News by Topic: Deaf Community
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May 15, 2017
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Grad defines strength in the face of adversity
Amie Sankoh came to the U.S. from Sierra Leone when she was 12 years old. The biochemistry student, who is deaf, will begin studying in August for her Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. -
May 9, 2017
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Young artists, writers win NTID contests
NTID has announced the winners of the annual Digital Arts, Film and Animation Competition for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students. -
May 6, 2017
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A decade of innovation, creativity engages thousands
The 10th Imagine RIT festival drew big crowds, despite cool and rainy weather. Tens of thousands came to experience nearly 400 exhibits in science, technology, engineering, fine arts and mathematics, including student research projects and displays organized by campus clubs. -
May 2, 2017
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Top stories and videos for April
News about an RIT scientist’s research with the NASA New Horizons spacecraft was the most read story last month. Check out all of April’s top stories and videos. -
May 1, 2017
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Interactive app sheds light on deaf pioneers
“Deaf Pioneers Adventure App Development” takes viewers on an interactive journey alongside Laura Redden Searing, a deaf 19th-century journalist and poet. -
May 1, 2017
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‘Switched at Birth’ star to visit RIT
Sean Berdy, best known for his portrayal of the “Deaf James Dean” character Emmett on Freeform’s Switched at Birth, will speak from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Panara Theatre. -
May 1, 2017
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BAGMAG wins top prize in Next Big Idea competition
Four teams of deaf and hard-of-hearing students from NTID went head-to-head April 26 during The Next Big Idea Competition, a Shark Tank-style business competition. BAGMAG, a hands-free solution for making skateboards easily portable on the back of a backpack, won first place. -
April 28, 2017
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Two graduate students earn NSF fellowships
Larwan Berke and Brendan John, graduate students in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, each received a three-year, $34,000 annual stipend from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. -
April 25, 2017
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NTID alumna is featured Lyon lecture presenter
Sasha Lakshmi Ponappa, director of the Program for Deaf Adults at LaGuardia Community College, will present “Finding Social Justice a Meaningful Home in Academia” as part of the Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series. -
April 25, 2017
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Dyer Arts Center chosen for art conservation effort
NTID’s Dyer Arts Center is one of 75 institutions from across the United States selected to participate in the inaugural year of the Collections Assessment for Preservation program, which assists museums in improving the care of their collections. -
April 13, 2017
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Venture Creations companies advance in competition
Four clients of the Venture Creations Business Incubator at RIT have advanced to the final round of the 2017 Rochester Venture Challenge business competition. -
April 3, 2017
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Top stories and videos for March
News and a video about RIT’s carillon bell system were among the most read and watched last month. Check out all of March’s top stories and videos.
