News by Topic: Deaf Community
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September 12, 2017
Dyer Arts Center features Arte del Corazón exhibit
For the first time, the Dyer Arts Center will feature the artwork of Latinx deaf artists during the Arte del Corazón exhibit, which runs through Dec. 16. -
September 11, 2017
RIT talent on display at Fringe Festival, Sept. 14-23
The KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, a 10-day event with more than 500 eclectic performances, begins Thursday in downtown Rochester, and several RIT students, faculty, staff and Osher members are participating with performances and exhibits.
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September 11, 2017
RIT’s brightest experts highlight LSI event
The first-ever Light and Sound Interactive (LSI), starting Tuesday in Rochester, will shine a light on RIT’s imaging and audio experts. The three-day conference, expo and career fair will feature talks, panel discussions, demonstrations and special events. -
September 5, 2017
NTID receives Motorola Solutions Foundation grant
NTID received a grant for $30,000 from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions Inc. Through the grant, NTID will support a new initiative to encourage students to enroll in NTID’s new mobile application development program. -
August 22, 2017
Students pitch business ideas to investors
The Saunders Summer Startup Program held its Investor Demo Night, in which the 11 teams that spent the summer working on their business ideas got the chance to pitch their ventures to potential investors. -
August 8, 2017
NTID gets $2.6M to study language outcomes
NTID was awarded a $2.6 million, five-year award from the National Institutes of Health to study the neurological, linguistic and behavioral outcomes for deaf individuals after childhood—the first study of its kind with college-age adults. -
August 7, 2017
Undergraduate student innovators unveil research at 26th annual symposium
More than 250 student projects, representing RIT’s nine colleges, were on display at the 26th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Aug. 4. Research proposals were featured in a series of oral and poster presentations throughout the day.
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August 7, 2017
RIT well represented at Digital Rochester awards
The 2017 Greater Rochester Excellence and Achievements in Technology Awards, presented by Digital Rochester Inc., recognize the Greater Rochester community’s entrepreneurial spirit in technological achievement for advancing commerce and resource conservation. -
August 3, 2017
Graduate finds strength through bodybuilding
Deaf bodybuilder and fitness writer Alexandra Dunek ’14 is sharing her story of struggle and triumph to help inspire others who may be going through trying times of their own. -
August 2, 2017
Book highlights deaf Americans in Civil War
Harry Lang, NTID professor emeritus, will host a discussion and book signing on Sept. 6 for his latest book, Fighting in the Shadows: The Untold Story of Deaf People in the Civil War. -
August 1, 2017
Princeton Review names RIT among best colleges
The education-services company The Princeton Review features RIT in the just-published 2018 edition of its annual book The Best 382 Colleges. -
July 14, 2017
NTID gets $1M for deaf scientists-in-training program
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a grant to RIT that is expected to provide $1.025 million in funding over five years to develop a Scientists-In-Training Program for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Undergraduates.