TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 23 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: In a first for Arizona, the Arizona Department of Transportation is investing $6.5 million this fiscal year in a tri-university consortium headquartered at the University of Arizona. The Arizona Transportation Institute will unite experts from the state's three public universities to perform vital research in areas such as safety, sustainability and efficiency. Over the following two years, ADOT will cont  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 23 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Attorney General Mayes and other state attorneys general along with the Justice Department late yesterday proposed a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to benefit consumers. "This bipartisan effort reflects a shared commitment to restoring fair competition in the digital marketplace," said Attorne  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 23 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release: * * * Arizona's public universities are uniquely positioned to drive national security and economic growth through innovative research * * * The Arizona Board of Regents announced on Thursday a new initiative aimed at enhancing collaboration with Arizona's military installations and the U.S. Department of Defense. This effort underscores the board's commitment to strengthening the long-standing partn  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 22 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Frank Hadley Collins, professor emeritus in the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame, died Nov. 16 in Tucson, Arizona. He was 80. Collins, the former George and Winifred Clark Chair in the Department of Biological Sciences, retired in 2019 after a long career as one of the country's leading researchers in vector biology. He performed genome-level studies of arthropod vectors of human pathogens  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Arizona State University's McCain Institute issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * Day-long event to be held December 5 in Washington D.C. with the theme "Democracy, Human Rights & Leadership in Action" Click HERE (https://www.mccaininstitute.org/the-washington-forum/registration/) to register for the in-person event * * * The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) today released the speaker lineup and agenda for its inaugural Washington Forum  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: A new research partnership between the Arizona Department of Transportation and the state's three public universities will help tackle critical issues in Arizona's transportation system, keep the state at the forefront of innovation, support Arizona's economy and nurture a new generation of transportation professionals. The Arizona Transportation Institute (AZTI) will leverage the expertise of Nort  more

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Nov. 23 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: During a recent government-to-government Violence Against Women Consultation focused on public safety, systemic justice issues, and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) crisis, 25th Navajo Nation Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty called for comprehensive justice reform. "Every child growing today carries the prayers of their grandparents like kernels placed in the  more

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Nov. 23 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Speaker Crystalyne Curley, alongside members of the 25th Navajo Nation Council, joined Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren for the signing of a General Warranty Deed, officially placing 13.8 acres of land near Flagstaff, Arizona, into trust. This includes a parcel housing the Horsemen Lodge restaurant. The initiative, known as the Lower Highway 89 Project, involves three contiguous   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 23 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an Arizona case to protect girls' and women's sports. "Sports teams are divided by sex to begin with to give girls a level playing field so they're not competing against boys," Attorney General Wilson said. "Arizona's law restricting girls' sports teams to biologic  more