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4 young scientists head to N.M. for fair

[Source: Valarie Potell, Arizona Daily Star] — Four Southern Arizona high school students are headed to Albuquerque for an international science fair after first-place finishes in the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair. More than 1,500 student science projects were on display this week at the Tucson Convention Center. Organizers initially expected 1,400-plus projects, […]

Secretary hosts dialogue on making college affordable, accountable, and accessible

[Source: U.S. Department of Education] — U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today continued the national dialogue on higher education by convening leaders and stakeholders from across the U.S. for a summit in Washington, D.C. on “A Test of Leadership: Committing to Advance Postsecondary Education for all Americans.” The summit focuses on action items around […]

Biodesign Institute at ASU wins

The joint venture team of Sundt Construction, Inc., and DPR Construction, Inc. has won a 2007 Aon Build America Award for construction of Building B at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. Build America Awards are often referred to as the

Gowan donates funds for advanced classes for Yuma students

[Source: Sarah Reynolds, Yuma Sun] — With so much focus on getting failing students up to standard, the owners of a Yuma corporation were concerned that high-achievers were getting lost in the crowd. “I worry that we’re not giving that level of children what they need to achieve,” said Jon Jessum, founder and chairman of […]

1,300 vie for top prizes at southern Arizona student science fair

[Source: Mary Bustamante and Konstantinos Kalaitzidis, Tucson Citizen] — Forget March Madness — these young Einsteins are preparing for their own competition at the annual Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Starting today, more than 1,300 students will swarm the Tucson Convention Center to show off their science experiments in hopes of winning top […]

East Valley/Kingman team wins regional robotics competition

[Source: Tammy Krikorian, East Valley Tribune] — A pair of East Valley robots is headed to a national robotics championship next month after joining forces to win the regional event. Robotics teams from Gilbert

C-Path using Rosetta’s Resolver in predictive safety testing consortium

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — The Critical Path Institute will use Rosetta Biosoftware

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Engineering a new program at Yuma colleges

[Source: Sarah Reynolds, Yuma Sun] — Businesses and government entities in Yuma are struggling to find trained engineers to design the architectural and technological future of the area. “Many have expressed a desire that they would (hire) engineers in our community if we had a curriculum that they could be involved in on an ongoing […]

Virtual High School takes learning online

[Andrea Rivera, Arizona Daily Star] — Starting next fall, Immaculate Heart High School will begin to offer a select number of students elective courses in subjects such as DNA technology, screenwriting fundamentals, and criminology. But the instructors teaching those courses will never set foot on the Immaculate Heart campus, 625 E. Magee Road. The Catholic […]