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
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…
Attend Sept. 16th Back-To-School Resource Fair and Open House at Arizona Science Center
August 30, 2006
“Everything Goes With Science!” on Saturday, September 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is presented in partnership with Standards-Based Teaching and Learning, in the School Effectiveness Division of the Arizona Department of Education and sponsored by Arizona Game and…
“Doctoring DNA” is topic of Sept. 9th 8th grade teacher workshop
August 29, 2006
Teacher training workshops for middle- and high-school science teachers consist of a full-day workshop on applying the biosciences. Each workshop, held at the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix, covers a set of lesson plans and background information that you…
“Genetically Modified Foods in my Schoolyard?” topic of August 26th 7th grade teacher workshop
August 22, 2006
Teacher training workshops for middle- and high-school science teachers consist of a full-day workshop on applying the biosciences. Each workshop, held at the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix, covers a set of lesson plans and background information that you…
Local science fairs seeking sponsor opportunities
August 21, 2006
Businesses are encouraged to support the Arizona American Indian Science & Engineering Fair (AISEF) and the Central Arizona Regional Science & Engineering Fair (CARSEF). Both fairs are recognized Science Services-affiliated fairs open to 5th-12th grade students. Sponsor donations help support…
