WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with Arizona under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Arizona are working together to offer over $3.2 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build re  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech students showcased their sharpest ideas to turn biomedical breakthroughs into commercial opportunities during a dynamic "Shark Tank"-inspired event at the annual Health Sciences and Technology Hokie Pitch at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke. The competition, featuring participants from the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA's EMIT mission has created the first comprehensive maps of the world's mineral dust-source regions, providing precise locations of 10 key minerals based on how they reflect and absorb light. When winds loft these substances into the air, they either cool or warm the atmosphere and Earth's surface, depending on their composition. Understanding their abundance around the globe will help rese  more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, Dec. 12 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Prescott National Forest - issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: The Prescott National Forest announces the selection of Sarah Clawson as the new Forest Supervisor, effective December 31, 2023. Clawson currently serves as the District Ranger for the Bradshaw and Chino Valley Ranger Districts of the Prescott National Forest. These districts, which encompass a wide range of ecosys  more