PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 13 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release: * * * District supports Black Lives Matters and other political signage on campus * * * State schools chief Tom Horne says the Osborn school district in central Phoenix is allowing race and gender politics to distract from academics by displaying signage promoting Black Lives Matter and other politically-charged causes on school grounds. Horne said, "As Superintendent of Pu more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The Arizona Board of Regents held a showcase Wednesday at the Arizona Experiment Station's Campus Agricultural Center in Tucson, featuring award-winning research from the University of Arizona and Arizona State University around new smart tree watering techniques. Hosting members of the local media, members of the U of A and ASU research team highlighted the results of the Smart Tree Watering Regen more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a machine learning framework that uses limited water quality samples to predict which inorganic pollutants are likely to be present in a groundwater supply. The new tool allows regulators and public health authorities to prioritize specific aquifers for water quality testing. This proof-of-concept work focused on Arizona and Nort more PR

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: The Health, Education, and Human Services Committee (HEHSC) received a comprehensive update from the Navajo Nation Department of Personnel Management (DPM) on key initiatives aimed at enhancing hiring practices, implementing wage adjustments, and modernizing the personnel policies manual. "Today's discussion underscores our commitment to improving workforce compensation and streaml more PR

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: On Wednesday, 25th Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley and Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren led a unified call for congressional support of the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, the Rio San Jose Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act, and the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023. The two leaders met with U.S. Sen. Mark Ke more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- Onsemi, a semiconductors supplier company, issued the following news: * * * Power loss model generator now includes passive components to more accurately model designs and enable customers to go to market faster * * * SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and Waldenburg, Germany - Nov. 13, 2024 - onsemi and Wurth Elektronik today announced the integration of Wurth Elektronik's passive components database into onsemi's one-of-a-kind Self-Service PLECS Model Generator (SSPMG). This more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release: * * * Highlighting the results of Smart Tree Watering Regents' Grant, U of A and ASU researchers educated local media on new techniques to improve urban water use practices * * * The Arizona Board of Regents held a showcase today at the Arizona Experiment Station's Campus Agricultural Center in Tucson, AZ featuring the award-winning research from the University of Arizona and Arizona State U more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 14 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: Troutman Pepper client Domtar Corporation, a privately held manufacturer of diversified forest products, has completed the successful acquisition of Iconex Paper from Atlas Holdings, a low-cost provider of paper receipt solutions. Read a company press release about the acquisition. Iconex Paper converts thermal paper parent rolls into point-of-sale (POS) receipt rolls, serving customers in industries such as f more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 14 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes co-led a coalition of 19 states with the Arizona Corporation Commission in filing a Motion to Intervene and Protest in BlackRock, Inc.'s latest attempt to obtain an unlawful blanket authorization to own utilities from the U.S. Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC). Over the past decade, BlackRock has been granted blanket authorizations and reauthorizati more PR