News by Topic: Deaf Community

  • April 28, 2018

    A portrait of Maya Penn.

    RIT/NTID student to join Peace Corps in Africa

    Just one month after Maya Penn graduates with her bachelor’s degree in psychology from RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, she will fulfill her own personal quest for serving others by teaching deaf children in Ghana.

  • April 27, 2018

    six people standing against a brick wall, with two holding a novelty bank check.

    Small World That wins Next Big Idea competition

    Small World That, a central hub that connects the international deaf community through a website and app, took home the $5,000 first prize in RIT/NTID’s The Next Big Idea Competition, a Shark Tank-style business competition.

  • April 25, 2018

    App makes museum experience more accessible

    NTID is launching a mobile app to be used in its Dyer Arts Center that provides content in various forms, including video in American Sign Language, transcripts and audio and visual descriptions.

  • April 24, 2018

    Person writing on a clipboard inside of a row boat.

    Imagine RIT preview: Accessible rower

    Researchers at NTID’s Center on Access Technology will demonstrate an accessible rower that allows deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes to understand the commands of the coxswain during Imagine RIT on April 28.

  • April 20, 2018

    Student showcasing work in front of poster.

    NTID hosts Student Research Fair

    The event gives undergraduate and graduate students, in partnership with faculty mentors, the opportunity to present posters or give demonstrations on topics related to health science, communication studies, access technology and environmental research, among others.

  • April 19, 2018

    Researchers line up and pose for a photo.

    RIT honors its researchers

    RIT honored researchers who served as principal investigators on active awards in fiscal year 2017 at an April 18 reception. Also recognized were the 19 recipients of Seed Funding Awards and 10 new inductees in RIT’s PI Millionaires.

  • April 11, 2018

    Nicole Pannullo in a white lab coat standing in a lab.

    Nicole Pannullo named 2018 Goldwater Scholar

    Pannullo is the first hard-of-hearing student at RIT to be recognized as a Barry Goldwater Scholar. It is the highest undergraduate award of its kind for the fields of the natural sciences, math and engineering.

  • March 20, 2018

    an acrylic and pastel piece created by artist Tracey Salaway.

    Dyer Arts Center features ‘Beyond Form’ exhibit

    A new exhibit at NTID’s Dyer Arts Center features the artwork of deaf artists during “Beyond Form: Non-Objective Art.” More than 15 professional artists who are deaf or hard-of-hearing are participating in the exhibit; five of those artists are RIT/NTID alumni.

  • March 19, 2018

    Lady Bird Johnson shaking hands with Bill Ingraham.

    NTID celebrates 50 years

    Since its establishment in 1968, NTID has become a catalyst for diversity and inclusion on the RIT campus, creating a post–secondary learning environment never before seen in this country.

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