WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Mathematical Association of America issued the following news: The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is pleased to recognize Dr. William Yslas Velez with its 2020 Inclusivity Award. Inclusivity Award In 2019, MAA launched the Inclusivity Award in recognition of the importance of its core value of Inclusivity and building a healthy and vibrant mathematical community where all are welcome and encouraged to flourish. The 2020 award winner is William Yslas Velez  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The American Center for Law and Justice issued the following news: The ACLJ took action in Arizona: We sent a legal letter to an Arizona school district on behalf of our clients, providing our perspective on what the state's constitution and laws require: "absolutely free" education and classroom access. As we've told you, the ACLJ recently launched a new initiative to support and expand school choice and advance educational justice for all children. We must ensure that k  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 30 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: On the heels of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and as Arizona grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACLU of Arizona sent a letter to Governor Ducey urging him to institute measures that will save the lives of individuals in nursing homes and other congregate settings, as well as the essential employees that care for them. The Arc of Arizona, Arizona Cent  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, July 27 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel David Cortman regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision Friday declining to immediately halt enforcement of Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak's discriminatory restrictions on churches during the coronavirus pandemic. "The First Amendment requires the government to treat religious organizations, at a minimum, the same   more

NEW YORK, July 28 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following joint news release: To help companies safely move their employees back to the workplace, Arizona State University's College of Health Solutions and the World Economic Forum, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, announced the Covid-19 Diagnostics Commons -- an interactive hub for the global community to access the very latest information about testing options and to share knowledge and practices for safely bringing bac  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 29 -- The Astrophysical Journal, a research journal from the American Astronomical Society that says it is devoted to recent developments, discoveries and theories in astronomy and astrophysics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 20, 2020 edition: * How Is Helicity (and Twist) Partitioned in Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Reconnecting Magnetic Flux Tubes? * Hunting Distant BL Lacertae Objects with the Photometric Technique Using S  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news: After two months of collaborating with community leaders, tribal health officials, service organizations, and health care workers on preventing and controlling the spread of COVID-19 among Native Americans from the Navajo Nation and Pueblo peoples in the southwestern states of New Mexico and Arizona, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontie  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: Approaching the year mark of the shooting in El Paso, Texas, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund announced a new paid media program to reach Latino voters in battleground states including Texas, Arizona, and Florida, and released a poll conducted by Equis Research and Global Strategy Group that demonstrates the salience of  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 1 -- The National Snow and Ice Data Center, a part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, issued the following news: How is coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affecting Indigenous Peoples' access to food? National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) research scientist Noor Johnson, along with colleagues from the University of Arizona and the Indigenous Food Knowledges Network (IFKN), aim to find out. Johnson is a co-principal investigator on a  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- Results for America issued the following news release: Results for America announced that Gilbert, Arizona's Office of Digital Government will receive the second annual Sharman Stein Award for Storytelling Changemakers. The award, which honors the memory of What Works Cities' founding Director of Communications, recognizes a city team or official who draws on the power of public communication to cultivate trust and collaboration between local government and residents. The a  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 28 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists is giving three Sunshine Awards this year to R. Jeffrey Smith and the Center for Public Integrity; The Center for Public Integrity, USA TODAY and The Arizona Republic; and Christina Jewett from Kaiser Health News. A judging panel, composed of SPJ Board of Directors and Freedom of Information Committee members, bestows the award each year to individuals an  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 30 -- The State Bar of Arizona issued the following news release: The Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) has awarded the State Bar of Arizona one of only 10 annual awards granted to competitors representing more than 300 organizations. An Award for Professional Excellence was given to the State Bar of Arizona for its newly created resource, Quick Reference Guides, in the Best Publications category. The State Bar of Arizona's Quick Reference Guides were c  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 1 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release on July 31: A scientific team led by the University of Arizona and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, identified a robust set of biomarkers through proteomics and metabolomic analysis that could help guide treatment for tens of millions of patients who each year sustain brain injuries, potentially preventing severe long-term disabilities.   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- United We Dream issued the following news release on July 28: COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise throughout the country. Last week the U.S. reported over 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in one day. States like Arizona, Texas, and Florida, which have high populations of immigrants and Latinx people, are being hit especially hard by COVID-19. According to data from the New York Times, Black and brown communities are three times as likely to get infected and nearly two times m  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 30 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: A coalition of 42 government representatives, groups, and businesses representing Indigenous and minority voices across New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, and Arizona sent a letter calling on New Mexico's Oil Conservation Division to put peoples' health first and put the brakes on plans to adopt new rules governing the use of toxic oil and gas waste, known as "produced water." Facing rising costs, the oil and gas  more