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TGen North expands Arizona

With bio-terrorism a stark reality in today’s world, understanding and combating this threat is essential for the nation’s security. Today, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Northern Arizona University (NAU) and a host of elected officials celebrated the formal opening of TGen North, the new pathogen genomics and biodefense research facility in Flagstaff. The facility […]

BIO5 to Host K-12 Science Teacher Symposium April 28

Sublime Slime, Cootie Genetics, Tox Rap, Insect Discovery and The Teenage Romance Riddle are a few of the workshops available to K-12 teachers during the BIO5-sponsored 2007 Arizona Science Teacher Symposium on Saturday, April 28 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the BIO5 Institute, 1657 E. Helen Street on The University of Arizona (UA) campus in […]

Changes on way for AIMS test

[Source: Mary Bustamante, Tucson Citizen] — Thousands of local students will find a new subject — science — on the AIMS test they’ll be taking this week and next. But they shouldn’t freak out. The science won’t count — this year. The federal government will require states next school year to include a science section […]

TREO lays out Tucson economic plan

Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities Inc. has announced an economic blueprint for the Tucson area that includes strengthening the region’s science and technology base. The report, titled “Securing our future now: an economic blueprint for the Tucson region,” lays out a long-term vision for the local economy that takes into account the rapidly growing population of […]

Govs. Napolitano, Rendell visit UDHS students in PA

[Source: Dan Russo, News of Delaware County, PA] — Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano leaned over the shoulders of students in several classrooms at Upper Darby High School Thursday afternoon as they inspected the laptop computers in some of the state’s first Classrooms for the Future. The school is one out […]

Science wows Manzanita crowd

[Source: Jeff Commings, Arizona Daily Star] — Erika Cook stood among a dozen of her classmates and marveled at the sight of nonfat dairy creamer bursting into flames. Like others around her, including the adults, she couldn’t quite describe watching a University of Arizona chemistry student pour the creamer directly into the flame of a […]

ASU professor tapped for USDA genetics panel

[Source: Ty Young, Business Journal of Phoenix] — An Arizona State University professor has been appointed to a federal panel that will make recommendations about the future of genetically engineered agricultural products. Guy Cardineau from ASU’s Biodesign Institute and the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns […]

Report offers snapshot of Arizona high school bioscience programs

The Flinn Foundation, in conjunction with Salt River Project, has issued “Building the Bioscience Pipeline,” a 28-page “snapshot” of Arizona high school bioscience offerings. The programs profiled in the report represent some of the most promising models for the advancement of high school bioscience education. “To remain competitive in a global economy, Arizona’s high school […]

Report offers snapshot of Arizona high school bioscience programs

The Flinn Foundation, in conjunction with Salt River Project, has issued "Building the Bioscience Pipeline," a 28-page "snapshot" of Arizona high school bioscience offerings. In addition to providing an overview, the report includes a number of recommendations to improve current programs and create new ones.

April 27 deadline to apply for Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams grants

Teams composed of high school students, teachers, and mentors have the opportunity to receive grants up to $10,000 to research and develop an invention. InvenTeams was launched in 2002 as a way to excite high school students about science, math, engineering, and entrepreneurship to inspire a new generation of inventors. Applications can be found on […]