Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

Basha science teacher gains a biotech edge

[Source: Ray Parker, Arizona Republic] — In the sprawling complex of high-tech labs, researchers diligently tamper with DNA. Others apply precise computer programs to reconfigure the tiny, complicated strands. New Basha High science teacher Sharon New is spending her summer here, at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, so she bring back to her […]

Arizona’s bio community gathers at annual expo

More than 220 people attended the 2007 Arizona Bio Expo earlier this week to hear presentations from state and national scientists and business leaders. The expo, an event of the Arizona BioIndustry Association, was held in downtown Phoenix in conjunction with the third annual Excellence in Bioscience Awards dinner.

UA, IBM to host science camp for Hispanics

[Source: Business Journal of Phoenix] — The University of Arizona in Tucson will be among hosts of SciTech 2020 math/science camps for Hispanic students this summer. The camps — open to incoming high school sophomores — are the first project of the Hispanic Alliance for STEM Opportunities, a partnership formed earlier this year by the […]

Luring girls to math, science

[Source: Andrea Rivera, Arizona Daily Star] — By introducing middle school girls to Web page design, robotics and lip-gloss ingredients, IBM is hoping to spark their interest in math and science. Thirty incoming seventh- and eighth-graders at Flowing Wells Junior High School were invited to a weeklong Exploring Interests in Technology and Engineering Camp, or […]

Leaders in Arizona biosciences honored at ABA awards dinner

Eight individuals and companies were honored for their efforts to advance Arizona

Leaders in Arizona biosciences honored at ABA awards dinner

Eight individuals and companies were honored for their efforts to advance Arizona's emerging bioscience sector last night at the third-annual Excellence in Bioscience Awards Dinner in downtown Phoenix, hosted by the Arizona BioIndustry Association.

Summer camps pick up a clue from TV, add ‘CSI’ themes to attract kids

[Source: Lisa Nicita, Arizona Republic] — Instead of learning a new cheer or building a campfire this summer, dozens of kids from Tempe to Glendale are dusting fingerprints and testing blood. Fake blood, but still blood to the kids. New camps with forensic and crime scene investigation themes have popped up around the Valley this […]

Scientific pioneer named to ASU Biodesign Institute advisory board

The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University recently named acclaimed cell biologist James E. Rothman, PhD, to its advisory board. Rothman is a professor of physiology and cellular biophysics at Columbia University, director and founder of Columbia

Science in the City helps students explore world in summer camp

[Source: Sadie Jo Smokey, Arizona Republic] — Three years ago the Phoenix Union High School District created Science in the City, a summer enrichment camp where students immerse themselves in science. The goal of the day camp, staffed by middle and high school science teachers, is to make science real and accessible. This month, more […]

Link between obesity and enlarged heart discovered by UA researchers

New research from The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center helps explain why excessive body weight increases the risk for heart disease. In the largest study of its kind, cardiologist M. Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, and research specialist Adolfo A. Martinez, MD, discovered that excessive body weight is associated with a thickening of the heart […]