TEMPE, Arizona, June 3 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * ASU Prep Digital, Pima school district partner to expand educational pathways for high schoolers Students in career and technical education programs will earn high school diploma, college credits that support chosen career By Stefanie Contreras A new collaboration between Pima Joint Technical Education District and ASU Prep Digital aims to significantly broaden educational and career opportunities for high s  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * EPA Rejects Air Pollution Permit for Mine in Arizona's Patagonia Mountains * The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected Arizona's approval of an air pollution permit for a new mine in the Patagonia Mountains south of Tucson.  The EPA's May 30 ruling found the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality failed to comply with the Clean Air Act when approving a permit f  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Call for Additional Funding to Keep Communities Safe WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 29 Senate colleagues in urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to fund the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program at a minimum of $270 million for Fiscal Year 2026. Amid a nationwide shortage of police officers, the COPS Hiring Program is critical for   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Leave Space for Chinese Influence in the South China Sea In February 2025, billions of dollars in U.S. foreign assistance was halted, following an executive order stating, "The United States foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests and in many cases antithetical to American values." The Associated Press reported that the "'America First' mo  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, June 3 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * NAU's Evidence for Success Disability Conference comes to the Valley Northern Arizona University's Institute for Human Development will host the 26th annual Evidence for Success Disability Conference June 23-24 at Wild Horse Pass Resort in Chandler. One of Arizona's premier disability events, the conference brings together more than 400 professionals, educators, students, advocates and families from th  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, June 3 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * GenAI is here to stay--how are professors using it? Everyone who's done a round of physical therapy knows it is a tactile, hands-on--physical--discipline. So, what role could generative AI have in PT? More than you might think, suggests one NAU professor. Michael Morgan, a physical therapist and assistant clinical professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, is introducing   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Launches Another Ad Buy Targeting Representative Juan Ciscomani for Voting to Slash Medicaid and Defund Planned Parenthood for Arizonians * Reproductive Freedom for All is launching a five-figure ad buy in Arizona in response to Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) voting to defund Planned Parenthood and cut $8  more