News

October 15, 2014

RIT/NTID student earns national Girl Scout award

Anna Krauss is one of 10 Girl Scout USA 2014 Young Women of Distinction for her efforts to make New York state tests more accessible for deaf students.
October 1, 2014

National Organization on Disability lauds RIT

RIT has been credited by the National Organization on Disability as a good example of a university that successfully helps its students find jobs upon graduation.
September 26, 2014

Dyer Arts Center honors Deaf View/Image Arts

“Viva De’VIA” runs Oct. 3 to Nov. 8 and honors the group that started 25 years ago to represent the visual perceptions of deaf artists based on their deaf experience.
September 26, 2014

ASL Video Dictionary now available as an app

An enhanced version of the ASL Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide, created by NTID, now is available for iPhones and Android phones.
September 23, 2014

‘Miracle on Ice’ goaltender Jim Craig to visit RIT

Jim Craig will visit RIT on Oct. 3 for a number of events, including a presentation, lunch and Q&A session.
September 8, 2014

Memorial for Robert F. Panara planned for Friday

A memorial tribute to Robert F. Panara, much beloved professor emeritus at RIT, author, poet, historian and sports fan, is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday in the Panara Theatre.
September 2, 2014

‘Happy’ video with RIT/NTID ties goes viral

A music video, an adaptation of the Pharrell Williams song “Happy,” from an Adirondack summer camp for aspiring deaf teen filmmakers and co-sponsored by NTID has gone viral.
August 1, 2014

Boys and girls from near and far attend NTID camps

Thirty-five deaf and hard-of-hearing teens from around the country attended the six-day TechBoyz and TechGirlz technology camps at RIT/NTID, including a boy from Alaska.
July 21, 2014

RIT mourns passing of deaf pioneer Robert Panara

Robert F. Panara, author, poet, historian and international authority on deaf figures in literature, and NTID's first deaf professor, died July 20. He was 94.
July 16, 2014

MotionSavvy co-founder named Deaf Youth Ambassador

Ryan Hait-Campbell, who with three other RIT students started a business to help deaf and hearing people communicate, was honored by the National Association of the Deaf.
July 9, 2014

RIT/NTID team wins NAD College Bowl

For the second consecutive time, a team from NTID won the National Association of the Deaf College Bowl Championship for deaf and hard-of-hearing college students.
June 12, 2014

Dyer Arts Center showcases local painters

“Intersections: Form, Space, Time & Color” features work by oil painter Carol Douglas and watercolorist Stu Chait.