TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * U of A Health Sciences researchers spearheaded major endeavors that are paving the way to a healthier future for Arizona and the world. * * * This year, the University of Arizona Health Sciences published research on the potential of cannabis terpenes for pain relief, reported on new findings in the areas of long COVID-19 and pesticide exposure, and broke ground on the Ce  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 19 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority posted the following news: CASA GRANDE, AZ (December 17, 2024) -- Chlorum Solutions USA LLC, today formally announced the development of its first small-scale U.S. chlor-alkali plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. The plant will enhance local supply chain resilience in the U.S. chemical industry with its innovative decentralized model tailored for this purpose. The Arizona facility will be a model of environmentally friendly, safe practices  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Cincinnati Museum Center has announced its intention to repatriate a Hohokam Indian Paint Palette to the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona. This decision follows the requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The Paint Palette, made of slate, was found in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains and donated to the museum in 1952. The Tohono O'odham Nation has asserted a cultural affiliation with the object, stating that su  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senator and 25-year Navy veteran Mark Kelly announced that he secured a significant pay raise for enlisted servicemembers alongside other major Arizona and national security priorities in the annual defense bill passed by the Senate with his support today. The bill is headed to the president's desk to be signed into law. Kelly has spent months shaping the National Defense Authorization Act through hi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- NASA issued the following news release: A rendering of Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander and a rover developed for the company's third mission to the Moon as part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. Credit: Firefly Aerospace NASA continues to advance its campaign to explore more of the Moon than ever before, awarding Firefly Aerospace $179 million to deliver six experiments to the lunar surface. This fourth task order for Firefly will target l  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) caught a glimpse of the agency's retired InSight lander recently, documenting the accumulation of dust on the spacecraft's solar panels. In the new image taken Oct. 23 by MRO's High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, InSight's solar panels have acquired the same reddish-brown hue as the rest of the planet. After touching down in Novemb  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Today, the Senate passed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), bipartisan legislation shaped and led by Arizona Senator Mark Kelly that will tackle water infrastructure, flood control, and drought resilience across Arizona and the west. Authorized every two years, WRDA directs U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' infrastructure, drought, and flood control work. This yea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: $5,054,410 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investments and Jobs law led by Senator Kyrsten Sinema and shaped by Senator Mark Kelly will be invested in Arizona projects aimed at strengthening roadway, pedestrian, and cyclist safety. The $5,054,410 investment was allocated through the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program--created by Kelly and Sinema's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law--which supports projects  more