Next Generation Education

BIO5 member Paloma Beamer shared expertise at a conference examining per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, bringing national attention to Arizona’s efforts to better understand and address these long-lasting chemicals in water, soil and communities.

BIO5 member Gene Alexander contributed to a University of Arizona study that found three common sleep habits—sleeping outside the recommended seven to nine hours, frequent daytime napping and sleeplessness—were linked to signs of brain aging associated with increased dementia risk.

A generous gift from the Thomas R. Brown Foundations will now permanently fund five KEYS interns focused on the physical sciences.