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Walters Awarded Grant for Virtual Fair Project

October 2009

Lori C. Walters was awarded a $1.47 million grant from the National Science Foundation to fund a 3D virtual recreation of the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Virtual fairgoers of all ages will be immersed in an accurately modeled historical world with more than 140 pavilions on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and an array of arts and humanities exhibits. Discovery Points throughout the virtual environment will afford opportunities for in-depth engagement in STEM topics that will empower participants to explore the broader consequences of technological innovations. Project partners include the Queens Museum of Art and New York Hall of Science.

• Lori Walters, Ph.D.