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
ACF and SFAz team up to fund high school math & science teacher internships
May 04, 2007
The Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) and Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) are partnering to distribute $150,000 for SFAz’s K-12 Teacher Discovery program. Up to 150 science and math teachers will work in paid research-based programs throughout the State during summer months…
Do you know a healthcare hero? Nominations due 5/18
May 04, 2007
The Phoenix Business Journal’s 6th Annual Health Care Heroes program honors individuals in the healthcare field for exemplary performance in his/her given endeavor. You may either nominate someone by submitting the requested information on their behalf, or you may choose…
90th state town hall focuses on healthcare, bio
May 03, 2007
Arizona hosted its 90th Town Hall, “Health care in Arizona: Accessibility, Affordability and Accountability,” to discuss what steps should be taken to improve the state’s health care system. The report presented recommendations for action that included supporting the state’s biotech…
HP Technology for Teaching Grant promotes student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math
May 02, 2007
HP has awarded 172 K-12 public schools and two- and four- year colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico more than $7 million in mobile technology, cash and professional development as part of its 2007 HP Technology…
Sign up now for BSCS Keys to Science; early registration deadline is 5/11
May 02, 2007
Time to reinvigorate your passion for science and teaching? Join us in beautiful Colorado Springs this summer for an engaging experience that will enrich your understandings of scientific inquiry and/or evolution and will provide a professional learning community among you…
Learn about the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching (GCAT)
May 02, 2007
The purpose of GCAT is to: Bring Functional Genomic Methods into Undergraduate Curriculum Primarily Through Student Research Use Centralized Chip Reader to Make Microarray Experiments Affordable Create a Clearing House of Information for Teachers to Use when Teaching Genomics Create…
Sun Health Institute opens research building, adds staff
May 01, 2007
Source: Erin Zlomek, The Arizona Republic Along with opening a second 36,000-square-foot medical research building, the Sun Health Research Institute announced the hirings of four new employees expected to investigate the puzzles presented by Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. At the…
