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 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Janine Torres-Centeno, a Colombian national, was indicted on November 6, 2024, by a federal grand jury on charges of Conspiracy to Encourage and Induce an Alien to Unlawfully Enter the United States and Bringing an Illegal Alien to the United States for Profit. According to the criminal Complaint and subsequently-filed Indictment, in approximately 2022, United States Bord  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

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