WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $10.5 million in grant awards to four Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) to establish research Centers of Excellence (COEs) to conduct housing and community development research. HUD made the announcement at the University of Arizona in Tucson, which is partnering with Arizona State University t  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 30 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory will start fabrication of the seventh segment of the primary mirror necessary to complete the Giant Magellan Telescope. It marks a milestone in the search for other, potentially Earth-like planets and the exploration of the universe. To make one of the world's largest mirrors requires a lot of glass: 80 crates of it, to be exact - each containing 25 cases, safeguarde  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Yvette Naomi Garcia, 36, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Tuesday by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 20 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Garcia pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder. On December 26, 2021, Garcia, an enrolled member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, murdered a Pascua Yaqui woman by intentionally   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Researchers from the university's Drachman Institute, along with colleagues from ASU, NAU and the University of New Mexico, will research housing security, climate and health with a focus on Hispanic and underserved communities in the arid Southwest. * * * The University of Arizona Drachman Institute will help establish a new center to address the interconnected issues of housing security  more