TUCSON, Arizona, April 10 -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, issued the following news on April 9, 2024: Nielsen will be one of 54 employers honored today with the prestigious Business Group on Health Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being Award for its outstanding commitment to advancing employee well-being through comprehensive and innovative benefits and initiatives. The award, now in its 19th year, will be announced today in Tucson at the Business Grou  more

TUSCON, Arizona, April 10 -- Business Group on Health issued the following news release on April 9, 2023: Fifty-four employers were recognized today with the prestigious Business Group on Health Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being Award, for their outstanding commitment to advancing employee well-being through comprehensive and innovative benefits and initiatives. The award, now in its 19th year, was announced today in Tucson at Business Group on Health's 2024 Annual Conference.   more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 9 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Entrepreneur and alumnus R. Ken Coit has committed $5 million through his family foundation to bolster the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy as a trailblazer in pharmaceutical education, research and innovation. With the gift, the Coit College of Pharmacy will hire five junior faculty members and expand the work of the Coit Center for Longevity and Neurotherapeutics. Established in 2023  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The average domestic air fare of $396 in the third quarter of 2014 was virtually the same as the average fare in the third quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. During the July to September 2014 period, passengers originating in Cincinnat  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Representative Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) issued the following statement: "The Arizona Supreme Court's ruling is a cruel and regressive decision that is part of the national assault by Republicans to ban and criminalize abortion nationwide. It underscores the importance of the upcoming election in November that will determine the future of reproductive rights in our state and across the count  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 10 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) joined his fellow House Republican colleagues on a congressional delegation to Israel last week. Among other visits, the group met with top Israeli officials, participated in a briefing with former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military personnel, heard from families of current hostages held by Hamas, and visited sites of the October 7 attacks.   more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Juan Manuel Soto-Guzman, 41, of El Mirage, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 37 months in prison. Soto-Guzman pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Illegal Aliens for Profit on January 23, 2024. Soto-Guzman was a United States-based human smuggling coordinator. For approximately 13 months, he worked with his brothe  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 9 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The University of Arizona is part of an international collaboration that is exploring how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to improve space operations, safety and sustainability. Roberto Furfaro, professor of systems and industrial engineering and deputy director in the College of Engineering of the Space4 Center, is the UArizona co-principal investigator on the approximately $1.9 million initiati  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 10 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Alyssa Ryan, an assistant professor of civil and architectural engineering and mechanics, in the University of Arizona College of Engineering, is leading a national study to identify disparities in traffic safety for all transportation users, including drivers, bicyclists and walkers. "Transportation engineering is very focused on people and impacting society and how people interact with the world," said  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: About 4.5 billion years ago, a small planet smashed into the young Earth, flinging molten rock into space. Slowly, the debris coalesced, cooled and solidified, forming our moon. This scenario of how the Earth's moon came to be is the one largely agreed upon by most scientists. But the details of how exactly that happened are "more of a choose-your-own adventure novel," according to researchers in t  more