'Lia' Shines Light on Science Education
Apr 29, 2004 — BOSTON, April 29 -- Lia, a spunky, animated 14-year-old, is the star of a new project being developed by Boston University’s (BU) Photonics Center and College of Communication, to get young people, especially girls and minorities, interested in science and technology and inspire them to pursue educational and career opportunities in these fields. The BU groups have joined with Boston-based children’s media firm Fablevision to form an educational programming and technology collaboration. Lia is...