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  • May 29, 2019

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    RIT/NTID awards Dodge Faculty Grant to chemistry instructor

    Jennifer Lynn Swartzenberg, a faculty member in NTID’s science and mathematics department, is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Ronald D. Dodge Memorial Faculty Grant and will receive $1,000 for her project to produce videos of established and new American Sign Language (ASL) signs for organic chemistry.

  • May 16, 2019

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    NTID students graduate with accolades

    Several students at NTID were honored with their families and friends at an academic awards ceremony May 10 hosted by NTID President and RIT Vice President and Dean Gerry Buckley.

  • May 2, 2019

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    RIT/NTID provides groundwork for grads moving on to doctoral degree programs

    Abraham Glasser, a fourth-year computer science major from Pittsford, N.Y, wasn’t certain where he would land after graduation. But he credits his co-op experiences at Microsoft and NASA for helping him determine that he didn’t want a typical 9-to-5 job. Instead, he realized that a career developing accessible technologies for deaf and hard-of-hearing people would fulfill a passion for research.

  • April 30, 2019

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    A common language 

    Symmetry Magazine features Jason Nordhaus, assistant professor of physics, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and his work to reduce barriers to STEM for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

  • April 19, 2019

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    RIT/NTID hosts ‘Signing Time’ free family concert May 3

    Rachel Coleman, musician and star of the popular PBS and video series Signing Time, will perform a free show at NTID on May 3. Joining her on stage will be Coleman’s daughter Leah, an industrial design major at RIT/NTID, and her show sidekick Hopkins the Frog.

  • April 18, 2019

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    Podcast: The Case for the Performing Arts 

    Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 13: What role do the performing arts play in the life of students at a university noted for its science and technology? An enormous and welcoming role, say David Munnell, director of theater arts, and Thomas Warfield, director of dance at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

  • April 12, 2019

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    RIT honors researchers

    RIT honored researchers who served as principal investigators on active awards in fiscal year 2018 at an April 11 reception. Also recognized were the 20 recipients of Seed Funding Awards and 12 new inductees in RIT’s PI Millionaires.