Visionary Cross project combines medieval Anglo-Saxon relics with next-generation 3-D visualization
Written in Old English by an anonymous poet, The Dream of the Rood is recognized as one of the oldest poems in the English language and among the most beautiful religious works. What many don’t know is that much of the poem is carved in runes (ancient symbols) on a 17-ft high stone cross in a Scottish church.
Mark Pijl-Zieber utilizes technology as a teaching tool
Mark Pijl-Zieber (BN ’93) doesn’t consider himself a technological wizard, but he does say the technology he utilizes works magic with his students.
Dr. Marlo Steed asks how technology impacts the way people teach and learn
Albert Einstein famously said, “Never memorize something that you can look up.”
Dr. Marlo Steed wholeheartedly agrees.
Dr. Masami Tatsuno investigates the role sleep plays in the formation of memory
Neuroscience professor Dr. Masami Tatsuno’s investigations into REM and non-REM sleep and their effects on memory are producing findings that are quite awakening. Memory is a crucial brain function for humans and other animals; therefore, understanding how memory is encoded and maintained in the brain is an important problem of neuroscience.
Dr. Helen Kelley and her collaborators reveal that e-health technologies can boost health outcomes
When it comes to chronic diseases like diabetes, the key to warding off complications lies in the daily management of the illness – that’s why education is so important.