At this small learning community in San Jose, CA, an interdisciplinary group of teachers and biotechnology business partners are helping at-risk students to become college-ready and career-bound. Can the “lessons learned” in California apply to Arizona?

Science Buddies is a non-profit organization empowering students from all walks of life to help themselves and each other develop a love of science and an understanding of the scientific method. With the help of Mentors and Advisors, Science Buddies…

Recognized for generations as an agricultural economy, Ireland now boasts one of the most successful high-tech and bioscience industries in the world. The result has been a rapid upswing in employment rates and a soaring gross domestic product. A delegation…

[Source: Deborah Dillon, City of Phoenix] — The Phoenix Desert Summer Institute at Pinnacle High School, 3535 E. Mayo Blvd., is holding their AP Summer Institute in Biology, July 24-27, 2006 (8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.). Cost: $580. For more…

[Source: Deborah Dillon, City of Phoenix] — The City of Phoenix Youth and Education Commission, in partnership with the Human Relations Commission, offers grants to Phoenix schools for the Focus on Results Grants Initiative. The Mayor and Phoenix City Council…

The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, ASU Polytechnic campus, Mesa Community College, and Mesa Public Schools have together been awarded a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to address future workforce needs in the field of biosciences. The…