Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

Agenda of tech councils cites tax credits, collaboration, education

The Arizona Technology Council and its partner organization, the Southern Arizona Tech Council, unveiled their mutual 2006 legislative agenda.

New Phoenix Bioscience High School recruiting teachers and students

Are you interested in science? If so, this may be the perfect high school for you. The mission of the new Phoenix Union Bioscience High School is to prepare tomorrow

Student recruitment begins for downtown Bioscience High School

Phoenix Union High School District officials are looking for eligible students with a deep interest in science to become the first class of students enrolled at the new Bioscience High School in downtown Phoenix.

Arizona Town Hall on biosciences stresses importance of math and science instruction

From October 30 to November 2, over 110 Arizona Town Hall participants met at El Tovar Lodge at the Grand Canyon to discuss “Maximizing Arizona’s Opportunities in the Biosciences and Biotechnology.” Among the numerous recommendations on advancing the biosciences in Arizona was the need for stronger math and science instruction in our schools. You can […]

TGen, SRP, Flinn acquaint school administrators with bioscience opportunities

On Nov. 22, more than 100 Valley school superintendents, principals, and science curriculum coordinators attended "Translating TGen 2005: A Symposium for Educators."

The mystery of teaching science…solved! (Christian Science Monitor article)

[Source: Stacy A. Teicher, Staff writer, Christian Science Monitor] — “This class is mad!” That’s eighth-grader Michelle Morris’s high praise for her science teacher. As she and her classmates hover over tables creating models of our solar system using plastic buttons, glue, and paper – a quick exercise to think about the size and distance […]

Divakaruni lands Marshall Scholarship

Ajit Divakaruni ('01) was named one of 40 recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. Two other Flinn Scholars, Liz Dreeland and Michelle Hertzfeld, were included among the 17 finalists for the scholarship in the Los Angeles region, an honor that places them at the top of a pool of more than 90 applicants.

Flinn Scholar wins Marshall for work in the biosciences

Flinn Scholar Ajit Divakaruni was named one of 40 recipients of the Marshall Scholarship. Divakaruni, who will graduate from University of Arizona with degrees in biochemistry, mathematics, and molecular and cellular biology, will use the Marshall to pursue a doctorate in biochemistry at University of Cambridge.

Neuroscientist brings passion for learning to VP job

Love of learning and an encounter with physics led Leslie Tolbert from mathematics to neuroscience; her excitement for her field drove her to a leading position conducting research in a field labeled by Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap as a key Arizona strength. Today, as vice president for research, graduate studies, and economic development at University of Arizona, she is bringing her love of learning to the top research job at UA.

Valley’s educators tackle biotechnology (Arizona Republic article)

[Source: Anne Ryman, Arizona Republic] — In Mesa, high school students scrape their cheeks and use the tissue for DNA experiments. In Peoria, students clone the cells of roses. In Chandler, students use enzymes to make the beginnings of cheese. A few years after biotechnology hit the headlines in Arizona, the science is taking root […]