From October 30 to November 2, over 110 Arizona Town Hall participants met at El Tovar Lodge at the Grand Canyon to discuss “Maximizing Arizona’s Opportunities in the Biosciences and Biotechnology.” Among the numerous recommendations on advancing the biosciences in…

On Nov. 22, more than 100 Valley school superintendents, principals, and science curriculum coordinators attended "Translating TGen 2005: A Symposium for Educators."

[Source: Stacy A. Teicher, Staff writer, Christian Science Monitor] — “This class is mad!” That’s eighth-grader Michelle Morris’s high praise for her science teacher. As she and her classmates hover over tables creating models of our solar system using plastic…

Ajit Divakaruni ('01) was named one of 40 recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. Two other Flinn Scholars, Liz Dreeland and Michelle Hertzfeld, were included among the 17 finalists for the scholarship in the Los Angeles region, an honor that…

Flinn Scholar Ajit Divakaruni was named one of 40 recipients of the Marshall Scholarship. Divakaruni, who will graduate from University of Arizona with degrees in biochemistry, mathematics, and molecular and cellular biology, will use the Marshall to pursue a doctorate…

Love of learning and an encounter with physics led Leslie Tolbert from mathematics to neuroscience; her excitement for her field drove her to a leading position conducting research in a field labeled by Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap as a key Arizona…

[Source: Anne Ryman, Arizona Republic] — In Mesa, high school students scrape their cheeks and use the tissue for DNA experiments. In Peoria, students clone the cells of roses. In Chandler, students use enzymes to make the beginnings of cheese.…