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Discusses the case of plant biology professor Charles J. Arntzen who was accused of plagiarizing the work of his student Dwayne D. Kirk in Arizona State University. Factor that hinders graduate students from voicing out grievances against professors over plagiarism issue; Arguments raised by the professor to defend himself from the accusation of Kirk; List of other junior scholars who filed cases against senior scholars.

Reports that Amar Gupta, former co-director of the Productivity from Information Technology Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, has been named as the first Thomas R. Brown Chair in management and technology at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management; Career history of Gupta with MIT; Gupta's advocacy of international outsourcing and the use of technology to globalize professional services.

The article offers information on the BASIS Educational Group in Tucson, Arizona. It mentions that the BASIS Educational Group was opened by University of Arizona professor Michael Block to bring the best aspects of American and European educational systems. It states that students in fifth grade can be retained through graduation by opening new schools and moving students in the BASIS curriculum.

Reports on the chemistry demonstration of professor Wayne Adickes in Arizona. Enhancement of the scientific interests of the students; Demonstration on the points of combustion; Success of the outreach presentations.

Features Kenneth V. Iserson, a University of Arizona surgery professor and a leading expert on death, who authored the book called `Grave Words: Notifying Survivors About Sudden, Unexpected Deaths.' Death topics discussed by the book; Experience that prompted Iserson to become an expert in death notification; Example secrets of the funeral industry revealed in his book; Background information on Iserson's medical career.