News by Topic: Deaf Community
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October 10, 2017
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Job fair connects deaf students with employers
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 17th annual NTID job fair on Oct. 18. -
October 4, 2017
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2017 Distinguished Alumni: Meet Barbara Ray and Samuel Holcomb
Meet Barbara Ray ’74, ’84 and Samuel ’77 Holcomb, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 2017 Distinguished Alumni. -
September 25, 2017
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NTID partners with Environmental Protection Agency
Deaf and hard-of-hearing students attending NTID will benefit from enhanced educational and career opportunities in the environmental sciences, thanks to a memorandum of understanding between the college and the Environmental Protection Agency. -
September 21, 2017
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International Week of the Deaf celebration
RIT will raise the Sign Union flag on Friday to commemorate International Week of the Deaf. -
September 12, 2017
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Dyer Arts Center features Arte del Corazón exhibit
For the first time, the Dyer Arts Center will feature the artwork of Latinx deaf artists during the Arte del Corazón exhibit, which runs through Dec. 16. -
September 11, 2017
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RIT talent on display at Fringe Festival, Sept. 14-23
The KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, a 10-day event with more than 500 eclectic performances, begins Thursday in downtown Rochester, and several RIT students, faculty, staff and Osher members are participating with performances and exhibits.
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September 11, 2017
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RIT’s brightest experts highlight LSI event
The first-ever Light and Sound Interactive (LSI), starting Tuesday in Rochester, will shine a light on RIT’s imaging and audio experts. The three-day conference, expo and career fair will feature talks, panel discussions, demonstrations and special events. -
September 5, 2017
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NTID receives Motorola Solutions Foundation grant
NTID received a grant for $30,000 from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions Inc. Through the grant, NTID will support a new initiative to encourage students to enroll in NTID’s new mobile application development program. -
August 22, 2017
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Students pitch business ideas to investors
The Saunders Summer Startup Program held its Investor Demo Night, in which the 11 teams that spent the summer working on their business ideas got the chance to pitch their ventures to potential investors. -
August 8, 2017
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NTID gets $2.6M to study language outcomes
NTID was awarded a $2.6 million, five-year award from the National Institutes of Health to study the neurological, linguistic and behavioral outcomes for deaf individuals after childhood—the first study of its kind with college-age adults. -
August 7, 2017
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Undergraduate student innovators unveil research at 26th annual symposium
More than 250 student projects, representing RIT’s nine colleges, were on display at the 26th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Aug. 4. Research proposals were featured in a series of oral and poster presentations throughout the day.
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August 7, 2017
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RIT well represented at Digital Rochester awards
The 2017 Greater Rochester Excellence and Achievements in Technology Awards, presented by Digital Rochester Inc., recognize the Greater Rochester community’s entrepreneurial spirit in technological achievement for advancing commerce and resource conservation.
