Ventana to teens: Study, then come work for us

The Arizona Star has an interesting article about Ventana, who are located in Tucson, and who recently hosted a Young Scientist's Day: Ventana to teens: Study, then come work for us.

Students from Amphitheater, Canyon del Oro and Ironwood Ridge high schools in the Amphitheater Public Schools district, along with Marana and Mountain View high schools in the Marana Unified School District, attended the event. It took place at Ventana Medical Systems, 1910 E. Innovation Park Drive.

Among other things, Ventana develops and manufactures medical instruments used to diagnose cancer, such as automated devices to prepare tissue samples for microscopic analysis.

Students rotated through six hands-on activities in which they interacted with Ventana professionals. Chemistry, engineering, pathology and histology (study of tissue structure) were among the topics covered during Young Scientists Day.

How cool is that?  What a great way to get kids excited about science as a career, and maybe get some new employees in the bargain...