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Tucson bio company receives $4 million in venture funding

Tucson’s BioVigilant has received $4 million in venture capital support to help it move its technology to the marketplace. The company, which has developed instruments that can rapidly identify certain kinds of biological contamination or bio-agent attacks, will use the investment to expand the manufacture and sales of the detectors. Battelle Ventures, a limited partnership […]

Angel Tax Credit starts July 1

The Angel Investment Tax Credit is approaching its start date of July 1, 2006. Passed last year by the Legislature, the program will allow individuals who choose to invest in tech companies to be eligible for a 30 percent credit on state taxes over a period of three years. Those who invest in a biotech or rural company receive a credit of 35 percent.

NAU’s Center for Science Teaching and Learning announces summer courses

The following courses will be offered at Northern Arizona University this summer as part of the MAST program and are open enrollment. For more information about the MAST program, click here. For more information about courses, click here and look under LOUIE On-Line. First Summer Session (June 6 – July 5) PHY 600, 3 units, […]

Highlights of bioscience education in Arizona in the second quarter of 2006

Two new schools slated to open in August begin accepting applications: the Bioscience High School in downtown Phoenix and the Copper Ridge Math and Science Academy of the Scottsdale Unified School District. Twelve Arizona students brought home more than $69,000 in scholarships and prizes from the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Indianapolis. […]

New Copper Ridge Math and Science Academy in Scottsdale now accepting applications

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 Peak Parkway, Scottsdale. Transportation will be provided to all students. Buses will pick up and […]

Arizona bioscience leaders, companies recognized at ABA awards dinner

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.

Gilbert schools hoping for more gifted funding (Arizona Republic article)

[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 lawmakers to increase the current $1.3 million, or about $41 per student, for gifted education. […]

Raytheon awards $500,000 in national scholarships and grants for math students

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 and teachers nationwide. Launched in November 2005, the program combines interactive online contests and activities, […]

Research institute built by “City of Volunteers” achieves international acclaim

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 tissue. Now more than 20 years later, thanks to the community, Rogers, and the scientists who have relocated to Sun City over the years, Sun Health Research Institute has achieved international acclaim

Preference, not scores, show teens’ career path

[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 3,359 students who were in the eighth grade in 1988 found those who expressed interest […]