PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * ABOR awarded with $1.1 million grant to help thousands of Arizonans return to college and complete their degrees Arizona Board of Regents partners with Helios Education Foundation to support new AZ Comeback Initiative. The Arizona Board of Regents has been awarded a $1.1 million grant from Helios Education Foundation to support the AZ Comeback Initiative, a new effort targeting stu  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs Legislative Action Update Phoenix, AZ - Today, Governor Katie Hobbs took the following legislative action: Signed HB2019, schools; water safety; information; resources HB2074, school safety; proposals; assessments; plans HB2109, forced organ harvesting; insurance; prohibition HB2207, child sex trafficking; juvenile defendants HB2272, municipal separate sto  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, May 7 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * How urban rats spread deadly bacteria as they migrate Rats are well known for carrying diseases. And as they migrate in cities, they spread bacteria that could be life-threatening to humans, according to a six-year study co-authored by Nate Stone, a Ph.D. student turned research scientist at NAU's Pathogen & Microbiome Institute, and Dave Wagner, PMI's executive director. The pair worked on the research   more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, May 7 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * Mapping carbon in the Arctic When it comes to climate, what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic. The effects of Arctic warming are a harbinger of what's coming to all terrestrial biomes, including the deserts of Arizona. That's why an international project led by NAU researchers, which has resulted in the first high-resolution maps of plant biomass and woody plant dominance in the Arctic,  more