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Spotlight on Humanities Alumni: Jennika Stamm

Name: Jennika Stamm ’10 Age: 23 Education (UR and additional): B.A. in American Sign Language, University of Rochester, 2010 Current city/state of residence: South Brunswick, NJ Family: Married to another UR 2010 graduate (he graduated with a BS in Computer Science and a BA in Linguistics) Community activities: Volunteering at local wildlife rehabilitation centers When [...]

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Spotlight on Natural Sciences and Humanities Alumni: Matt Hall

Name: Matt Hall Age: 31 Education (UR and additional): B.A. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences & American Sign Language, University of Rochester, 2003; M.A. at UC San Diego, 2008; PhD expected 2012 Current city/state of residence: San Diego CA Job Title: Doctoral student Employer: UC San Diego Community activities: although grad school keeps me pretty [...]

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Spotlight on Humanities Alumni: Beth Goldstone

Name: Beth Goldstone Age: 28 Education (UR and additional): B.A. in American Sign Language, University of Rochester, 2005; Ed. S (School Psychology-in progress) Job Title: Substitute teacher, graduate student Employer: Rocky Mountain Deaf School Why did you choose to attend the University of Rochester? I visited Rochester and loved the charm of a small intimate [...]

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Spotlight on Humanities Alumni: Dana Mittelman

Name: Dana Mittelman Age: 28 Occupation: American Sign Language/English Interpreter Education (UR and additional): B.A. in American Sign Language, University of Rochester, 2005. M.A. in Interpretation, Gallaudet University, 2009. Current city/state of residence: Washington, DC Family: Drew Mittelman (’68), father Community Activites: I’m a member of the national Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) [...]

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Nine Rochester Students Awarded Fellowships for Graduate Research

Nine University of Rochester students and six alumni have been named recipients of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

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American Sign Language Meets American Idol

In a clever play on American Idol, undergraduates and high school students show off their knowledge of American Sign Language during Sign Idol

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