PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Initiative will deploy investments to increase broadband connectivity across the state * * * Governor Katie Hobbs announced ConnectAllAZ, a new initiative to ensure all Arizonans have access to information about statewide broadband programs. ConnectAllAZ brings all of Arizona's broadband expansion efforts, including the historic $993 million in funding for the Broadband Equity, A  more

MESA, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The Mesa Public Schools issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2024: With an unanimous vote, the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board is moving into contract negotiations with Dr. Matthew Strom to be the next Superintendent of Schools. Pending negotiations and board approval of the contract, Dr. Strom will start as superintendent on July 1, 2025 following current superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis' retirement on June 30. Dr. Strom has been with Mesa Public Schools since Apri  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation - as part of its Future of Semiconductors, or FuSe2, program - recently awarded $3.8 million for two projects involving University of Arizona engineers developing solutions for the semiconductor energy dilemma. Energy use in technology with semiconductors - from data centers, computers and smartphones to solar cells, electric vehicles and medical equipment - has doubled ever  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: A $1.5 million grant from the Department of Justice will support the University of Arizona Innocence Project's mission to investigate potential wrongful convictions, specifically through DNA evidence analysis. The funding, project leaders hope, will be a significant step toward criminal justice reform in Arizona. Despite advances in DNA testing leading to a rising number of exonerations nationwide, Arizona   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Louise Underdahl joined global event focused on cultivating community and leadership practices to discuss findings of career planning research for working adult learners * * * University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies' Center for Educational and Instructional Technology Research (CEITR) Senior Fellow and Doctoral Instructor Louise Underdahl, Ph.D., MPA, MSLS, joined the proceed  more