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September 21, 2024
RIT, Red Wings team up for fifth annual Deaf Culture Night
WHAM-TV highlights the annual Deaf Culture Night event hosted at Innovative Field, made possible through a partnership with RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID).
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September 20, 2024
Inside Sign Speak’s Mission To Make Accessibility Out Of American Sign Language And Artificial Intelligence
Banking Financial talks to the founding team of Sign Speak about community autonomy being at the core of all they do.
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September 19, 2024
RIT Trustee Andrew Jacobson makes largest commitment by an alumnus to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
RIT trustee and alumnus Andrew Jacobson has pledged $1 million in support of Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The Andrew Jacobson Endowed Scholarship represents the largest commitment by an RIT/NTID alumnus in the college’s history.
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September 12, 2024
RIT President says it’s ‘an extraordinary time at RIT’
RIT President David Munson delivered his annual Welcome and State of the University address Sept. 12, where he also highlighted a strong enrollment, research milestones, the initial stages of a new strategic plan, and achievements by students, faculty, and staff.
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September 9, 2024
Red Wings unveil special jerseys for Deaf Culture Night
WHAM-TV highlights a specially made jersey for the Rochester Red Wings that will be worn for Deaf Culture Night.
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September 6, 2024
RIT well represented at 2024 Rochester Fringe Festival
RIT students, faculty, and staff will contribute music, dance, comedy, poetry, photojournalism, and more during the 13th annual Rochester Fringe Festival, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 10, through Sept. 21.
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September 4, 2024
President Munson looks ahead to new academic year in State of the University address next week
Join President David Munson Thursday, Sept. 12, as he welcomes the RIT community back to campus and to the beginning of a new academic year.
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September 3, 2024
RIT/NTID and School of Performing Arts present 2024-2025 theatrical and dance season
The 2024-2025 theatrical season will include thrillers, whimsical classical adaptations, a take on a popular Broadway show, and a reimagined look at The Nutcracker set in 1940s Harlem, among others.
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August 21, 2024
Astrophysicist Breaks Barriers for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Science Students
INSIGHT into Diversity speaks with Jason Nordhaus, associate professor in the Department of Science and Mathematics, about teaching physics to d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
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August 21, 2024
"Deaf Ninja" Kyle Schulze competed in American Ninja Warrior finals Monday. How did he do?
Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle features Kyle Schulze's '24 (mechatronics engineering technology) appearance on American Ninja Warrior.
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August 20, 2024
New Ph.D. programs welcome students this fall
The university’s two newest Ph.D. programs in cognitive science and physics offer diverse research opportunities for students and help them gain the skills and abilities needed to analyze data and grasp complex concepts. The new programs bring RIT’s total doctoral programs to 15.
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August 20, 2024
Student team from RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf wins 2024 College Bowl championship
This is the seventh time that an RIT/NTID student team has won the national question-and-answer competition, which consists of topics including arts and literature, history and government, geography, science, technology and nature, sports and leisure, Deaf heritage and culture, entertainment, current events, and mathematics.