Bioscience

Endowed chair for asthma research established at UA

University of Arizona has received a $1 million gift to create the Henry E. Dahlberg Chair in Asthma Research. The money will be used to recruit a top researcher in adult asthma for the Arizona Respiratory Center, a center of Excellence at UA's College of Medicine.

U.S. students show mixed progress in science

 Science achievement in the U.S. has improved for elementary school students over the last decade, but has remained flat for middle school students and declined among high schoolers, according to The Nation

Register for summer middle school teacher workshops at the Arizona Science Center

 Over 200 teachers have already shared these biotechnology units with their middle school students. Join them for workshops on biomedicine, genetically modified foods, and bioremediation in water treatment. All attendees receive six hours professional development and a set of lesson plans aligned to current Arizona state standards. Workshop with kit is available, and includes materials […]

Biotechnology comes to the biology classroom in the East Valley, June 26-30

 [Source: Xan Simonson, Mesa Biotech Academy] — Join us this summer for two innovative professional development opportunities. In partnership with Mesa Community College (MCC) Biotechnology Department, Mesa Public School’s Biotech Academy, and Bio-Rad

Buzz builds for Phoenix’s Bioscience High

 [Source: Karina Bland, Arizona Republic] — At the new Bioscience High School in Phoenix, students will tap data into laptop computers and splice DNA in labs that would rival what is typically seen at colleges and research facilities. The school building itself will be a teaching tool, with invisible sound barriers between study areas, cooling […]

GateWay, ASU to ease biotech transfer requirements

Arizona State University and GateWay Community College officials have reached an agreement that will allow community college biotech students to transfer all their credits to ASU.

Apply now for outdoor science grant from Lowe’s, IP, and National Geographic

 Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper, and “National Geographic Explorer!” classroom magazine have partnered to create an outdoor classroom grant program to provide schools with additional resources to improve their science curriculum by engaging students in hands-on experiences outside the traditional classroom. All K-12 public schools in the U.S. are welcome to apply. Click […]

Phelps Dodge awards mini-grants to eastern Arizona schools, classes

 [Source: Lindsey Stockton, Eastern Arizona Courier] — Teachers in Graham and Greenlee counties will have an opportunity to participate in projects otherwise out of their reach, thanks to a mini-grant program sponsored by the Phelps Dodge Foundation. The general program objective is to support education through various programs and partnerships with the goal of increasing […]

Arizona students net $69,000 in awards at international science event

 [Source: Arizona Republic] — Arizona students are bringing home more than $69,000 in scholarships and prizes from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2006, presented by Agilent Technologies. The fair is the world’s largest exhibition of the world’s young scientists and inventors in Grades 9-12. A pool of 1,482 competitors entered from 47 countries, […]

Spellings: Encourage girls in science education

 [Source: Associated Press] — Low participation in math and science activities by girls is keeping them from achieving their full potential and weakening the nation’s ability to compete, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said Monday. “We need definitive insights into what goes wrong, when and why,” Spellings said. She asked her department’s Institute of Education Sciences […]
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