PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 24 -- The Arizona House Republican issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: The Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL) has presented freshman State Representative Selina Bliss with its 2023 "Legislator of the Year" award for the support and defense of the 2 nd Amendment. Representative Bliss, Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, received the honor at AzCDL's 18th annual meeting in Tucson on Saturday. "I am immensely honored to be recognized by the Ari  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * A grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration will help students pursue college to enter careers in health care. * * * Arizona Health Opportunities Pathways to Excellence, a program of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, received a $3.2 million grant from the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a ban on the manufacturing, processing, and use of trichloroethylene (TCE), a toxic chemical that is widely detected in drinking water and used in stain removers, degreasers, and a range of industrial processes. TCE is carcinogenic by all routes of exposure and low levels of maternal TCE exposure can cause an increased risk of congenital heart defect  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- OPERA America issued the following news release: OPERA America is pleased to announce Opera Passport by OPERA America, a new North American ticket discount exchange program among opera companies in the United States and Canada. The program extends the benefits of an operagoer's hometown opera subscription to 85 opera companies across North America. Opera Passport by OPERA America encourages operagoers to enjoy opera whenever they travel and builds awareness of the vibrancy  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * An interesting pathway could have led the moon fragment to reach Earth's orbital space. * * * In 2021, a team of University of Arizona astronomers suggested that a recently discovered near-Earth asteroid, Kamo`oalewa, could be a chunk of the moon. Two years after the striking discovery, another UArizona research group has found that a rare pathway could have enabled this to happen. So far  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Native Nations Institute issued the following news release: * * * The Native Nations Institute announced their intention to deliver five Student Research & Travel Awards for 2023. * * * Every year since 2016, the Native Nations Institute (NNI) has distributed multiple awards of up to $2,500 each to graduate students conducting research projects or work on contemporary Indigenous issues with practical policy implications and/or   more