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
Phoenix district considers its options; might create own high school (Arizona Republic article)
November 01, 2006
[Source: Karina Bland, Arizona Republic] — Officials in the Phoenix Elementary School District are thinking about starting up a new school, which isn’t all that unusual – except that it would be a high school. The school would be housed…
New dean brings cross-disciplinary expertise, strong leadership to ASU science
October 31, 2006
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…
Virtual-reality technology helps med students & others simulate sense of touch (eSchool News article)
October 30, 2006
[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…
Grant gives UA $3.5 million for math educators
October 24, 2006
[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…
No test tubes? Debate on virtual science classes (NY Times article)
October 20, 2006
[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…
Partnership tackles math, science education; first meeting coming up October 25
October 20, 2006
[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…
Statewide partnership, Mayo awarded new NIH translational grants
October 19, 2006
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,…
