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
Science schools across Arizona make their debut
September 08, 2006
[Source: Leslie Harris, Flinn Foundation] — This August, three new science-based schools around the state opened their doors. Spread out across Phoenix, Tucson, and Scottsdale, the schools’ methods, resources, and curriculum are as different as their locations. Nevertheless, their collective…
UA’s Science Source offers “one stop shopping” for university’s education initiatives
September 06, 2006
The University of Arizona’s Science Source is the portal to science education programs, activities, and resources offered by The University of Arizona. Science Source provides information about a variety of educational opportunities for K-12 students, teachers, parents, and the community.…
ASU units set tone for SkySong
September 05, 2006
As the ASU-Scottsdale Center for New Technology and Innovation
Arizona Science Center hosts Content, Standards, and Inquiry for 3rd/4th grade teachers
September 01, 2006
The purpose of this professional development course is to help you teach to the new science standards. You will gain content knowledge, participate in inquiry-based science activities, and learn how to modify lessons to reflect inquiry pedagogy. Separate grade-level content…
NAU and TGen win grant to train Arizona teachers in biosciences
August 31, 2006
The Arizona Board of Regents awarded Northern Arizona University and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) a three-year grant to train Arizona high school teachers on how best to teach students about the biosciences. The program, “Biotechnology for Teachers: A…
Helping communities prepare workers (Inside Higher Ed article)
August 31, 2006
[Source: Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed] — Like a lot of small communities in the United States, Elizabethtown, Ky., has struggled mightily to find a viable economic future. The city of just under 100,000 people has lost more than 4,000…
