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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Wednesday March 12, 2025 ( 5 items )  

CAIR-AZ Calls Federal Probe of ASU a Violation of Students' First Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-AZ Calls Federal Probe of ASU a Violation of Students' First Amendment Rights The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today expressed deep concern that a federal investigation of Arizona State University (ASU) will violate students' First amendment rights and set a dangerous precedent for silencing political speech on colle  more

McCain Institute Honors Second Annual Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day at US State Department
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Arizona State University's McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: McCain Institute Honors Second Annual Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day at US State Department WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 11, 2025) - The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) co-hosted an event honoring the second annual U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day in partnership with the office of the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs (SPEHA) at the U.S. State Department, the Jame  more

UCF's Felton and TTU's Lindemuth Earn Big 12 Softball Weekly Honors
IRVING, Texas, March 12 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * UCF's Felton and TTU's Lindemuth Earn Big 12 Softball Weekly Honors UCF's Kaitlyn Felton (pitcher) and Texas Tech's Bailey Lindemuth (player) earned this week's Big 12 honors following their performances during the opening week of league play for the Wildcats and the Red Raiders. Felton earned a win and a save in the circle for the Knights at then-No. 9/7 Arizona. The senior made  more

Week 5 Big 12 Lacrosse Awards for Cincinnati, Arizona State, Colorado and Florida
IRVING, Texas, March 12 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Week 5 Big 12 Lacrosse Awards for Cincinnati, Arizona State, Colorado and Florida Week 5 saw Cincinnati's Alexis Rich (defensive) and Lexie Wolfe (midfielder) along with Arizona State's Jordyn Behar (attack), Colorado's Elena Oh (goalkeeper), and Florida's Clark Hamilton (freshman) earning Big 12 Lacrosse Weekly Awards. Behar earned recognition as she continues to be the NCAA's a  more

With $2M in Grants, U of A Engineers Push Toward a Quantum Computing Future
TUCSON, Arizona, March 12 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * With $2M in grants, U of A engineers push toward a quantum computing future By Alexandra Pere Quantum computing is considered the next generation of information technology, with the potential to revolutionize an array of fields, including machine learning, drug development, data storage, agriculture and cybersecurity. Using the principles of quantum mechanics will allow researchers to quickly sol  more