WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Arizona State University's McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * Amb. Roger D. Carstens Joins McCain Institute as Distinguished Senior Fellow WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 19, 2025) - The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) today welcomed former Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs (SPEHA) at the U.S. Department of State Amb. Roger Carstens as the inaugural John McCain Freedom for Political Prisoners Initiative (FPPI) distinguished senior fellow. In   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- The Arizona Department of Education issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Horne statement on process involving Primavera online school PHOENIX - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has released the following statement regarding the Primavera online school and its status before the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools: Horne stated, "The legislature chose to divide jurisdiction regarding charter schools between the Arizona  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Reproductive health apps must do more to protect user data, researchers say A study by CUNY SPH researchers raises concerns about the privacy and security practices of popular reproductive health apps. The research, conducted by alumna Nina Zadushlivy, Assistant Professor Karmen Williams, and Arizona State University Assistant Professor Rizwana Bi  more

CHANDLER, Arizona, March 20 -- Microchip Technology, a provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Entry-Level Microcontrollers Reduce System Cost and Complexity in Safety-Critical Applications Microchip's AVR SD MCU family enables industry-standard functional safety compliance at a price point under a dollar CHANDLER, Ariz., March 19, 2025 -- To assist engineers in meeting stringent safety requirements while minimizing design   more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 20 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * From glacial preservation to local conservation: U of A experts discuss research ahead of World Water Day World Water Day is March 22, but at the University of Arizona, water is at the center of rigorous research year-round. Established in 1993 by the United Nations, World Water Day is a day to "celebrate water and inspire action to tackle the global water crisis" and to focus on the importance of  more

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, March 20 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Naabik'iyati' Committee votes in support of Colorado Indian Child Welfare Act Window Rock, Ariz. - On Thursday, March 13, the 25th Navajo Nation Council's Naabik'iyati' Committee has passed a resolution in support of Colorado House Bill 25-1204, also known as the Colorado Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The bill aligns Colorado's child welfare laws with federal ICWA regul  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 19 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Wading into the shrinking waters of the Colorado River UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Key agreements in the "Law of the River," which encompasses more than 100 years of regulations, laws, court decisions and more focused on managing the Colorado River, are set to expire next year. First established in 1922 as the Colorado River Compact, the guidelines split water management and allocation a  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 20 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * $1.2M grant will fund study on neighborhood environment's possible role in cancer risk A grant from the American Cancer Society will allow researchers to develop a comprehensive picture of the factors that may contribute to increased cancer risk in some neighborhoods. A University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health researcher has received a $1.2 million gr  more