Bunsen burner, while the man beside her is using a pipette. In the background, another scientist is working at a different station. The lab is well-equipped with various scientific instruments, pipette racks, and chemical bottles.

Student's Quest: Biverly Huff

Biverly applies her experiences and classroom knowledge to pursue her goal of becoming a veterinary behaviorist.

Menna Nicola is smiling and using a computer

Student's Quest: Menna Nicola

Menna bridges the gap between people and technology, using her skills to connect both worlds.