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A lifelong volunteer and advocate for community involvement, and a graduating student whose passion is helping the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community overcome food anxiety are the recipients of this year’s Alfred L. Davis Distinguished Public Service Awards.

Five renowned individuals with contributions to science, business, technology, and the arts will receive honorary degrees from RIT.

People speaks to NTID alumni Daniel Moreno '15 (industrial design) and Janet West Moreno '09 (applied arts and sciences) about the most common misconceptions related to raising hearing children.

Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Performing Arts, National Technical Institute for the Deaf Performing Arts Department, and Dance at RIT have teamed up to create and produce an original production, “Pure Imagination: The Magical Candy Shoppe,” April 17-19, on the RIT campus.

Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf will host an evening with artist and alumna Christine Sun Kim as part of the college’s Edmund Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in the new RIT Performing Arts Center. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

WHEC-TV speaks to Danny Maffia, principal lecturer at NTID, about the Deaf Day of Play event at Strong National Museum of Play providing accessible experiences for deaf families.

Thomastine Sarchet’s research is about more than collecting data—it’s about expanding opportunities and dignity for deaf people worldwide.

CNET speaks to Blake Nitko, social media manager for RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, about how American Sign Language content on streaming platforms improves accessibility and creates a more inclusive viewing experience for deaf audiences.

RIT has launched a new decade-long strategic framework that will guide the university’s priorities, investments, inspiration, and aspirations through 2035.

RIT/NTID and The Strong National Museum of Play have again partnered to celebrate the richness of Rochester’s Deaf community with a Deaf Day of Play at the museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21. Students from NTID’s Department of American Sign Language and Interpreter Education Bachelor of Science in Interpreting program will provide pro bono ASL interpretation throughout the museum. 

Government Technology highlights Grammar Laboratory, a tool developed by Erin Finton, lecturer for RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The tool makes English grammar practice more accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

The Mind Hears profiles NTID President Caroline Solomon.