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New Board Member: Alastair Glass
New Board Member: Fred Boice
Az STEM Network
Algae to the Rescue
Innovation Hero
Did You Know?
Profiles . . .
 
Alastair Glass
Dr. Alastair Glass joins SFAz Board  

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Profiles . . .
 
Fred Boice joins SFAz Board


  Noteworthy


Algae Biomass Conference
Sept. 28-30 Phoenix, AZ
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Innovation Demands Boldness
Sept. 28 - 29, Phoenix, AZ
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APS & Phoenix Suns
Mini-grants to STEM Educators
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Innovation Heroes
Accepting applications
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Bisgrove Post Doctoral Scholarship Program
Accepting applications
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Northern Arizona Power of Data Project (NAZPOD)
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Arizona STEM Network:
Transforming our Approach to Math & Science Education 

 
The majority of Arizona students are not prepared to be active participants in the New Economy.  Arizona needs a transformational change in our approach to math and science education.

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Algae to the Rescue:
Out of the Swimming Pool and into the Economy 

 
Algae
Slimy, gooey, fast-growing and just plain icky.  Algae is the scourge of swimming pools.  But Algae may be THE most promising non-carbon based material available to satisfy America's diet for liquid energy and other high-value products.  

 
Innovation Hero:
Engaging Students Through BioScience


Tucson teacher Andrew Lettes has become a hero to a growing number of students at Pueblo Magnet High School in Tucson.  His secret:  engage the students on bioscience projects and sharpen their academic and leadership skills in the process.

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Did You Know . . . ?

3:1 Leverage

Each $1 of State funding invested by SFAz into research initiatives generated an additional $3.06 of funding from industry or non-state sources.