This specialized program offers incoming freshmen who have an aptitude for math and science the opportunity to excel in a unique learning environment. Opening August 21, 2006, at Scottsdale Copper Ridge campus at DC Ranch located at 10101 E. Thompson…

Two individuals from the Phoenix area and three Tucson firms were honored at the second-annual Excellence in Bioscience Awards Dinner last night in Scottsdale, sponsored by the Arizona BioIndustry Association.

[Source: Ray Parker, Arizona Republic] — Gilbert educators look to double the state money their schools receive for gifted programs if legislators follow through and for the first time in 15 years increase funding. There is strong support from state…

Raytheon Company seeks to show students, at an age when they begin to give up on math, that it can lead to rewarding, fun careers. Through its MathMovesU initiative, the company has awarded $500,000 in scholarships and grants to students…

In 1986 Dr. Joseph Rogers came to Sun City to build a research institute that studied age-related diseases. With little money and no buildings, Rogers reached out to the community for support and they responded, donating their money, time, and…

[Source: Bloomberg News] — Teenage career preferences are a more reliable indicator than mathematical aptitude for predicting which students become scientists, suggesting a flaw in federal education strategies, a University of Virginia (UVa) study found. The federally funded survey of…

University of Arizona has received a $1 million gift to create the Henry E. Dahlberg Chair in Asthma Research. The money will be used to recruit a top researcher in adult asthma for the Arizona Respiratory Center, a center of…