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
Session leaves education in waiting (ABEC commentary)
July 20, 2007
[Source: Susan Carlson, Arizona Business & Education Coalition, cited in Phoenix Business Journal] — The Arizona Business & Education Coalition was eager to see substantial movement during this legislative session toward enacting key recommendations from the P-20 Council. Instead, it…
Arizona Science Center offers professional development opportunities
July 20, 2007
The Arizona Science Center at 600 W. Washington St. in downtown Phoenix, offers a variety of professional development opportunities for teachers, including: College courses; Science, inquiry, and curriculum workshops; Special events; and Teacher orientations (to help maximize your next field…
Student results show benefits of math and science partnerships
July 19, 2007
[Source: Science Daily] — While an earlier study tracked schools that began work in the first year of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Math and Science Partnership program (MSP), the most recent study followed more than 300 schools participating in…
PBS TeacherSource serves educators and learners
July 18, 2007
For more than 30 years, teachers have trusted PBS’s quality programming and educational services. Maintaining that trust is the foundation of PBS’s mission to serve educators and learners. In addition, PBS TeacherSource is grounded in several core principles: (1) Quality…
National study shows five fruits and vegetables a day are as good as it gets to prevent breast cancer recurrence
July 17, 2007
[Source: Donna Breckenridge, Arizona Cancer Center] – Over a period of approximately seven years, 479 Arizona breast cancer survivors participated in the largest national randomized clinical trial to assess the influence of diet on the recurrence of breast cancer. The…
ASU’s ASSET empowers educators and students to achieve excellence through technology
July 17, 2007
Since 1983, ASSET — Arizona School Services through Educational Technology — has helped Arizona K-12 educators integrate technology into their classrooms. What began as an experiment to cost effectively distribute instructional video statewide, has grown into an organization that offers…
Levitus garners prestigious NSF award
July 16, 2007
[Source: Joseph Caspermeyer, Biodesign Institute] – The Biodesign Institute
