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21 hrs ago | Scientific American

Pick World's Ugliest Insect

Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University want your vote at askabiologist.asu.edu/uglybugs to help them crown the ugliest insect in the world.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, Arizona State University

Yesterday | The Honolulu Advertiser

Police chief finalists all have Isle ties

Six career police officers each with more than two decades in law enforcement are the finalists for Honolulu police chief, according to biographical information released yesterday.

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Related Topix: Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI, University of Southern California, Prison, Chaminade University

Thu Nov 12, 2009

KTAR

Flagstaff's first Native med student to give back

Statistically speaking, there are few aspiring professionals like Rowin Begay. Most patients across the nation's tribal lands visit doctors who don't speak their language or come from their area.

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Related Topix: Chinle, AZ, Kayenta, AZ, Tuba City, AZ

The London News.Net

Early man drew doodles to increase odds of survival

London, November 12 : A researcher into the history of rock art has suggested that images pecked in stone hundreds to thousands of years ago could be for religious reasons, to mark territories or simple doodles, which were made on instinct by early man as a survival technique.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Grand Canyon News

Gov. Brewer attends South Rim Town Hall

Gov. Jan Brewer made her way to the South Rim Nov. 2 to talk about Arizona's economy with members of the 95th Arizona Town Hall.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Arizona Government, Coconino County, AZ, Sedona, AZ, Grand-Canyon, AZ

Palladium-Item

Robert G. Faucett

RICHMOND, Ind. - Robert G. "Bob" Faucett, age 79, of Richmond, died Sunday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Richmond, IN, Muncie, IN, Muncie Metro, Terre Haute, IN, Terre Haute Metro

Mon Nov 09, 2009

East Valley Living

Arthritis Foundation Launches First of its Kind Scholarship Program

The Greater Southwest Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Arthritis Foundation - " Greater Southwest Chapter Winterhoff Scholarship.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Arthritis, Health, Arizona State University, University of Arizona

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Tribune-News

ADOT Plan Still Includes Bypasses Of Area Towns

By Tammy Gray-Searles A presentation on the Statewide Transportation Planning Framework created by the Arizona Department of Transportation is scheduled from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ, Holbrook, AZ, Winslow, AZ, Tucson, AZ

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

ASU's Holocaust expert

Arizona State University professor Michael Rubinoff is a Chicagoan by birth, but he's been in Arizona so long he's practically a native.

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Related Topix: Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Metro, University of Denver, US Politics, US News

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Bizjournals

New business incubators, stimulus funds help sustain bio sector

According to Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap, commissioned and coordinated by the Flinn Foundation , the state needs to focus on four strategies to develop a strong bioscience hub.

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Related Topix: Arizona State University

Mon Nov 02, 2009

KPNX-TV Phoenix

Economy delaying lower-cost colleges

Arizona residents seeking a cheaper college degree may have to wait a little longer.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Prescott Valley, AZ, Flagstaff, AZ

Sat Oct 31, 2009

KTAR

Researchers catch creatures to stop rabies

Arizona researchers are catching big brown bats to better understand the scope of a strain of rabies being transferred among animals that haven't had contact with the winged creatures.

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Related Topix: Flagstaff, AZ

The Business Journal of Phoenix

Universities step up training in biotech ethics

With nearly 4,000 clinical trials being conducted in Arizona, the need for oversight and patient safety is at an all-time high.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Business Journal of Phoenix

TGen seeks approval for swine flu test

Arizona scientists working on a swine flu test are asking emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration .

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Food and Drug Administration, Tamiflu, Oseltamivir (generic), Medicine, Medication, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Heartland Institute

Arizona Legislature Creates Task Force for Tax Credit Scholarship Review

A series of investigative reports published by the Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune have scrutinized the organizations distributing funds to private schools participating in the state's tax-credit scholarship programs and found them lacking in accountability.

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Related Topix: Arizona Government, Arizona

Wed Oct 28, 2009

New America Media

Arizona Researchers Study Diabetes in Pima Indians

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Northern Arizona University-led researchers received federal funding to continue the longest-running study on obesity and Type 2 diabetes, reports the Navajo-Hopi Observer.

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Related Topix: Flagstaff, AZ Metro

Tue Oct 27, 2009

CSIRO Publishing

Climate, lightning ignitions, and fire severity in Yosemite National Park, California, USA

College of the Environment, University of Washington, Box 352100, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.

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Related Topix: Yosemite National Park, CA, University of Washington, El Portal, CA

Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Daily Courier

Boomers back in the workforce

For seven years, Tricia Bommarito put a promising career on hold as an executive assistant to raise her husband's special-needs grandson.

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Related Topix: Prescott, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ, Prescott Valley, AZ, Prescott College

Fri Oct 23, 2009

East Valley Tribune

Reports show McCain with big edge in cash

Sen. John McCain ended the third quarter with 500 times more cash on hand - $5 million in all - than his closest declared Republican rival, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Barack Obama

Thu Oct 22, 2009

WBUR-AM Boston

Using Trees To Curb Climate Change Not So Simple

Forests are fast becoming a great green hope for slowing climate change. The idea is simple: Forests suck up carbon dioxide and store it in wood and roots.

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