PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 14 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release: * * * Arizona's FAFSA Peer Coaching model gains national attention for boosting college access ABOR's innovative initiative yields significant increase in FAFSA completion rates, paving the way for more students to pursue higher education. Arizona is leading the way in an innovative peer-to-peer coaching model increasing Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completions, a critical first   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 13 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Astrophysicist Adam Miller receives Cottrell Scholar Award * Link to: Northwestern Now Story EVANSTON, Ill. --- Northwestern University astrophysicist Adam Miller has received a 2025 Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), the United States' first foundation wholly dedicated to science. Miller is among a diverse group of 16 early career scholars in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 13, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY DGCI Corp., McLean, Virginia, has been awarded a maximum $397,716,480 firm-fixed-price contract for contractor-owned, contractor-operated fuel storage services for receiving, storing, protecting and shipping various government-owned fuel at Defense Fuel Support Point Services, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. This was a competitive acquisition with two r  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 13 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park becomes the sixth International Dark Sky Reserve - Reserve Internationale de Ciel Etoile (RICE) in France Belin-Beliet, France The Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park (parc naturel regional PNR) obtained the International Dark Sky Reserve--Reserve Internationale de Ciel Etoile (RICE) label, rewarding the efforts of an entire territory for the preservation a  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 13 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * President Garimella elected to National Academy of Engineering University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to engineers. The academy announced its 2025 class on Tuesday, naming 128 new U.S.-based and 22 international members. Garimella was recognized by the academy for "contributions t  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 13 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: * * * RCSA Welcomes 2025 Class of Cottrell Scholars Research Corporation for Science Advancement, America's first foundation dedicated wholly to science, has named 16 early career scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy as recipients of its 2025 Cottrell Scholar Awards. Each awardee receives $120,000. "These distinguished awardees join a multidisciplinary, multigenerational force of more  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Tucson Sector Arrests 2 Illegal Aliens Convicted of Sex Crimes Against Children For More Information AZCBPPublicAffairs@cbp.dhs.gov TUCSON, Ariz. - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two men convicted of felony sex offenses against children in separate incidents last week. Last week, Three Points Station agents arrested two illegal aliens in the  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 13 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * U of A expert's discovery to be displayed in Cyprus archaeological museum At around dawn on July 21, 365 A.D., an earthquake decimated the ancient Roman city of Kourion, a port on Cyprus's southwestern coast. The quake, the biggest to hit the Mediterranean at the time, was invoked in the religious writings of the famous fourth-century writer Ammianus Marcellinus. Archaeologists began unearthing cl  more