VIDEO: Vision Lab Research Using Robot to Help Kids with Autism
A humanoid robot named NAO is used to analyze facial expressions for behavioral engagement assessment and intervention.
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NASA Wallops Successful Rocket Launch Included ODU Payload
The rocket carried a payload, through the RockOn! And RockSat-C programs, that included the team's research project along with eight others involving more than 13 universities and community colleges from across the country.
ODU Psychologist Warns About the Newest Addiction: Social Media
Jason Parker, a senior lecturer in Old Dominion University's Department of Psychology, said addiction to social media may not cause physical harm the way addictions to tobacco and alcohol do. But it could trigger long-term damage to emotions, behavior and relationships.
VIDEO: Mitchum Basketball Performance Center: Inside ODU’s new practice facility
The Bernett and Blanche Mitchum Basketball Performance Center is the new practice facility for Old Dominion University's women's and men's basketball teams.
Victoria Time: A Wake-up Call for Women in Africa
The way Victoria Time sees it, "African women carry too heavy a load on their heads and their backs, literally and figuratively." The goal of her new book, "Women's Social and Legal Issues in African Current Affairs: Lifting the Barriers," is "to wake them up, not to feel sorry for them."
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Across Campus - A Photo Essay
The Big Blue Sailing Academy kicked off June 19 with a beginner camp. Young sailors were taught how to sail and given hands-on shore training and aboard the ODU Sailing Team's fleet of Collegiate FJs, 420s and Laser sailboats. The week-long camp was held at the ODU Sailing Center at Whitehurst Beach. Photos Chuck Thomas
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ODU tennis players (L-R) Ingrid Vojcinakova and Natalia Vlasov work on their sand volleyball skills while enjoying the 90-degree weather at Whitehurst Beach. Photo Chuck Thomas