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State Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Thursday August 22, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Amish Shah Added to DCCC's Coveted 'Red to Blue' Program
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * Amish Shah will flip Arizona's First Congressional District and help take back the House majority * * * Today, the DCCC announced that Amish Shah has been added to the committee's highly competitive 'Red to Blue' program, signaling that the DCCC is invested in providing Shah, a top-tier candidate, with the support needed to continue building a winning campaign as he runs for Arizon  more

Cronkite School Launches Women Leaders in Sports Media Live-Learn Program
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 22 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news on Aug. 21, 2024: "Be humble, be consistent and be a solver," said Charli Turner Thorne, basketball scout and former Phoenix Mercury assistant coach and ASU women's basketball coach, as she inspired the Cronkite School's inaugural cohort of Women Leaders in Sports Media at an Aug. 20 welcome event. "Challenges are going to be there. You have to be ready f  more

Cronkite Student Work Earns Online Journalism Awards Honor
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 21 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication won the 3M Truth in Science Award in the Online News Association (ONA) 2024 Online Journalism Awards. The 2024 Online Journalism Awards recognize the best digital journalism across numerous categories, including visual  more

Freeze-Frame: U of A Researchers Develop Microscope That Can See Electrons in Motion
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Imagine owning a camera so powerful it can take freeze-frame photographs of a moving electron - an object traveling so fast it could circle the Earth many times in a second. Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed the world's fastest electron microscope that can do just that. They believe their work will lead to groundbreaking advancements in physics, chemistry, bioengineering, ma  more

Letters of Interest and Resumes Being Accepted to Fill Justice of the Peace, Benson
BISBEE, Arizona, Aug. 22 -- Cochise County issued the following news: Cochise County Board of Supervisors will be appointing a Justice of the Peace to fill the remaining portion of Justice of the Peace Staggs term through December 31, 2026. Justice of the Peace Staggs has served over Precinct 3, Benson Justice Court since 2014. He announced his resignation effective November 12, 2024. Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 16-230 (A) (2): If a county office becomes vacant, the Board of Supervisor  more

Northern Arizona University: In the Spotlight - Aug. 19-23, 2024
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following In the Spotlight news wrap up for Aug. 19-23, 2024: * * * Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form (https://news.nau.edu/news-tip/#.YEjwNWhKg2w). * NAU was recognized as one of Money's 2024 Best Online Colleges in America, earning a five-star rating for produc  more

Poetry Center Adds More Than 12,000 Caption Files to Recordings Dating to 1963
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 22 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The University of Arizona Poetry Center's Voca archive of recorded poetry readings is now accompanied by digitized captions, making one of the world's major poetry audiovisual archives fully accessible and searchable. The project, started in 2021 with a $135,000 Mellon Foundation Public Knowledge grant, has created one of the largest captioned digital poetry archives in the English language, with more tha  more