WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Arizona Rejects Petition to Protect Endangered Jaguars, Ocelots From Hound Hunting PHOENIX -- The Arizona Game and Fish Commission denied a petition today from conservation groups seeking to prohibit the use of dog packs to hunt mountain lions, bears and other wildlife. The vote came despite dog packs' widespread unlawful harassment of endangered jaguars and ocelots in Ariz  more

CANTON, Ohio, April 11 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * CB Patrick Peterson to retire as member of Arizona Cardinals, concluding 13-season career Patrick Peterson is calling it a career -- and he will make the official announcement back where it all started. The eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback will be in Arizona on Monday to retire as a member of the Cardinals, the club that selected him with the No. 5 overall pick in 2011, NFL Network Insid  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, April 11 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * How NAU is building Arizona Every Wednesday, Trevor Walsh puts on business casual clothes, collects reports from his project manager and foreman and goes to a progress meeting. He meets with the owner of the construction project of which he is superintendent. They discuss what progress has been made, if they're keeping to the schedule and the budget, what variations have been made to the original plan  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: * * * NBC White House correspondent to be inducted into Cronkite School Alumni Hall of Fame NBC News White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard will become the newest member of the Alumni Hall of Fame at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication this May. The Arizona native will be inducted as part of ceremonies surrounding the s  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 12 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * U of A-led NASA Aspera mission hits spacecraft milestone A University of Arizona-led mission set to probe the mysteries of the faint universe made a major stride toward launch with the announcement of the successful completion of the spacecraft "bus" assembly on Feb. 25. The bus is the housing that will provide the structure, power and other systems that will enable the mission to carry out its wor  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 12 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Study sheds light on ancient solar activity using radiocarbon locked in tree-rings Researchers have used tree-rings to learn more about how the sun behaved more than 2,000 years ago. By analyzing radiocarbon locked over millennia in tree-ring samples, scientists from the University of Arizona Laboratory for Tree-Ring Research and ETH Zurich in Switzerland were able to create the most detailed rec  more

CANTON, Ohio, April 11 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Vikings RB Aaron Jones, Cardinals TE Elijah Higgins visit service members in Kuwait as part of NFL-USO tour Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones and Arizona Cardinals tight end Elijah Higgins recently participated in an NFL-USO Tour, visiting U.S. service members stationed at military bases across Kuwait. Each year, as part of the NFL's Salute to Service initiative, the league co  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 12 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Innovative partnerships advancing ocean observations Research institutions and maritime pair up to monitor the vast and open ocean Sustained scientific observations and monitoring are crucial for measuring ocean change, providing valuable data that contributes to a better understanding of oceanography, biodiversity, and the interconnectedness of global systems, and help inform  more