YUMA, Arizona, May 6 -- Arizona Western College issued the following news: * * * Arizona Western College opens Future48 Workforce Accelerator to power high-wage careers in Wellton Wellton, Ariz. (May 6, 2026) - Arizona Western Entrepreneurial College officially opened the Future48 Workforce Accelerator in Wellton, Ariz., a 5,600-square-foot facility designed to expand hands-on training in high-demand industries. To celebrate the event, Arizona Western College (AWC) leadership was joined by   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Grijalva, Mayor Romero Respond to Tom Homan's Threat to Go After Cities that Don't Cooperate with ICE * Tucson, AZ - Today, former Acting ICE Director and Trump-appointed "Border Czar" Tom Homan spoke in Arizona at the 2026 Border Security Expo, where he escalated threats against cities and local leaders who refuse to participate in Donald Trump's cruel mass deportation agenda. Du  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 6 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Cool beans, smart roots: Scientists discover a new cell that helps seedlings survive drought battered and nutrient poor soils Researchers have identified a previously unknown cell type hidden on the roots of common beans, a microscopic survival mechanism that could inform the development of more climate-resilient crops and reduce fertilizer dependence.  Termed "hooked hairs" in a new study published  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 6 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Cosmic blowtorches: How quasars shut down star formation in the early universe * As more powerful observatories have allowed astronomers to peer farther back in time and push the observable edge of the universe closer to the Big Bang, they revealed that most, if not all, galaxies harbor supermassive black holes at their center. Clearly, black holes play a critical role in the formation and evolution   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on May 6, 2026: * * * Governor Hobbs Joins Arizona Western College and ACA To Open Future48 Workforce Accelerator In Yuma County WELLTON, AZ (May 6, 2026) - Today, Arizona Western Entrepreneurial College officially opened the Future48 Workforce Accelerator in Yuma County, a 5,600-square-foot facility designed to expand hands-on training in high-demand industries. To celebrate the event, Arizona Western Colleg  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 6 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * U of A Health Sciences colleges climb in national Blue Ridge rankings Several University of Arizona Health Sciences colleges rose in the latest Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings as the university expanded its federal research footprint. The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy anchored this growth, maintaining its No. 4 national ranking for National Institutes of Health funding and leading  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 7 -- The University of Arizona Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * U of A Health Sciences colleges climb in national Blue Ridge rankings Bolstered by $18.6 million in federal grants, the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy maintained its elite No. 4 national position while anchoring a university wide surge in research support. * Several University of Arizona Health Sciences colleges rose in the latest Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings a  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 6 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * U of A will award about 10,000 degrees at Commencement * University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella will confer about 10,000 bachelor's, master's, doctoral and professional degrees at the university's 162nd Commencement on May 15. The approximately 90-minute ceremony will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Casino Del Sol Stadium and will be livestreamed on YouTube. More than 30,000 guests attend the unive  more