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Southern Arizona releases regional bioscience roadmap

Four years after Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap was launched, regional roadmap studies around the state are in formation. Southern Arizona has made its mark as the first region to release a comprehensive plan for bioscience at the local level.

SFAz unveils investment plan

Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) announced its investment strategy to enhance science, engineering, medical research, and technology competitiveness in the state. The new foundation will award grants for research in strategic areas, development of small research and development businesses, and improvement in K-12 science and math performance. According to Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap, fostering science, engineering, medical […]

Education among funding priorities of new Science Foundation Arizona

Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) has announced its investment strategy to award grants in research and education aimed at enhancing Arizona

Arizona BioBasics simplifies the biosciences

To help educate Arizonans about their state

Arrowhead Elementary students gravitating to NASA program

[Source: Betty Reid, Arizona Republic] — The girls say their friends think they’re from another planet because of their interest in science. Now they are among 18 gifted students conducting experiments about space at Arrowhead Elementary School in north Phoenix, a campus designated as a NASA Explorer School. Arrowhead uses NASA programs along with the […]

Arizona Academic Scholars program to be expanded

[Source: Carl Holcombe, Arizona Republic] — The Arizona Business Education Coalition hopes to expand its Arizona Academic Scholars program into Pinal County school districts. The program encourages students to take a more-rigorous academic class load to help better prepare for college and skilled jobs. ABEC hopes to combine the federal program with Central Arizona College’s […]

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To start off your work week, some bio humor!

Marana High science teacher honored as state’s best

[Source: Jeff Commings, Arizona Daily Star] — Kristin Bourguet stood on the stage, wearing a beauty-pageant smile as she endured the agonizing wait until the name of the state’s top teacher was revealed. “It just kept going on and on and on,” Bourguet said Thursday of the lengthy presentation at the Arizona Educational Foundation’s annual […]

Arizona Academic Scholars program encourages taking tough classes

[Source: Carl Holcombe, Arizona Republic] — The Arizona Business Education Coalition hopes to bring a national program to Pinal County that will encourage youths to take rigorous high school classes to prepare them for college and the workplace. Public school and college officials learned about the Arizona Academic Scholars program during a luncheon Thursday at […]