News
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March 18, 2024
Dancing through the cosmos
Rochester's City Magazine talks to Thomas Warfield, senior lecturer and director of dance, about the overlap of dance and astronomy.
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March 13, 2024
African American English, Black ASL are stigmatized. Experts say they deserve recognition
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to Joseph Hill, assistant dean of NTID Faculty Recruitment and Retention, about the issue. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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March 7, 2024
Scientists and researchers are trying to make American Sign Language more STEM-inclusive
NPR interviews Christopher Kurz, professor in NTID’s Master’s in Secondary Education program, about making American Sign Language more STEM inclusive.
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March 7, 2024
American Sign Language Reveals Wordplay Beyond Sound
The New York Times interviews alumnus Eric Epstein ’19 (software engineering).
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March 6, 2024
Alexander Van Hook named to RIT/NTID Alumni Association
Alexander Van Hook has been named to the board of the Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf’s Alumni Association. A staff attorney at the National Association of the Deaf, and admitted to the District of Columbia Bar, he self-identifies as a person with cross-disabilities (deaf wheelchair user).
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February 26, 2024
“Brilliance” opening reception in RIT/NTID's Dyer Arts Center
RIT/NTID’s Dyer Arts Center will host an opening reception for “Brilliance,” an exhibition of the mosaic work of the late Melissa Skyer, who was an artist, scientist, and faculty member in NTID’s Department of Science and Mathematics. The event is 4-6 p.m. Friday, March 1, in the Dyer Arts Center in LBJ Hall on the RIT campus.
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February 14, 2024
RIT receives diversity and inclusion award from National Institutes of Health
RIT has been announced as one of 10 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in Biomedical and Behavioral Research Prize Competition award winners.
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February 13, 2024
Harley School alum Thomas Warfield teaches students about life and "The Artists Path"
WHAM-TV features Thomas Warfield, senior lecturer and director of dance, as he speaks to students at The Harley School about what success means to them as artists.
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February 9, 2024
Researchers work to benefit society
RIT's researchers are improving healthcare for marginalized populations, explaining mysteries of the universe, battling anemia, and making autonomous driving systems more secure. Meet four of them.
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February 6, 2024
Former NTID student will sign the National Anthem at the Super Bowl
WROC-TV speaks to Daniel Durant, former NTID student, about signing the National Anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl.
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February 2, 2024
Activities outside of class keep students buzzing
There's more than 300 student clubs on campus involving art, gaming, music, politics, science, sports, and theater, including the RIT Beekeeping Club.
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January 26, 2024
Performing arts options tip scales in RIT’s favor
More than 500 incoming students this academic year received a performing arts scholarship, which were created to enable musicians, dancers, actors, and even students with experience in technical theater to continue to pursue their passion for performance while at RIT. To date, some 1,800 students have received scholarships in the five years they have been available.