Virtual National Science Foundation internships aren’t just a pandemic stopgap – they can open up opportunities for more STEM students

Students who participated in the virtual Research Experience for Undergraduates at Purdue reported stronger gains in research ...
Government Technology

Gamification Is Catching on Through Virtual Science Labs

Schools in all 50 states are supplementing or even replacing the beaker and Bunsen burners found in traditional lab settings with a simulation program that teaches science through gamification — ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Virtual Worlds as Social-Science Labs

How one professor uses online games as petri dishes of human behavior Edward Castronova has been a wizard, a clergyman, and lately, a monster-slaying blonde, all inside virtual worlds. Scholars may ...
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Virtual Labs: How Online Schools Are Creating a New Era of Science Discovery

In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, online schools have been at the forefront of transforming how students learn, especially in the field of science. With the integration of virtual labs, ...
National Hockey League

NHL, NHLPA announce winners of Future Goals Virtual Science Fair

NEW YORK - In celebration of Earth Day, the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and National Hockey League (NHL) today announced the winners of the second annual Future Goals Virtual ...
GeekWire

Lessons in virtual reality: What these computer science students built (and learned) in 10 weeks

Kenneth Ma, left, a member of the University of Washington team behind the PrezVR virtual reality presentation app, gives a demo to Lawrence Tan, right, a fellow computer science student attending the ...