Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

Philanthropist pledges $100 mil to bioscience

Jerry Bisgrove, chairman of the Stardust Charitable Group, has pledged $100 million to Arizona's bioscience industry, to be used as the private match required by a bill pending at the Legislature to contribute $150 million to the biosciences over the next five years.

Deadlines approaching!

TODAY! — Siemens Foundation grants supporting math and science education March 17, 2006 — SWAEBR essay contest for high school students March 17, 2006 — City of Phoenix Mayor’s Partnership Awards nominations March 31, 2006 — JobPath’s Biotechnology Summer Institute

TGen now accepting applications for 2006 summer internship program

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is accepting applications for its Summer 2006 Summer Internship Program. The program is open to high school, college, and graduate level students who are motivated independent thinkers with a strong interest in developing research skills through hands-on experience. The TGen Summer Internship Program provides students the opportunity to conduct […]

U.S. DOE’s “Math & Science Education” to be rebroadcast locally

The February 21 broadcast of “Math and Science Education,” by the U.S. Department of Education, will be rebroadcasted locally in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tucson. For useful background materials, click here. The show explored questions such as: What is the

February 25, 2006 is Avnet Science & Technology Fair in Phoenix

The Avnet Science & Technology Fair is a state-wide event geared to 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in public, private, and charter schools in Arizona. The aim is to get our children engaged in innovation and creativity around science and technology. To teach them that science is fun. Date: Saturday, February 25, 2006 […]

Republic readers respond to “AIMS puts science to test” article

In response to the February 16, 2006 Arizona Republic article entitled, “AIMS puts science to test,” several newspaper readers provided their feedback, shared below: Steve9343, February 16, 2006Essentially, Arizona is putting all their eggs in one basket by having just biology being the main stay of their testing. As a science teacher who teaches biology, […]

AIMS puts science to test (Arizona Republic article)

[Source: Ray Parker, Arizona Republic] — Arizona school districts and students are preparing to face a new set of standardized exams: science on the AIMS test. Next spring, the state will give pilot versions of the science exams to all fourth-, eighth-, and 10th-graders. The test will be fully implemented the following year, and eventually […]

March 1, 2006 is deadline for Siemens Foundation grants supporting math & science education

The Siemens Foundation

March 17, 2006 is deadline for high school science essay contest for paid internship

The Southwest Association for Education in Biomedical Research sponsors an essay contest each year for high school students. Winners in the Tucson and Phoenix metro areas receive a paid summer internship in one of the following institutions: Arizona State University, Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Harrington Arthritis Research Center, Mayo Clinic, Sun Health […]

ASU offers students science/math internship — no experience necessary

Math and science teachers can always use an extra pair of hands in the classroom. Now, thanks to Arizona State University, college students can engage “academically at-risk” 3rd through 8th graders in fun, “hands-on” math or science activities while earning three upper-division credits. No experience is needed. Interns will be trained to lead small groups […]