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National study shows five fruits and vegetables a day are as good as it gets to prevent breast cancer recurrence

[Source: Donna Breckenridge, Arizona Cancer Center] – Over a period of approximately seven years, 479 Arizona breast cancer survivors participated in the largest national randomized clinical trial to assess the influence of diet on the recurrence of breast cancer. The Arizona Cancer Center is one of six institutions to enroll women in the multi-center Women

ASU’s ASSET empowers educators and students to achieve excellence through technology

Since 1983, ASSET — Arizona School Services through Educational Technology — has helped Arizona K-12 educators integrate technology into their classrooms. What began as an experiment to cost effectively distribute instructional video statewide, has grown into an organization that offers a broad array of services for educators. ASSET membership services include online and face-to-face professional […]

Levitus garners prestigious NSF award

[Source: Joseph Caspermeyer, Biodesign Institute] – The Biodesign Institute

Clues to future evolution of HIV come from African green monkeys

[Source: Science Daily]

Arizona Cancer Center announces formation of Skin Cancer Institute

[Source: Donna Breckenridge, Arizona Cancer Center] – The Arizona Cancer Center proudly announces the formal establishment of its Skin Cancer Institute, which was recently approved by University of Arizona officials. The mission of the new Institute is simple: to prevent and cure skin cancer in the state of Arizona. The Institute plans to accomplish this […]

Council for Biotechnology Information offers resources to teachers and students

The Council for Biotechnology Information, associated with BIO, the national trade association for the biotechnology industry, has a section on their Web site especially for teachers and students.

Arizona Academics Scholars Program sets bar for math, science, and other coursework

Because a majority of jobs now require some type of education after high school, all students need to complete a sequence of rigorous academic courses in math, lab sciences, English, social studies, and languages other than English to be competitive in the workplace. Students who complete coursework at or above the Scholars Course of Study […]

Seeking high school biology field-test teachers for new bioethics curriculum

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Applied Ethics and the Center for Science Education at Education Development Center, Inc., are collaborating on the development of a bioethics curriculum that can serve as a supplement to high school biology classes. The overall purpose of the project is to prepare high school students […]

Project Lead the Way helps make math and science relevent for students

Project Lead The Way is all about teaching and learning. The hands-on, project and problem-based PLTW approach adds rigor to traditional technical programs and relevance to traditional academics. PLTW’s curricula make math and science relevant for students. To visit their website to learn more, click here.

Arizona Myeloma Network (AzMN)

The Arizona Myeloma Network is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Arizona that focuses on community outreach, promotes Education, Awareness and Advocacy, helps improve patients