Research News
Connecting Teachers with Technology: UNCW’s CESTEM Builds Educational Community for Southeastern North Carolina
Christopher Gordon loves talking about classroom-assisting technology. The materials and technologies he has to boast about are part of CESTEM’s technology loan program, available to any teacher and school system in the state of North Carolina.
Research Your Way to Success - Undergraduate Research at UNCW Rewards Students
At most universities, research opportunities are reserved for graduate students; however, the University of North Carolina Wilmington prides itself for making undergraduate involvement a priority.
Teaching with Technology: Introducing Robots to Children with Autism
The words “autonomous, programmable, humanoid robots” might not sound like the best description of a new tool in helping children with autism, but that’s exactly what NAO robots are. UNCW Assistant Professor Amelia Moody and her team of researchers have acquired six of these robots to utilize in a Wilmington after-school program that helps autistic children with their studies.
Faculty Spotlight
Janie Canty-Mitchell, Professor and Associate Director of Research and Sponsored Programs,has been running Camp BONES (Brigade of Nurse Exploring Seahawks) since 2007. The camp is a four-year nursing and health academy for under-served and underrepresented middle and high school students, recruited from eight counties in the southeastern NC region. To see a Star News blog post about Camp BONES click here.
Professor Canty-Mitchell also runs annual Health Summits. The most recent of which took place March 17th, 2012. Pictures from the Health Summits can be found here.
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