Thursday - May 22, 2025
Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Friday May 16, 2025 ( 5 items )  

$5M Skoll Foundation Gift Will Help Protect Communities From Future Pandemics
TUCSON, Arizona, May 15 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * $5M Skoll Foundation gift will help protect communities from future pandemics The Skoll Foundation has committed $5 million to enable the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to study public health threats brought on by pandemics and educate a new generation of adaptive and technologically adept public health professionals. The gift will fund the Ending Pandemics Aca  more

ICYMI: McMahon Accepts GIFFORDS' Offer, Vows to Meet With Parents of Children Killed in School Shootings
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * ICYMI: McMahon accepts GIFFORDS' offer, vows to meet with parents of children killed in school shootings In response to a letter from Gabby Giffords urging her to reverse $1 billion in cuts to school mental health funds, Sec. McMahon agreed to meet with families WASHINGTON -- Last night, Education Secretary Linda McMahon sat down with Jake Tapp  more

Island of Anholt Becomes Fourth International Dark Sky Park in Denmark
TUCSON, Arizona, May 16 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * Island of Anholt Becomes Fourth International Dark Sky Park in Denmark Anholt, Denmark The Danish island of Anholt, located in the Kattegat Strait between Denmark and Sweden, has been officially designated as an International Dark Sky Park by DarkSky International. This designation recognizes Anholt's exceptional commitment to preserving the island's naturally dark skies through education, community col  more

University of Arizona-Health Sciences: $5M Skoll Foundation Gift Will Help Protect Communities From Future Pandemics
TUCSON, Arizona, May 16 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * $5M Skoll Foundation gift will help protect communities from future pandemics The Skoll Foundation has committed $5 million to enable the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to study public health threats brought on by pandemics and educate a new generation of adaptive and technologically adept public health professionals. The gift will fund the En  more

WATCH: Kelly Presses Trump Nominees to Advance Stalled Arizona Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Kelly Presses Trump Nominees to Advance Stalled Arizona Infrastructure Projects Today, during a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly secured commitments from Trump administration nominees to move forward on critical Arizona infrastructure projects that have been stalled, including flood mitigation efforts in Winslow and Flagstaff and the 22nd Str  more