Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

Biodesign Institute scientists offer new view of photosynthesis

A research team led by Neal Woodbury, at ASU’s Biodesign Institute, has come up with a new insight into the mechanism of photosynthesis, which involves the orchestrated movement of proteins on the timescale of a millionth of a millionth of a second. Their findings are described in in the May 4 issue of Science, “Protein […]

State proteomics consortium launches

Nine institutions have united to launch the Arizona Proteomics Alliance (AZPA), a statewide consortium focused on advancing the study of proteins in the human body. The consortium includes Arizona State University, Banner Health, Barrow Neurological Institute, Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Intrinsic Bioprobes, Inc., Mayo Clinic, Sun Health Research Institute, Translational Genomics Research […]

Flinn Foundation staff Johnson, Read receive promotions

Two Flinn Foundation senior administrators have received new titles reflecting heightened levels of responsibility and achievement in guiding the Foundation and its programs. Saundra E. Johnson, MPA, FACHE, has been promoted to Executive Vice President, and William A. Read, Ph.D., to Senior Vice President, Research and Special Projects.

Update on Federal, State recommendations on STEM education

[Source: American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Science Policy News, Number 56] –A review of STEM education programs across the federal government finds that few programs have been rigorously evaluated and little is known about their impact on students. This report, by the Academic Competitiveness Council, recommends that funding for federal programs to improve STEM […]

22nd class of 20 Flinn Scholars chosen

[Source: Arizona Republic] — Twenty Arizona high school seniors have been awarded Flinn Foundation Scholarships worth more than $50,000 apiece. The award provides four years of study at an Arizona university, academic-focused travel abroad and personal mentorship by faculty members. The 22nd class of Flinn scholars includes students from 18 high schools in 11 Arizona […]

Tucson High teen wins top honor at global science fair

[Source: Tucson Citizen Staff Report] — “Category Specific Semantic Deficits of Object Recognition in Adults with Neurological Damage.” That doctoral-sounding title was concocted by Mounir Koussa, a 17-year-old senior at Tucson High Magnet School, fair officials said. Koussa, competing in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Albuquerque, N.M., this week, earned the ISEF […]

Biodesign Institute scientists study new ways to generate hydrogen

As researchers look for new sources of energy, hydrogen is considered a potential answer. As one of the key components of water, it is abundant and produces no pollution. But several technical challenges have hampered hydrogen development, including those pertaining to the splitting of water to produce hydrogen molecules. A group of ASU researchers at […]

Arizona high school graduate makes the USA Today

Veronica Shi, a new graduate of Corona del Sol High School, has been working in the laboratory of Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde at the Barrow Neurological Institute for the last three years, where she has made a new discovery of great importance. She has discovered that the brightness of an object

Register for ADE’s annual Math/Science Standards Academy, July 24-25

The Arizona Department of Education is holding its annual Mathematics and Science Standards Academy from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on July 24-25, 2007, Desert Willow Conference Center, 4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85040. The featured presenters will be Page Keeley and Cheryl Rose, authors of the Curriculum Topic Study books for science […]

Valley high-schoolers put science skills to test

[Source: Michael Struening, Arizona Republic] — Several Valley high school students will test their science skills in a nationwide event this month. The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which is under way this week in Albuquerque, showcases nearly 1,500 students from 40 countries in the world’s largest precollege science competition. Winners will compete for […]