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Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Thursday August 22, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Collaboration, Innovation Define Pulitzer Center OJA Winners
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, issued the following news: By Alexandra Waddell Three Pulitzer Center-supported projects are winners of the 2024 Online Journalism Awards (OJA), given by the Online News Association (ONA). The Online Journalism Awards honor excellence in digital journalism. The winner of the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award is Amazon Underworld, a cross-border collaboration led by 20  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

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

Rep. Ciscomani Requests Investigation Into Potential Misuse of Federal Funds by Casa Alitas
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari requesting a comprehensive investigation into the use of federal funds by Catholic Community Services' Casa Alitas in Tucson, Arizona. So far, in Fiscal Year 2024, Pima County has received $21,827,581 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Shelter and Services Program  more

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $9.9 Million to Increase Domestic Critical Mineral Supply
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy issued the following news release: * * * Emerging Plant-Based Technologies Seek to Create Low-Carbon, Cost-Competitive U.S. Nickel Supply Chain, Reduce Imports * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today announced $9.9 million for 7 projects to support the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains and ensure Ame  more