Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

To start off your work week, some bio humor!

Panel recommends radical reform of American education

[Source: Lori Olszewski and Diane Rado, Chicago Tribune] — Frustrated with piecemeal school reform across the nation, a prestigious panel Thursday endorsed a radical overhaul of U.S. education, including a chance for most students to cut short their high school careers and go on to community college or vocational training. The report from the New […]

Rodel Foundation names Exemplary Teachers in Maricopa County

Seventeen teachers in Maricopa County’s neediest schools were finalists in the Rodel Exemplary Teacher Initiative award competition. Nine teachers received the award and were profiled in the Arizona Republic. Click here to view a slide show of the winning teachers. Click here to learn more about the runners-up. For stories about recipients in Pima County […]

Teens get a taste of medical, science careers

[Source: Charles Kelly, Arizona Republic] — No, the sliced brains weren’t all that icky. Actually, they were fascinating for many of the 25 Dysart Unified School District students who toured Sun Health Research Institute last week in connection with the “Apple a Day” educational program. “My favorite part was the brains,” said Desiree Boniface, 18, […]

Bioscience teacher added to Arizona P-20 Council

At the November 13, 2006 meeting of the Governor’s P-20 Council, Dr. Rufus Glasper, Council Chair, announced that Xan Simonson, Biotechnology Academy Coordinator for Mesa Public Schools, would join the Council as a teacher representative.

Deer Valley USD details changes: Biology in, other courses out

[Source: Joey Airdo, Independent Newspapers] — Biology class will be mandatory next year. Other courses, like human relations and technology exploration, will no longer exist, while similar concepts will be taught in other broader courses. These are a few changes Deer Valley Unified School District high school students can expect in the 2007-08 school year. […]

High-schoolers in Arizona may face added math

[Source: Matthew Benson, Arizona Republic] — Listen up, high school arithme-phobes: Your days of graduating after sliding by on just a couple of years of math could be numbered. Emphasizing that sophisticated math skills are essential to survival in the 21st century, a high-level advisory panel to Gov. Janet Napolitano recommended Tuesday that Arizona students […]

Northern Arizona launches regional roadmap

Northern Arizona leaders gathered in Flagstaff to kick off the Northern Arizona Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee, which will drive a region-focused process to identify existing bioscience-related activity, opportunities, and challenges unique to Northern Arizona. The committee heard key findings and identified a seven-point work plan that will culminate in a Northern Arizona Bioscience Roadmap, to be released in mid-1997.

Governor’s innovation awards honor members of bioscience community

Several members of the bioscience industry were among the innovators honored in the fourth-annual Governor’s Celebration of Innovation. The event, which attracted 1,200 people, honored Innovators of the Year and those who work to diversify the state’s technology economy. Among the honorees were the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, recognized for its work in […]