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August 23, 2021
RIT receives Peace Corps Prep designation
RIT has received the “Peace Corps Prep” designation, enabling its students to take certain classes to better prepare them for service in the Peace Corps upon graduation. RIT is the first university in Western New York to receive the designation, and the fifth in the state.
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August 20, 2021
Progress on track despite pandemic, Munson says
Students, faculty, and staff are starting a new year during a continuing global pandemic. But that’s not stopping the momentum of student success, research, fundraising, and building projects designed to make RIT even better. That was just part of the message RIT President David Munson told the university community this morning at his annual President’s Address.
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August 19, 2021
Alumni, faculty collaborate on Buffalo public art project
Laural Hartman and Sarah Kinard created a large-scale mural combining painting and printmaking for the annual PLAY/GROUND showcase in downtown Buffalo.
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August 18, 2021
Dreams, hard work, and success await new students
A record number of first-year students Wednesday made their way to the Gordon Field House and Activities Center to cheers and welcomes from faculty, staff, and members of the RIT Pep Band during the annual Tiger Walk and New Student Convocation.
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August 13, 2021
RIT alumna named deputy commanding general for U.S. Army Human Resources Command
RIT alumna Brig. Gen. Stacy Babcock ’91 (criminal justice), ’96 (educational interpreting), ’98 MS (instructional technology) has been named deputy commanding general and Reserve Personnel Management Directorate director for U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC) in Fort Knox, Ky.
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August 5, 2021
RIT/NTID partners with Rochester Red Wings for Deaf Culture Day Sept. 2
The Rochester Red Wings baseball team are partnering with RIT/NTID and Rochester School for the Deaf to host the second Deaf Culture Day at Frontier Field, on Thursday, Sept. 2.
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July 31, 2021
How Microsoft’s AI For Accessibility Is Addressing The Issue Of Data Desert
Analytics India Magazine mentions the RIT and NTID developed TigerChat app, aimed at helping improve communication for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
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July 30, 2021
Shakespeare in Sign
Humanities, the magazine of The National Endowment for the Humanities, features Jill Bradbury, chair, NTID Department for Performing Arts.
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July 28, 2021
Lessons from segregated schools can help make today’s classrooms more inclusive
Essay by Sara Schley, research faculty member at NTID, published by The Conversation and republished by Yahoo News.
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July 27, 2021
RIT/NTID student focuses research on fighting breast tumors
Gigi Zheng, a third-year laboratory science technology major from New York City, will share her research at this year’s RIT Undergraduate Research Symposium during a pre-recorded presentation.
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July 22, 2021
RIT’s new Graduate School looks toward future
Graduate education at RIT has evolved over the last 60 years, and now, the university has officially created the RIT Graduate School, replacing the RIT Office of Graduate Education.
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July 15, 2021
RIT/NTID Executive Assistant Lin Hoke retires after 49 years of service
During her tenure, Lin Hoke made her mark throughout various NTID departments.