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Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Wednesday February 19, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Eric Isaacs Named Next RCSA President
TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 19 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: * * * Eric Isaacs Named Next RCSA President Eric D. Isaacs, president of the Carnegie Institute for Science from 2018 to 2024, has been selected as the next president and CEO of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement following a nearly year-long national search process. Isaacs will assume his new role on July 1 upon the retirement of Daniel Linzer, the former provost of Northwestern   more

Fire Paradox: Tree-ring Data Shows Wildfire Activity Has Declined, Not Increased
TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 19 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2025: * * * The fire paradox: Tree-ring data shows wildfire activity has declined, not increased Contrary to what people might think, North American forests are burning less, not more, according to new data. A study published in Nature Communications reveals how this trend may be causing more aggressive fires. "What we see in the record is that widespread wildfires were happening very frequent  more

United States Attorney Gary M. Restaino Completes His Service to the Department of Justice
PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * United States Attorney Gary M. Restaino Completes His Service to the Department of Justice PHOENIX, Ariz. - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona announced that United States Attorney Gary M. Restaino has completed his service to the Department, effective yesterday. Mr. Restaino was informed of his termination in a communication from the   more