Open source Content / Open source Content for ɫƵ en Grant to Expand Free STEM Textbook Project /news/grant-expand-free-stem-textbook-project <p>A library of free and open-source educational science and technology resources for college courses will expand thanks to a $4.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the <a href="https://libretexts.org">LibreTexts Project</a>, led by the University of California, Davis.</p> October 09, 2018 - 12:20pm Andy Fell /news/grant-expand-free-stem-textbook-project KeckCAVES Virtual Reality Software Now for Gaming Headsets /news/keckcaves-virtual-reality-software-now-gaming-headsets <p>Virtual reality software used by scientists at the University of California, Davis, to study everything from earthquakes to molecular biology in a 3-D&nbsp;“cave” can now run on some off-the-shelf gaming VR headsets. Instructions and downloads are available online. &nbsp;</p> <p>For more than 10 years, the Keck Center for Active Visualization in Earth Sciences (<a href="http://keckcaves.org">KeckCAVES</a>) at ɫƵ has allowed researchers to build 3-D, interactive models of places they cannot visit in reality.</p> January 25, 2017 - 4:57pm Andy Fell /news/keckcaves-virtual-reality-software-now-gaming-headsets