Arizona SciTech Festival Kicks Off

 

The Arizona SciTech Festival showcases Arizona as a national leader in science, technology and innovation through a series of events taking place statewide. Over 250 organizations have partnered together to showcase Arizona’s leadership in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through a series of hands-on activities, workshops, conversations, debates, stunning exhibitions, concerts, guided walks and tours.

Join the fun and learning at one or more of these events to celebrate Arizona’s future as a leader in perpetual innovation.

Featured Events Include:
• Jan. 25 – 26 Aerospace and Defense Requirements Conference
• Feb. 3 Phoenix First Friday Art Science Fusion
• Feb. 4 Arizona Science Center’s Innovations in Bioscience
• Feb. 10–12 Mesa’s Take Flight Celebration
• Feb. 14, 16 AZ Renaissance Festival’s Discovery Days
• Feb. 16 Chandler’s Tech Crawl
• Feb. 16 Tempe’s The Science of Fun
• Feb. 18 Tucson’s Science in the City
• Feb. 19–20 Challenger Space Center’s John Glenn Anniversary Event
• Feb. 21 A Day of Dean Kamen
• Feb. 25 Arizona State University’s EX-STATIC at New College
• Feb. 25–26 Scottsdale’s Science of Baseball
• Mar. 3 Arizona State University’s Night of the Open Door
• Mar. 6 University of Arizona’s Innovation Day

Click here for more information.


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dasHAUS Sustainable Design Tour Comes to Tempe

German innovations to sustainable home building will soon be on display at the Tempe Arts Park as part of the dasHAUS exhibit.

According to the Phoenix Business Journal, the full-house installation will be open to the public Jan. 21-30 just outside the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway. Admission is free.

The dasHAUS exhibit includes the latest sustainability technologies, including a thin film photovoltaic roof, high recovery climate control, solar-powered LED lighting systems, vacuum insulated panel systems, VRLA battery systems and advanced wall construction.

Tempe is one of 12 North American cities to feature dasHAUS. The traveling exhibit is presented in partnership with the City of Tempe, Arizona State University and the German American Chambers of Commerce.

Click here for a schedule of events and guided tours.

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The Arizona Innovation Challenge is on!

In early 2012, the Arizona Commerce Authority will award $1.5 million to the most promising technology ventures that participate in the 2nd Arizona Innovation Challenge (awards may range from $100,000 to $250,000). Arizona technology businesses are the state’s engine for economic transformation through wealth and job creation. The Arizona Innovation Challenge is an investment in [...]

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ULI Arizona Trends Day Explores Industry Challenges, Opportunities

What are the latest trends and issues facing the development of thriving communities here in Arizona? Join the Urban Land Institute on January 26 to be a part of the discussion about the future of real estate. ULI Arizona Trends Day brings together the best national and regional real estate leaders, decision-makers and visionaries to [...]

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Registration Open for ASU’s STEMNet Workshops

Science and mathematics K-12 educators, college and university STEM professionals are invited to attend an upcoming STEMNet networking dinner and professional development workshops. The dinner’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Rogier Windhorst, JWST Interdisciplinary Scientist and ASU Regents’ Professor. Thursday, January 19, 2012 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. ASU Memorial Union, Tempe Campus Certificates for CEU [...]

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First Harvest for Downtown Sunflowers

Volunteers converged on the Valley of the Sunflowers in downtown Phoenix recently to help with the first harvest of the flowers for fuel project. A partnership of Roosevelt Row CDC, Phoenix BioScience High School and the Intel Corporation, the Valley of the Sunflowers is a temporary use of two empty lots for downtown beautification, community [...]

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Apollo Group Rises 100 Spots in Green Rankings

The recently released 2011 Newsweek magazine Green Rankings, ranked the Discovery Triangle’s Apollo Group at 83rd among the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies for environmental performance. The Newsweek Green Rankings began in 2009, and assess the environmental performance of the 500 largest publicly traded US companies. That year, Apollo ranked 183rd on the list. “Dedication and hard work [...]

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Energize Phoenix Announces New Commercial Financing, Expanded Program Boundaries

A new public-private partnership between the city of Phoenix and National Bank of Arizona (NB|AZ) will assist businesses with financing the costs of commercial energy efficiency improvements of properties located within the Energize Phoenix Corridor, much of which falls within the Discovery Triangle. “The city is once again creating public-private partnerships to help local businesses [...]

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Area Leaders Get an Education on DT Area Schools

In October, 23 business leaders from across the Discovery Triangle and Phoenix area had an insider’s look into our region’s educational institutions. These leaders took part in a Principal for a Day program, designed to increase the understanding and awareness of the private sector regarding public education. “The workforce of tomorrow is sitting in the [...]

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Shop the DT for Unique Gifts

Whether you are looking for that unique gift – or looking for ideas – plenty of options abound in the Discovery Triangle. From clothing boutiques, restaurants, entertainment or charitable donation options, your gifts can put a smile on more faces than just your recipients. For every dollar you spend at a locally owned, independent business, [...]

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