Bioscience

State legislators hear update on Arizona’s biosciences

Bioscience is a vital and growing part of Arizona's future. That was the message Feb. 15 as members of Arizona Senate and House health committees gathered in a joint meeting to receive an update on the state of the Arizona biosciences. The hour-long informational session was arranged by Sen. Carolyn Allen, chair of the Senate Health Committee and member of Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee.

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Helios Education Foundation grant to support TGen

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) announced the award of a $380,000 grant from the Helios Education Foundation to create the Helios Scholars Program at TGen. The program provides stipend funding for 50 qualified high school, undergraduate and graduate students who compete for the opportunity to gain hands-on research experience as summer interns under the […]

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Avnet Tech Games set for March 2 at Mesa C.C.

Thousands of students will graduate and apply for the same jobs, but the ones who get the best jobs have one thing in common: experience outside the classroom. To set yourself apart from everyone else, you need to show that you not only know what you

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Challenger Space Center hosts March 13 Challenger Educators

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Biodesign Institute at ASU offers paid summer internships to H.S. students

High school students interested in bioscience and biotech research can now apply for a six-week paid internship program at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. Applications are available on the Institute

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Feb. 20 broadcast of “Math and Science Education: critical skills for the 21st century”

Everywhere you turn, it’s evident: today’s students are growing up in a world very different from that of their parents. In the last century, America led a communications and technology revolution that connected people around the world as never before and transformed the way we live and the way we work. Labor market trends indicate […]

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Hamilton High School student conducts research on nanoparticles at ASU

[Source: Christine Lambrakis, Arizona State University] — Sun screen

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Coolidge students get a lesson in DNA extraction

[Source: Brian Ahnmark, Coolidge Examiner] — Last Wednesday, students at the Coolidge Success Center went through the motions of a typical school day — racing the bell, taking notes, chatting with friends. They also spent the morning in a science lab extracting DNA. OK, so it wasn’t exactly a scene straight out of CSI; students […]

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To start off your work week, some bio humor!

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UA high-tech expo draws 430 teens from 22 schools

[Source: Konstantinos Kalaitzidis, Tucson Citizen] — Alex Venegas, 17, is interested in all things high-tech. He wants to become a computer technician when he graduates from the Nosotros Academy charter high school. “It is what I like the most,” Venegas said during morninglong participation at the “Key to Employment for the 21st Century” High School […]