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Yahoo! Sports reports on Deaf Culture Day, hosted by the Rochester Red Wings and supported by RIT/NTID.

Rochester Red Wings baseball, in partnership with RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf and Rochester School for the Deaf, will host the first Deaf Culture Day at Frontier Field on Sunday, April 28.

Meet three students who were nominated to attend the Kennedy Center American College Theater Regional Festival.

NTID is one of three finalists in a global competition to source technology solutions that increase access to local sign languages and advance language and literacy outcomes for deaf children in developing countries.

Mystery, murder, dance, a look at deaf life, and the struggle to survive Nazi Germany are all part of a new collaborative season by RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf Performing Arts program and College of Liberal Arts Theater Arts program.

Laura Lentz, adjunct professor, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, featured in City Newspaper.

A collection of paintings on display at NTID explores deafness in a unique and powerful way. “Rise Up: Silent Margins,” a collection of 17 paintings by RIT/NTID alumna Ashley Hannan, runs through Feb. 23 in NTID’s Dyer Arts Center.

A collection of interpretive dances based on children’s prose and poetry is featured in a new production by NTID’s Performing Arts department.

Futurism features Jason Nordhaus, an NTID assistant professor of physics and a program faculty member in RIT’s astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. program.

A revolutionary technique developed by NTID astrophysicist Jason Nordhaus could allow for a better understanding of the fates of solar systems when their stars cease to shine.

“Cultivating Connections: Growing Communities in the Flower City” showcases artwork representing the local community. “6x6 Deaf Pride” features more than 100 artworks created by members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. Both exhibits run through Dec. 15 at NTID’s Dyer Arts Center.

The unique blend of deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing students performing on stage together will guarantee theater-goers a one-of-a-kind experience at the debut of the Tony-award winning classic Cabaret at RIT.