Bioscience
New West Valley school to focus on math, science
[Source: Meghan E. Moravcik, Arizona Republic] — When Dysart Unified School District’s Elementary School 18 opens in the Surprise Farms III area this fall, its students will get an education more focused on math, science, and collaboration. This school could be the start of a new era of learning techniques for all Dysart students, with […]UA science grad students in new role
[Source: Eric Swedlund, Arizona Daily Star] — Dozens of UA graduate students will bring their expertise to K-12 classrooms as science mentors over the next five years under a new outreach program administered by the Bio5 Institute. With a $3 million federal grant, the program will team University of Arizona graduate students in life sciences […]Chandler-Gilbert CC plans biotech curriculum
[Source: Doug Carroll, Arizona Republic] — An associate’s degree in biotechnology will likely be added at Chandler-Gilbert Community College as a result of dialogue under way between the college and biotech firm Covance. The college, which has built a reputation under its president, Maria Hesse, for tailoring its curriculum to workforce needs, currently has two […]AzTransNet launches with biorepository research policy retreat
The Arizona Translational Resource Network (AzTransNet) kicked off its 2007 activities with "Tissue Issue: Ethical and Legal Issues in Biorepository Research," a gathering of 130 researchers, policymakers, administrators, and lawyers to discuss issues and policies in biorepositories and tissue research. Dr. Anna D. Barker, deputy director for advanced technologies and strategic partnerships at the National Cancer Institute, gave the keynote address, remarking that Arizona is at the cutting edge of these issues.
State education committee endorses two teacher loan programs
[Source: Brian Indrelunas, ASU State Press] — A House committee endorsed bills on Tuesday that seek to put more qualified teachers where lawmakers say they’re sorely needed: on American Indian reservations and in math and science classrooms. The House higher education committee endorsed two proposed loan programs for Arizona residents pursuing teaching degrees at the […]Students can enter the 2007 AAPT/Lexmark high school physics photo contest
The contest is open to high school students in grades 9-12 (or equivalent international grade level). Students must print out, sign, and return the Contest Rules and Entry Agreement, available here, when submitting their entry. Failure to submit this form will invalidate the contest entry. Entries are limited to 15 per school each year. If […]Report urges improvements in teaching of science
[Source: Jeffrey Brainard, The Chronicle of Higher Education] — America needs a new national council to coordinate efforts to improve the teaching of science and mathematics in schools and colleges, and higher education should play a key role in that undertaking, says a draft report requested by Congress. The report also calls for new standards […]Initiatives for Educational Innovation Summer Institute 2007
You are invited to take an in-depth look and hands-on experience with four promising educational innovations set within a larger context of how we go about evaluating new ideas and integrating them into our work with students. Over the course of the week (Sunday, July 15, 7 PM & Friday, July 20, 1 PM at […]For information about Bioscience, please contact:
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