Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

AZ bioscience leaders meet with congressional delegation in D.C.

Arizona bioscience leaders met with seven of 10 Arizona congressional delegation members and all 10 staffs, plus staff of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Committee on Science and Technology. The group hosted a reception in honor of the newest members of Arizona's congressional delegation. In addition, several Arizonans met with Dr. James Collins, head of the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Biological Sciences, and with William Fitzsimmons, executive officer of the National Institutes of Mental Health.

ACF and SFAz team up to fund high school math & science teacher internships

The Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) and Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) are partnering to distribute $150,000 for SFAz’s K-12 Teacher Discovery program. Up to 150 science and math teachers will work in paid research-based programs throughout the State during summer months and will be designated SFAz teacher scholars. The student focus of the program will broaden […]

Do you know a healthcare hero? Nominations due 5/18

The Phoenix Business Journal’s 6th Annual Health Care Heroes program honors individuals in the healthcare field for exemplary performance in his/her given endeavor. You may either nominate someone by submitting the requested information on their behalf, or you may choose to nominate yourself. The requested nomination information must be submitted via email or US Mail […]

90th state town hall focuses on healthcare, bio

Arizona hosted its 90th Town Hall, “Health care in Arizona: Accessibility, Affordability and Accountability,” to discuss what steps should be taken to improve the state’s health care system. The report presented recommendations for action that included supporting the state’s biotech sector and increasing the use of technology, building on ideas put forth in the 2005 […]

HP Technology for Teaching Grant promotes student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math

HP has awarded 172 K-12 public schools and two- and four- year colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico more than $7 million in mobile technology, cash and professional development as part of its 2007 HP Technology for Teaching grant program. The program is designed to improve student achievement through the innovative […]

Sign up now for BSCS Keys to Science; early registration deadline is 5/11

Time to reinvigorate your passion for science and teaching? Join us in beautiful Colorado Springs this summer for an engaging experience that will enrich your understandings of scientific inquiry and/or evolution and will provide a professional learning community among you and your fellow Keys participants to extend your professional development and support across the school […]

Learn about the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching (GCAT)

The purpose of GCAT is to: Bring Functional Genomic Methods into Undergraduate Curriculum Primarily Through Student Research Use Centralized Chip Reader to Make Microarray Experiments Affordable Create a Clearing House of Information for Teachers to Use when Teaching Genomics Create Large Database of Raw Data and Analyzed Results for Pedagogical Use Develop a Global Network […]

Sun Health Institute opens research building, adds staff

Source: Erin Zlomek, The Arizona Republic Along with opening a second 36,000-square-foot medical research building, the Sun Health Research Institute announced the hirings of four new employees expected to investigate the puzzles presented by Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. At the new research center’s unveiling April 9, the company announced these new staff additions: Paul Coleman, […]

Yuma leaders: More math, science education would aid kids, work force

[Source: Sarah Reynolds, Yuma Sun] — Employers and educators say high school students, locally and nationally, will need to do more to prepare themselves with the math and science skills they’ll need to compete in the global economy. “The general gist is the fact that America has been a superpower for a number of decades […]

Governors make case for expanded technical education

[Source: Minneapolis, MN Star-Tribune Editorial] — America once was unrivaled on patents produced and its information technology exports. But no more. With India and China graduating three to four times more engineers than the United States, the next great ideas and innovations are likely to come from there. If this country is to remain competitive, […]