/tags/minecraft Minecraft en-US Copyright Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:20:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2018-03-14/minecraft-players-are-helping-smu-researchers-find-better-cancer-fighting-drugs Minecraft is a popular video game that's sort of like virtual Lego. Players find and build stuff by themselves, or online with friends.It's a simple… Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:20:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2018-03-14/minecraft-players-are-helping-smu-researchers-find-better-cancer-fighting-drugs Justin Martin /education/2016-04-12/meet-the-scholarship-winners-of-a-contest-based-on-a-minecraft-inspired-game Last fall, ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº reported on a new scholarship program at the University of Texas at Dallas. Students could win up to $5,000 solving challenges in a… Tue, 12 Apr 2016 10:30:00 GMT /education/2016-04-12/meet-the-scholarship-winners-of-a-contest-based-on-a-minecraft-inspired-game Bill Zeeble /education/2015-10-13/at-ut-dallas-you-can-get-a-scholarship-for-mastering-a-game-inspired-by-minecraft Millions of kids play the computer game Minecraft. That’s inspired the University of Texas at Dallas to create its own game, something called Polycraft… Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:14:12 GMT /education/2015-10-13/at-ut-dallas-you-can-get-a-scholarship-for-mastering-a-game-inspired-by-minecraft Bill Zeeble /education/2015-05-04/for-middle-school-kids-playing-minecraft-is-first-step-toward-learning-to-code There’s a new after-school club in the Denton school district where kids can play computer games. But they’re not just staring like zombies into screens.… Mon, 04 May 2015 23:00:00 GMT /education/2015-05-04/for-middle-school-kids-playing-minecraft-is-first-step-toward-learning-to-code Bill Zeeble