News

October 6, 2016

NTID audiologist earns Oticon Focus on People award

Catherine Clark, an audiologist and faculty member at NTID, is among the individuals honored by the 2016 Oticon Focus on People Awards, a national competition that celebrates people who are helping to eliminate negative stereotypes of what it means to be deaf or hard of hearing.
September 29, 2016

NTID celebrates closing of Deaf Awareness Week

NTID wraps up Rochester’s Deaf Awareness Week on Saturday with a presentation, plaque dedication and Sunshine 2.0 theater performance.
September 28, 2016

NTID hosts job fair Oct. 19

Representatives from more than 40 local and national corporations, federal agencies and nonprofit organizations will meet with hundreds of deaf and hard-of-hearing students—who are also prospective employees—at the 16th annual job fair on Oct. 19.
September 19, 2016

NTID president accepts Mayoral proclamation

Gerry Buckley attended a ceremony at Rochester’s City Hall in celebration of International Deaf Awareness Week.
September 9, 2016

Students, alumni nominated for GREAT Awards

With six finalists, RIT will be well represented at the 2016 Greater Rochester Excellence and Achievements in Technology Awards, presented by Digital Rochester Inc.
September 7, 2016

Grad to share journey from student to entrepreneur

NTID alumnus Thomas Otto-Bruc presents “The Route to Imagination and Possibilities” on Oct. 3 as part of the Edmund Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series.
August 31, 2016

RIT welcomes deaf and hearing Israeli performers

The Ebisu Sign Language Theatre Laboratory will perform at RIT on Sept. 28. The group employs a combination of Israeli Sign Language, expressive gestures and physical theatre.
August 23, 2016

Exhibit features deaf Nigerian and Chinese artists

Exhibits highlighting the diversity of deaf artists and their experiences will be on display Aug. 26 through Oct. 29 in the Dyer Arts Center.
August 22, 2016

NTID team wins sixth College Bowl

A student team has won the National Association of the Deaf College Bowl academic competition for the third consecutive year, and earned its sixth victory overall.
August 15, 2016

NTID hosts digital arts, film, writing contests

The annual Digital Arts, Film and Animation Competition for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students generated dozens of entries from high school students across the nation.
August 9, 2016

NTID to launch mobile app development program

The new academic program is made possible by a collaboration with Xamarin Inc. and a grant from the National Science Foundation.
July 22, 2016

Grant assists postdoctoral deaf students

A nearly $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help advance research, teaching experiences and career prep for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.