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February 2, 2020
Students encouraged to take Title IX climate survey
The Title IX Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey is conducted every other year and is intended to monitor trends and identify issues that are occurring on campus. It is part of the statewide “Enough is Enough” law designed to help keep students safe.
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February 2, 2020
New program addresses need and training for interpreters of color
A report from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf states that of the more than 10,000 sign-language interpreters that are registered nationally, a mere 13 percent identify as persons of color. Acknowledging this gap, a team at NTID has created a program that aims to equip interpreters of color to meet the demands of interpreting in a postsecondary environment, while boosting recruitment and retention efforts for interpreters of color.
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February 2, 2020
Tiffany's Super Bowl trophy
CBSNews talks to Rachel Arday '14 (metals and jewelry design), a silversmith at Tiffany's and Co. who worked on the Vince Lombardi Trophy for this year's Super Bowl winner.
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January 31, 2020
Red Cross installing specialized smoke alarms for deaf hard-of-hearing in Rochester
WROC-TV talks to Gary Behm, associate vice president of Academic Affairs at NTID, about bed shaker alarms that wake up individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing if a traditional smoke detector is activated.
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January 30, 2020
Student Spotlight: Game Symphony Orchestra competes in Dr. Munson’s Performing Arts Challenge
Dean Nguyen created RIT’s Game Symphony Orchestra when he was a freshman. Now a fifth-year year computer engineering technology major, the GSO conductor is performing with a smaller ensemble at Dr. Munson’s Performing Arts Challenge.
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January 30, 2020
RIT/NTID alumna to perform at Super Bowl
Internationally renowned performer, artist, and RIT/NTID alumna Christine Sun Kim ’02 (applied arts and sciences) will perform the National Anthem and “America the Beautiful” in American Sign Language as part of the Super Bowl pregame festivities on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
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January 30, 2020
He was crowned the most outrageous fan of Reese’s and Wawa, then he took it to the next level
The Philadelphia Inquirer features Andrew Athias '18 (management information systems).
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January 30, 2020
RIT brings in therapy dogs for students
WROC-TV reports on RIT's therapy dog visits to reduce student stress and promote self care.
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January 30, 2020
Don’t expect a $550 million settlement to stop Facebook from scanning your face
Vox talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about restrictions on facial recognition technologies.
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January 30, 2020
RIT Brings Therapy Dogs to Campus To Help Students Relieve Stress
Spectrum News talks to RIT students about a recent visit from therapy dogs to reduce stress and promote self care.
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January 30, 2020
College of Liberal Arts faculty write books on varied topics
Four faculty members from RIT’s College of Liberal Arts have recently written books on diverse subjects: how disability is viewed in the media, the commercialization of 19th-century autobiographies, how birth and death costs and practices have changed over the years, and how Germany adopted technology and a productivity culture after World War II.
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January 30, 2020
RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator welcomes new coach
Rochester-based business consultant and former Xerox executive Katherine O’Brien has been hired as the newest coach at RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator. Her expertise is in strategic and tactical planning, product design and commercialization, process improvement, business development, research and development, sales and marketing and project and program management.