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
‘Better Than Ever’ teams up with El Tour for 2nd annual bike training program
August 01, 2007
Better than Ever, an Arizona Cancer Center-based fitness and fundraising program, invites the community to participate in the 2nd Annual Bike Training Program to complete the 35-mile or 66-mile event of El Tour on Nov. 17, 2007. Better Than Ever…
Arizona 36th in kids’ well-being; math and science mentioned
July 31, 2007
In a July 25, 2007 Arizona Republic article, information is relayed about a national report that ranks Arizona 36th in the nation on ten indicators of child well-being, including education, death rates and poverty. Specific to education, Children’s Action Alliance…
$1,000 awards for innovative K-16 math and science programs
July 30, 2007
Grant Title: Toshiba America Foundation Grants Program for K-6 Science and Math Education Eligibility: K-6 teachers Value: Up to $1,000 per award Deadline: October 1, 2007 The mission of Toshiba America Foundation is to promote quality science and mathematics education…
Biodesign Institute, Mapp Biopharmaceutical, and Kentucky Bioprocessing collaborate on pharma products
July 30, 2007
[Source: The Biodesign Institute] — The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, Mapp Biopharmaceutical and Kentucky Bioprocessing (KBP) will collaborate on developing, refining and producing low-cost pharmaceutical products for large cost sensitive markets in global health. The initial product targets…
Ranu Jung and the 16th annual International Computational Neuroscience meeting
July 30, 2007
[Source: Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering] — Ranu Jung, an associate professor in the Harrington Department of Bioengineering and director of the Center for Adaptive Neural Systems at ASU, and Sharon Cook, an assistant professor in the Department of…
Eye-twitching might be necessary for seeing
July 30, 2007
[Source: Robin Moroney, WSJ] — Researchers might finally have explained an oddity about eyesight that has flummoxed scientists for decades: why eyes seem to twitch involuntarily, Scientific American reports (subscription required). Those frequent flickers were once thought to be random,…
