WASHINGTON - A stubborn Senate voted Wednesday to ease restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, ignoring President Bush's threat of a second veto on legislation designed to lead to new medical treatments.

The Teacher Preparation Program of Rio Salado College recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Noyce Scholarship Program award of nearly $1.2 million to support the recruitment and training of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals who are interested in becoming teachers in seventh- through 12th-grade classrooms in Arizona.

Third-graders in Laura Grunewald’s class at Chandler’s Knox Gifted Academy were given a task Monday. Using a limited number of sticks, small cups, paper clips, paper and tape, they were to design a device that can hold three plastic balls 6 inches above the ground.

Brophy at No. 2 Chandler

Editor's note: This is the last in a three-part series of stories exploring new programs the Kyrene School District may provide to students early as next school year.

“Amazing Women Needed for High Paying Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).” Now this is a message that grabs your attention! Exciting our future engineers, scientists and innovators is critical to the future of our economy, yet enticing women to these fields is falling behind. According to various sources, including “Economics and Statistics Administration,” women are underrepresented in these high-paying, creative fields. The numbers indicate that in the U.S., women have held only 25 percent of STEM jobs over the last decade. A 2011 report by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce found that only one in seven engineers is a female.

Engineering, lessons on the elements of art in design and digital electronics could all lead to future careers for Mesa students.

What would it take to explore an alien spacecraft at the bottom of a lake and rescue 20 abducted town folks before the National Guard steps in?

I was fortunate this week to attend a forum on STEM education - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math - hosted by the local affiliate of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and came away very impressed by what our state is doing on both a government and business level to address the educational needs of our future workers in the manufacturing and technology fields.

SAN FRANCISCO - California voters, wooed by an aggressive, multimillion-dollar campaign that promised cures to myriad diseases, overwhelmingly approved the nation’s most ambitious stem cell research center two years ago.

What would it take to explore an alien spacecraft at the bottom of a lake and rescue 20 abducted town folks before the National Guard steps in?

Over 300 high school students from around the state invaded Arizona State University Polytechnic campus Thursday for the Making Your Future conference to advance student learning and understanding in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math.

Mountain Pointe teacher Dan Ray may be getting a free trip to the nation's Capitol, but that doesn't mean four days of relaxing by the pool.

Mountain Pointe teacher Dan Ray may be getting a free trip to the nation's Capitol, but that doesn't mean four days of relaxing by the pool.

An $85 million bond package Gilbert voters approved March 14 will begin with projects focusing exclusively on widening Williams Field Road — leaving other projects waiting until as late as 2011.

Kicker Neil Rackers is five field goals from tying the NFL record of 39 in a season, but he continues to insist it isn’t weighing on his mind.

Kicker Neil Rackers is five field goals from tying the NFL record of 39 in a season, but he continues to insist it isn’t weighing on his mind.

Perhaps in an effort to stem the tide of negative publicity over the recent snubs of Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, the FBR Open released its list of early commitments this year earlier than ever.

Five Valley nonprofits each received grants this month from the US Airways.

Stepping into a research area marked by controversy and fraud, Harvard University scientists said Tuesday they are trying to clone human embryos to create stem cells they hope can be used one day to help conquer a host of diseases.

As declining enrollment and school consolidation remains a hot-button issue within the Scottsdale Unified School District, one of the city's elementary schools has seen a 13 percent climb in enrollment with the help of a science and math partnership with Arizona State University.

October 12, 2004

Arlen Sykes has a passion and enjoys sharing it with his students.