Arizona State University has gained more than an administrator in Deirdre Meldrum. When Meldrum becomes dean of engineering in January, the university will also gain an accomplished researcher and the major-grant winning research institution that she founded. A multi-faceted scientist…

[Source: eSchool News staff and wire service reports] — It’s hard to stitch closed a wound for the first time: It can take a few tries to stick the needle into the skin close enough to the injury. And feeling…

[Source: Associated Press] — The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Arizona a five-year, $3.5 million grant to improve the skills of would-be mathematics educators. It is UA’s second grant for the Vertical Integration of Research and Education…

[Source: Sam Dillon, New York Times] — When the Internet was just beginning to shake up American education, a chemistry professor photographed thousands of test tubes holding molecular solutions and, working with video game designers, created a simulated laboratory that…

[Source: Sarah Auffret, Arizona State University, 480-965-6991] — As Arizona strives to secure a place in the global economy, the lack of workers who are proficient in math and science poses a giant stumbling block. Current trends show the state…

A partnership of 20 Arizona bioscience institutions has received a $150,000 NIH planning grant to increase patient access to new medical breakthroughs and prepare its application for a multi-million dollar NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award. In a separate development,…

Grant No. RR022720-01Award: $1,350,000 Principal InvestigatorMarlys Witte, 520-626-6118University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ Health literacy and science literacy have been placed at the top of the nation’s health and education agendas. This public recognition of deficiencies and a commitment to improve…