Live Blog: Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap
Welcome to the Flinn Foundation Bio Blog where you will receive the latest news throughout 2025 (and beyond) on the next iteration of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap.
The Roadmap is the nation’s longest-running, statewide bioscience strategic plan. Bookmark this page for regular updates on the biosciences in Arizona and the development of the new Roadmap coming this fall.
Live Blog: Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap
News and Updates
NSF seeks applicants for STEM Discovery Research K-12 grants
November 07, 2007
The National Science Foundation’s Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12) program seeks to enable significant advances in K-12 student and teacher learning of the STEM disciplines through research about, and development and implementation of, innovative resources, models, and technologies for use by…
MCC seeks Biotechnology Instructor
November 07, 2007
Mesa Community College seeks a part time Biotechnology Instructor for the Spring Semester 2008. BIO 212AA, Biotechnology I covers the essentials of nucleic acid manipulations. Applicant must be familiar with documentation skills, preparation of solutions, preparation of chemi-competent E. coli,…
Program at EMCC, Intel opens Dysart girls’ eyes to careers
October 31, 2007
[Source: Annemarie Moody, Arizona Republic] — Figuring out how many rubber bands it would take for Barbie to safely bungee jump off a stairwell may get high school girls excited about math and science careers. That experiment was one of…
Western Peaks teacher honored
October 31, 2007
[Source: Arizona Republic] — Dysart’s governing board recognized Western Peaks Elementary teacher Angela Kirschner for receiving the 2007 Gary Dickinson Award for Teaching Excellence through the Society of Automotive Engineers International. This award recognizes an outstanding middle school teacher or…
Federal rule yields hope for science; testing mandate is expected to increase time for subject
October 30, 2007
[Source: Sean Cavanagh, Education Week] — Some proponents of science education say they have faced no greater foe over the past few years than federally mandated tests in reading and mathematics, which have forced teachers to devote increasingly bigger chunks…
In science classrooms, a blast of fresh O2
October 30, 2007
[Source: Natalie Angier, New York Times] — Maybe you
Mesa students may start medical translation
October 30, 2007
[Source: Andrea Natekar, East Valley Tribune] — A Mesa school hopes to offer bilingual students a chance to use their cultural and language skills to help the community
