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
Legislature approves $35 million for science research
June 26, 2006
The state Legislature has approved $35 million in funding for the 21st Century Fund, a public-private partnership to invest in medical, scientific, and engineering research programs in Arizona. The financial support was scaled back from the original request for $50…
Tucson math/science charter school sponsored by UA to open
June 26, 2006
[Source: Jeff Commings, Arizona Daily Star] — Now that Wildcat Secondary School has a building and a staff, it’s ready for the most important part: students. Enrollment has begun for the only charter school in Arizona sponsored by a state…
Get parents involved in science via Family Science Night
June 23, 2006
Run a Family Science Night at your school and invite families in for a hands-on night of exploration, learning, and discovery! Both parents and kids will be amazed at how much they learn and how much fun they can have…
Integrated studies key, says new THA head (Arizona Jewish Post article)
June 22, 2006
[Source: Sheila Wilensky, Arizona Jewish Post] — Tucson Hebrew Academy has the
Volunteers sought to help plan Western Biomedical Engineering Conference, November 10
June 22, 2006
The Western Biomedical Engineering Conference (WestBEC) 2006 is designed to bring together students and practitioners of biomedical engineering and the life sciences for panel discussions, technical sessions, and exchange of ideas important to the future of biomedical engineering. The conference…
Tucson students to compete in national science & engineering competition
June 21, 2006
[Source: Arizona Wildcat Online] — Students from Tucson’s Amphitheater Middle School and Pueblo High School will represent the Southern Arizona Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program in a national engineering design competition. The Southern Arizona MESA student teams, administered…
