KEYS Research Program celebrates 20 years at University of Arizona / KOLD
The University of Arizona’s KEYS Research Program this summer marked its 20th anniversary of placing dozens of high school students alongside university mentors for a free, seven-week science research experience.
Flinn Foundation seed grantee Sandeep Gupta of ASU helping epilepsy patients avoid seizures / Flinn Foundation
Arizona State University researcher Sandeep Gupta, whose team is developing an AI technology to help epilepsy patients avoid seizures, was one of the seven researchers selected this year to receive $100,000 from the Flinn Foundation Translational Seed Grants Program.
Downtown Phoenix snags second AISLE outpost In Bioscience Core / Hoodline
The Arizona International Soft Landing Experience, known as AISLE, is expanding from its SkySong base in Scottsdale to a Connect Labs location in the 850 PBC building at the Phoenix Bioscience Core in downtown Phoenix.
Here’s how the West Valley is driving innovation in healthcare / AZ Big Media
From Goodyear to Glendale to west Phoenix, the West Valley’s research communities are no longer isolated from one another. They’re creating a corridor—one defined by clinical trials, environmental science, genomics, diagnostics and workforce development.
Opioid withdrawal impacts gene regulation, ASU study finds / KJZZ
A study by Arizona State University researchers explored how opioid withdrawal affects the brain. The researchers found the withdrawal impacts gene regulation, which can ultimately lead to changes in decision-making and self-control.
Flagstaff high schoolers learn about health professions in new NAU camp / Arizona Daily Sun
About 20 students from the Flagstaff and Phoenix areas spent a week at Northern Arizona University’s first Health Careers Immersion and Skills Camp where they learned from faculty and current university students about health professions and first aid skills.
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