Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

Shelton named next UA president

Robert Shelton, the executive vice chancellor and provost at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been selected to replace Peter Likins as president of University of Arizona. Shelton will take over for Likins on July 1, 2006, one year before UA is set to welcome the first class to the College of Medicine campus in Phoenix.

March 17, 2006 is deadline for City of Phoenix Mayor’s Partnership Awards nominations

If your school is involved in an education partnership with business, the City of Phoenix would like to know about it. Tell how your students and/or employees are working together to make a difference in each other’s lives, and your partnership may be one of those featured in prominent, exciting ways including recognition at the […]

Two family teams, one academic and one private, net state millions in NIH grants

Researchers statewide are driving a substantial increase in research funding from the National Institutes of Health, gaining mileage toward a vital milepost set out in Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap. Ranu Jung and Jimmy Abbas are bioengineers at Arizona State University who have won more than $4 million in grants in the past few months. Ed and James Koeneman are the founders of Kinetic Muscles Inc. (KMI), a medical-device company that has helped bring more than $3 million into the state.

ASU offers Science Education Ph.D. program

The concentration in Science Education in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University provides opportunities for research and study in the teaching and learning of science in the middle school, high school, and higher education. Candidates may concentrate in the study of students’ science thinking, the design of learning and […]

Piper Trust commits $50 million to recruit world-renowned scientists to Arizona

The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust pledged $50 million to recruit to Arizona ten scientists who are leaders in the field of personalized medicine. This represents Piper's largest commitment since it began awarding grants five years ago.

Governor proposes innovation fund for science, technology

Gov. Janet Napolitano announced at her 2006 State of the State address the creation of a public-private partnership to boost Arizona's science and technology sectors, including the biosciences. Napolitano requested $25 million in state dollars in her FY 2007 budget to fund the effort.

ASTA rolls out new website

The Arizona Science Teachers Association is rolling out its new website! In addition to a new look, the site will offer more dynamic functionality to its members. ASTA hosts annual statewide conference, provides support for NSTA regional conferences, mentors fellow teachers, and models innovative instructional techniques and methods. The ASTA newsletter is published four to […]

Statewide coalition formed to advance growth of biosciences

Arizona's drive to become a national player in the emerging biosciences sector received a boost with the formation of a partnership of statewide business and science leaders. The coalition was developed throughout 2005 to help implement Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap, the state's long-term plan to become nationally competitive in the biosciences.

TGen’s Office of Science Education and Research offers weblinks

TGen’s Office of Science Education and Outreach was established to enhance the public’s understanding of genetics and the remarkable discoveries at TGen emerging from completed sequence of the human genome and the advent of new and better technologies for both understanding and disseminating the information generated by this milestone in research history. Among their future […]

Rise in high-tech jobs presents workforce challenge

About 5,000 jobs for technicians will open up in the Valley over the next few years, challenging businesses and educational institutions to boost efforts to train and retain qualified workers.