http://www.matildaziegler.com the source for blindness news and information since 1907 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:03:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.matildaziegler.com/2009/09/14/sofia-program-supports-astronomy-for-students-with-sensory-impairments/ http://www.matildaziegler.com/2009/09/14/sofia-program-supports-astronomy-for-students-with-sensory-impairments/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:01:25 +0000 Matilda http://www.matildaziegler.com/?p=1088 MOFFETT FIELD, California — NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Science Center at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, has selected the YAAYS (Yerkes Astrophysics Academy for Young Scientists) and Space Exploration and Experience (SEE) projects at the University of Chicago’s Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, to receive funding support for the 2009 calendar year. Resources used in the YAAYS and SEE project are designed to promote active learning in astronomy and physical science by all students, especially those with vision or hearing loss…. READ PRESS RELEASE

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