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

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

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Nov. 22 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement: * * * Indiana school district violates counselor's freedom of speech The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Vincent Wagner regarding a motion ADF attorneys filed Thursday with a federal district court in McCord v. South Madison Community School Corporation, asking it to protect a school counselor's free speech rights. South Madison Community School Corpora  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

LONDON, Ontario, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Remarkable encounter during 2022 Niagara fireball event leads to discovery of tiniest asteroid known * * * By Jeff Renaud In an international study led by Western University and Lowell Observatory, scientists describe a pioneering, integrative approach for studying near-Earth asteroids based largely on a November 2022 fireball event that dropped meteorites in the Niagara region. The space scientists de  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * USFWS Director Martha Williams visits southern Arizona to unveil partnership, which is a step towards designating Arizona's newest national wildlife refuge * * * In a collaborative effort to revitalize the Santa Cruz River, recently declared one of the country's "most endangered" rivers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) entered into a Wildlife Partnership agreement with Pima County  more