Bioscience
Genetics pioneer aims to transform global healthcare—from Arizona
Over the past several decades, scientific inquiry has produced a flood of new knowledge about cell biology, advancing the field rapidly from discoveries such as th e structure of DNA to achievements like the sequencing of the human genome. Lee Hartwell, president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, and executive […]Be a judge at the 2008 Arizona Science & Engineering Fair
Judges are being sought to judge science projects for students in grades 5Sponsors sought for 2008 Arizona Science & Engineering Fair
The Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF) welcomes your interest and participation in providing students participating in the 2008 AzSEF with an award to encourage research in your area of interest, and more importantly, to generate interest in pursuing a career in that area. Students and teachers are very cognizant of what awards are given […]BIO5 receives $50 million NSF grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded a team of institutions, led by the BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona, a $50 million, five-year grant to create the iPlant Collaborative, a global center and computer cyberinfrastructure that will enable researchers around the world to tackle complex, multidisciplinary plant-science challenges. UA will retain 79 percent of the funds, and in five years the grant will be eligible for renewal, for a potential total of $100 million.
UA-led research team awarded $50M to solve plant biology’s grand challenges
[Source: Johnny Cruz, University of Arizona] – The National Science Foundation has awarded a University of ArizonaUA-led research team awarded $50M to solve plant biology’s grand challenges; K-12 education component included
The National Science Foundation has awarded a University of ArizonaMath course taking patterns and achievement at the end of H.S.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has released a new study, “Mathematics Course-taking and Achievement at the End of High School: Evidence from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002.” This research examines the relationship between the number and types of math courses taken in the 11th- and 12th-grades and the growth in math proficiency […]Helios Education Foundation invests $6.5 million in new partnership with TGen
Helios Education Foundation today awarded $6.5 million to the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) as part of a new partnership that extends the Helios Scholars Program at TGen for the next 25 years. The program helps cultivate new scientific and technical talent across the state of Arizona. “Helios Education Foundation’s commitment to develop a long […]Grant aids effort to produce anti-cancer drugs
[Source: Arizona Daily Star] – A three-decade-long effort to produce cancer-fighting drugs at the Arizona Cancer Center will proceed for at least another five years, with renewed federal funding. A five-year, $6.5 million grant has just been awarded to the cancer center by the National Cancer Institute, to continue the center’s drug development projects. This […]For information about Bioscience, please contact:
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