HOUSTON, Texas, March 7 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Angel Marti honored with Robert Holland Jr. Award Rice University chemist Angel Marti has been named a recipient of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement's (RCSA) Robert Holland Jr. Award, which honors outstanding contributions to research, leadership and mentorship in the sciences. The award, which includes a $5,000 cash prize, commemorates the late Robert Holland Jr., an engineer and corporate exe  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Successfully Resolves Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit against Hardware Retailer PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes announced today that the Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office has secured a Consent Decree to successfully resolve a public enforcement employment discrimination lawsuit against Precision Tool & Construction Supply, Inc. ("Precisio  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news: * * * Women Pioneers of the Desert Laboratory This Women's History Month, we highlight the lives of three women who, despite barriers, contributed to the work of Carnegie's Desert Laboratory. In 1903, just one year after Carnegie Science's founding, the Desert Laboratory was established on Tumamoc Hill outside Tucson, Arizona. This boundary pushing, interdisciplinary facility was devoted to the study of de  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP Air and Marine Operations and U.S. Border Patrol work together to evacuate an injured agent from a remote area of southern Arizona TUCSON, Ariz. - Air and Marine Operations (AMO), an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, worked alongside U.S. Border Patrol to conduct a medical evacuation of injured agent in a remote area of southern   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP Air and Marine Operations and U.S. Border Patrol work together to evacuate an injured agent from a remote area of southern Arizona. TUCSON, Ariz. -- Air and Marine Operations (AMO), an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, worked alongside U.S. Border Patrol to conduct a medical evacuation of injured agent in a remote area of souther  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Reinstate Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program That Has Served New Mexico Students and Educational Institutions Senators to USDA: "The Department's decision to suspend EKDLG Fellowship Program threatens the U.S. agricultural workforce pipeline and the opportunities this program provides educators and students nationwide" NMSU Was Part  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 4 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * Pousada Verbicaro becomes the first DarkSky Approved Lodging in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil By Drew Reagan Santa Maria Madalena, Brazil Pousada Verbicaro, located in Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, has been officially certified as a DarkSky Approved Lodging by DarkSky International. This prestigious designation recognizes the hotel's commitment to protecting the night sky through   more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 8 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: * * * Senior Scientists Receive RCSA's 2025 Holland Awards Three senior scientists with exemplary records in research, leadership, and mentoring will join the Cottrell Scholar community as recipients of Research Corporation for Science Advancement's Robert Holland Jr. Award. The awards, which come with a $5,000 cash prize, honor the late Robert Holland Jr., an engineer and corporate executive w  more