45 teams will compete in a regional Robotics Competition sponsored by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). FIRST teams together professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. Friday,…

The state legislature is considering a bill that would give $150 million to scientific research and development. The House Appropriations Committee has approved the measure by a unanimous vote.

Articles of incorporation have been filed for Science Foundation Arizona, a nonprofit statewide organization established to advance strategically the state's bioscience agenda and led by business leadership groups--Greater Phoenix Leadership, Southern Arizona Leadership Council, and Flagstaff 40.

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…

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

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…

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