TEMPE, Arizona, May 6 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * ASU expert in cultural evolution elected to National Academy of Sciences Robert Boyd adds the esteemed distinction -- one of the highest honors a researcher can receive -- to his list of accolades By Megan Martin A leading authority on cultural evolution, Robert Boyd, a professor in Arizona State University's School of Human Evolution and Social Change and a research scientist with the Institute of Human Orig  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 5 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF, local activists halt Mormon seminary plan on Ariz. public school property * * * * * Local resistance, bolstered by the Freedom From Religion Foundation's intervention, has successfully halted an Arizona rural school board's decision to build a Mormon seminary on public school property. This victory underscores the importance of speaking out to safeguar  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 6 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * Jackson Hole Airport becomes first airport certified as an International Dark Sky Place Jackson, Wyoming DarkSky International certified Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) as an Urban Night Sky Place for its ongoing efforts to limit light pollution, making it the first airport in the world to become an International Dark Sky Place. The Jackson Hole Airport is a public-use commercial airport located in Jackson, W  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 5 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * Region 11 Mark of Excellence Awards 2024 winners announced CONTACT: Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 11 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ's Region 11 compri  more