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
Teachers get course on bugs, CSI in class
April 20, 2007
[Source: Valarie Potell, Arizona Daily Star] — Teachers from across Arizona are headed back to school to attend workshops on topics ranging from teenage romance to insects. The University of Arizona’s BIO5 Institute is hosting the 2007 Arizona Science Teacher…
TGen North opens
April 18, 2007
TGen North, a pathogen genomics and biodefense research facility in Flagstaff, has opened its doors. The new 4,500 square foot state-of-the-art facility marks a major collaboration between the Translational Genomics Research Institute and Northern Arizona University.
UA may branch to Nogales
April 18, 2007
[Source: Kelly Lewis, UA Wildcat Online] — President Robert Shelton will visit Nogales, Ariz., today to continue discussions concerning the development of a new university in the border area. If given the green light, the new university could be an…
UA undergrad takes her research to Capitol Hill
April 17, 2007
[Source: Mari N. Jensen, University of Arizona Communications] — Kathryn Plichta will be telling members of Congress about her research on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. She is one of about 80 undergraduates chosen by the Council on Undergraduate Research to…
STEM education a hot topic on Capitol Hill
April 16, 2007
[Source: The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Science Policy News Number 41: April 16, 2007] — Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education reform continues to be a high priority on Capitol Hill this spring, driven by the need…
Tucson bio-park moves forward
April 13, 2007
The establishment of the University of Arizona's Arizona Bioscience Research Park on Tucson's South Side has moved another step closer to reality. The development, which will complement the UA Science and Technology Park but is closer to campus and entirely…
TGen North expands Arizona
April 13, 2007
With bio-terrorism a stark reality in today’s world, understanding and combating this threat is essential for the nation’s security. Today, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Northern Arizona University (NAU) and a host of elected officials celebrated the formal opening…
