TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Research Corporation for Science Advancement has chosen 11 accomplished researchers to receive its Cottrell Plus SEED (Singular Exceptional Endeavors of Discovery) Awards for 2024. Each award is $60,000. The competitive Cottrell SEED Award is designed to support members of the Cottrell Scholar community in high-impact research activities. This year, RCSA expanded SEED Awards to include t  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 3 -- Archeology Southwest issued the following news release: Congressman Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today reintroduced legislation in the House of Representatives seeking national monument designation for a remarkable cultural landscape known as the Great Bend of the Gila. Cosponsors include Jared Huffman (D-CA), Andre Carson D-(IN), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Dina Titus (D-NV), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Joe Neguse (D-CO). This 80-mile stretch of the lower Gila River and su  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- EMILYs List issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: * * * Today, EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, congratulates Sen. Eva Diaz on her primary victory to the Arizona state Senate. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "EMILYs List is proud to congratulate Sen. Eva Diaz on her primary victory to the Arizona state Senate. Diaz is a reproductive champion who defended Arizonans' reproductive freedoms   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 2 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * More Victories Over DEI: Auburn and Mizzou Disband DEI Offices By Tim Minella Two more prominent public universities will close their "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) offices, another important win in the fight against discriminatory DEI programs. This welcome news highlights the importance of adopting targeted policies that will end the campus DEI regime for good. Auburn Unive  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 2 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * Taxpayer-Funded Wine Tastings? AZ School Leaders Splurge for DEI Conference at 5-Star Napa Resort By Fiona Baum Who wouldn't want to spend a few days at a five-star resort and spa in California wine country leisurely enjoying wine-tasting parties at Napa Valley wineries and sampling five-star cuisine? Better yet, who wouldn't want to take that trip without needing to pay for it or take   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: In response to the introduction of Representative Grijalva's legislation to protect the Great Bend of the Gila, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and Chispa Arizona issued the following statements: "Representative Grijalva's legislation introduced today is critical to protect the Great Bend of the Gila," said LCV Conservation Program Director America Fitzpatrick. "This iconi  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 2 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * These incredible wolves should be allowed to be wild and free * * * FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.-- Twenty-three wildlife conservation groups today urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Arizona Game and Fish Department not to remove a family of endangered Mexican gray wolves from just south of the Grand Canyon National Park. The agencies have announced they intended to capture and re-re  more

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 3 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.-- Twenty-three wildlife conservation groups today urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Arizona Game and Fish Department not to remove a family of endangered Mexican gray wolves from just south of the Grand Canyon National Park. The agencies have announced they intended to capture and re-release the pack elsewhere. In early July agency trappers captured and rel  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: * * * Arizona Tribes would co-steward cultural monument in the Sonoran Desert * * * Today, Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), joined by co-sponsors Jared Huffman (CA), Andre Carson (IN), Melanie Stansbury (NM), Dina Titus (NV), Earl Blumenauer (OR), and Joe Neguse (CO), introduced the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act to permanently protect a stretch of the Gila River Va  more