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
American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence offers new approach to certification
June 15, 2006
Founded in 2001, the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence addresses the need to place a highly qualified teacher in every classroom. By offering a premier teaching credentials, the American Board opens new pathways into the classroom, helping states,…
Heard Museum offers teachers courses on indigenous cultures of the Southwest
June 14, 2006
The Heard Museum Teacher Institute provides teachers with the resources they need to teach their students about indigenous cultures of the Southwest. The program was created to provide educators with enhanced knowledge and materials. The Institute is open to all…
4 seats left for UA Science Detectives camp, June 12-23, 2006
June 12, 2006
The “FORENSICS: The Science Detectives” “camp” (June 12-23, 2006) at the University of Arizona is a preparatory course designed to be a fun, interesting, and exciting summer experience while exposing students entering the 11th and 12th grade to “real-life” career…
Mesa High biotech teens bound for college labs (Arizona Republic article)
June 10, 2006
[Source: Josh Kelley, Arizona Republic] — As their classmates are soaking in sun by the pool or working summer jobs, a handful of students from Mesa High’s Biotech Academy will be conducting scientific research in college laboratories in Tucson, Tempe…
Student recruitment continues for downtown Phoenix Bioscience High School
June 09, 2006
Phoenix Union High School District officials are looking for eligible students with a deep interest in science to be the first class of students enrolled at the new Bioscience High School in downtown Phoenix. A full, integrated high school curriculum…
Tucson bio company receives $4 million in venture funding
June 09, 2006
Tucson’s BioVigilant has received $4 million in venture capital support to help it move its technology to the marketplace. The company, which has developed instruments that can rapidly identify certain kinds of biological contamination or bio-agent attacks, will use the…
