Grace Phelan '24 (biomedical science) co-published an article with
Elizabeth Ayers, senior lecturer in NTID’s Department of Science and Mathematics, titled "
Sign Language Integration in Dental Education: A Qualitative Case Study" in the Journal of Health Care Communications. Their research explored the effectiveness of sign language training and assessed its long-term impact on dental students after they completed their studies at the University of West Indies in Mona, Jamaica.
Juilee Decker, professor of history and museum studies program director, and
Hinda Mandell, professor in the School of Communication, co-curated an exhibit, Co-Crafting Democracy: Fiber Arts and Activism, on view through Sept. 2 at the National Women’s Hall of Fame and Museum in Seneca Falls, N.Y. The curatorial team also included
Tamar Carroll, department chair of history, and
Samaya Nasr, lecturer, Department of History. The installation was supported by RIT colleagues, including
Liz Call
and
Landyn Hatch
from RIT Archives,
Marnie Soom
from RIT Press, and museum studies students Lucia Bazdresch, Claire Gallucci, Renee Guerin, and Bella Herendeen, and alumni Scott Nost ’22 and Jan Adil ’22.
Dave Schwartz, director of the School of Interactive Games and Media, presented his team’s work on
Jack Voltaic at the 49th annual National Hazards Research and Applications Workshop on July 14. The game, funded by the Army Cyber Institute at West Point, prepares critical infrastructure stakeholders for the convergence of physical disasters and cybersecurity attacks. The team was a collaboration between the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Art and Design, and ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute.