[Source: Michael Struening, Arizona Republic] — Several Valley high school students will test their science skills in a nationwide event this month. The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which is under way this week in Albuquerque, showcases nearly 1,500…

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Education (OED) is requesting applications for a technology-based science experiential learning program to impact 4th through 9th grade students and teachers. One award will be made for a project five…

The Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research (SSBTR) is a student-run organization that raises funds for brain tumor research. They have established a 1-year research fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Adrienne C. Scheck at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ.…

[Source: Valarie Potell, Arizona Daily Star] — More than 420 University of Arizona students from the College of Science will be able to don a navy blue cap and gown this morning at the university’s commencement ceremony. Fewer than half…

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[Source: eSchool News staff and wire service reports] — In a whale-sized project, the world’s scientists plan to compile everything they know about all of Earth’s 1.8 million known species and put it all on one web site, open to…

[Source: Ray Parker, Arizona Republic] — A Chandler high school student spent the weekend in Boston at the Sanofi-Aventis International BioGENEius Challenge, where she presented her research into extracting hydrogen from crops and wastewater. “All we hear about is the…