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
Valley cities woo planned Grand Canyon U. wet lab facility
July 21, 2006
Grand Canyon University has announced plans to commence construction on a 50,000-square-foot wet lab in January, and already at least three suitors are vying for the facility. And why not? As pointed out in Battelle’s Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap and…
Math Academy prepares kids for high school (Douglas Daily Dispatch article)
July 21, 2006
[Source: Douglas Daily Dispatch] — A summer Math Academy at Cochise College began on May 30 with 72 incoming ninth-graders from Douglas and Bisbee High Schools set on preparing for high school algebra and the AIMS test. Participants in the…
San Jose biotech academy Biotech Academy challenged assumptions and changed lives
July 21, 2006
At this small learning community in San Jose, CA, an interdisciplinary group of teachers and biotechnology business partners are helping at-risk students to become college-ready and career-bound. Can the “lessons learned” in California apply to Arizona?
Doing a science fair?
July 17, 2006
Science Buddies is a non-profit organization empowering students from all walks of life to help themselves and each other develop a love of science and an understanding of the scientific method. With the help of Mentors and Advisors, Science Buddies…
Arizona delegation brings back bioscience lessons from Ireland
July 14, 2006
Recognized for generations as an agricultural economy, Ireland now boasts one of the most successful high-tech and bioscience industries in the world. The result has been a rapid upswing in employment rates and a soaring gross domestic product. A delegation…
Teachers can sign up for AP Summer Institute in Biology, July 24-27
July 13, 2006
[Source: Deborah Dillon, City of Phoenix] — The Phoenix Desert Summer Institute at Pinnacle High School, 3535 E. Mayo Blvd., is holding their AP Summer Institute in Biology, July 24-27, 2006 (8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.). Cost: $580. For more…
