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
Today is National DNA Day!
April 25, 2006
National DNA Day will be celebrated once again on April 25, 2006. Click here for details on new materials, a new webcast, and the return of the live chatroom, all courtesy of the National Human Genome Research Institute in Washington,…
Expand the pool of America’s future scientists (opinion piece in Christian Science Monitor)
April 24, 2006
[Authors: Kevin Carey and Andrew J. Rotherham, April 6, 2006] — The conventional wisdom among business leaders and politicians is that vast hordes of highly trained Chinese engineering students are poised to descend, Khan-like, upon the plains of the global…
Breaking the gender line in science (Arizona Republic article)
April 22, 2006
[Source: Karina Bland, Arizona Republic] — Girls at Lowell Elementary School in Phoenix have designed a new toy called a springboard, a skateboard on springs instead of wheels. They dreamed it up during an after-school science club and are working…
Apply now for Dolan DNA Learning Center summer teacher workshops
April 19, 2006
The Dolan DNA Learning Center based in Cold Springs Harbor, NY has been offering motivational and challenging high school educator training workshops since 1985, when the DNA Science workshop first debuted. Today, it offers several educational opportunities for teachers and…
New tool provides county-level data on demographics, education, and the economy
April 18, 2006
The Educational Needs Index (ENI) project, funded by Lumina Foundation for Education, is an innovative approach to understanding the public policy challenges that face areas, states, and regions. The project’s website offers public access to a unique county-level analysis of…
Arizona showcased at world’s largest bio convention
April 14, 2006
A delegation of more than 50 Arizona scientific researchers, bioscience CEOs, economic developers, and others represented the state at the world's largest biotechnology convention earlier this week in Chicago.
Southwest Airlines Adopt-A-Pilot program helps fifth graders learn math, science
April 14, 2006
The Southwest Airlines Adopt-A-Pilot program is a four-week program that packs math, science, geography, history, and creative writing into a sky-high educational adventure for hundreds of classrooms across the nation. Developed primarily for fifth-grade classes, the program unites students with…
