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October 23, 2014
Students curate Bernard Bragg’s legacy in exhibit
“Lessons in Laughter: The Life and Times of Bernard Bragg,” curated by Jean Pietrowski and Allison Thompson, is a memento-filled exhibit of the deaf performer and playwright. -
October 21, 2014
NTID to study how stereotypes affect deaf students
NTID and University of Rochester, with a National Science Foundation grant, will study whether stereotypes affect the way deaf and hard-of-hearing students perform in math. -
October 16, 2014
Grant aims to help deaf students learn statistics
RIT’s College of Science and National Technical Institute for the Deaf received a grant to develop online tools to help deaf students better understand statistics concepts. -
October 15, 2014
RIT/NTID student earns national Girl Scout award
Anna Krauss is one of 10 Girl Scout USA 2014 Young Women of Distinction for her efforts to make New York state tests more accessible for deaf students. -
October 1, 2014
National Organization on Disability lauds RIT
RIT has been credited by the National Organization on Disability as a good example of a university that successfully helps its students find jobs upon graduation. -
September 26, 2014
Dyer Arts Center honors Deaf View/Image Arts
“Viva De’VIA” runs Oct. 3 to Nov. 8 and honors the group that started 25 years ago to represent the visual perceptions of deaf artists based on their deaf experience. -
September 26, 2014
ASL Video Dictionary now available as an app
An enhanced version of the ASL Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide, created by NTID, now is available for iPhones and Android phones. -
September 23, 2014
‘Miracle on Ice’ goaltender Jim Craig to visit RIT
Jim Craig will visit RIT on Oct. 3 for a number of events, including a presentation, lunch and Q&A session. -
September 8, 2014
Memorial for Robert F. Panara planned for Friday
A memorial tribute to Robert F. Panara, much beloved professor emeritus at RIT, author, poet, historian and sports fan, is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday in the Panara Theatre. -
September 2, 2014
‘Happy’ video with RIT/NTID ties goes viral
A music video, an adaptation of the Pharrell Williams song “Happy,” from an Adirondack summer camp for aspiring deaf teen filmmakers and co-sponsored by NTID has gone viral. -
August 1, 2014
Boys and girls from near and far attend NTID camps
Thirty-five deaf and hard-of-hearing teens from around the country attended the six-day TechBoyz and TechGirlz technology camps at RIT/NTID, including a boy from Alaska. -
July 21, 2014
RIT mourns passing of deaf pioneer Robert Panara
Robert F. Panara, author, poet, historian and international authority on deaf figures in literature, and NTID's first deaf professor, died July 20. He was 94.