AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoASU Leadership Loss: Lattie Coor, who led Arizona State University as its 15th president and helped secure ASU’s Research 1 status, died at 89, remembered for boosting honors enrollment and raising more than $500 million for a major capital campaign. Extreme Heat & Public Health: An Arizona State University biometeorology lab director says the key to preventing heat deaths is getting vulnerable people out of the heat fast, but research still struggles to translate risk into action. Daylight Saving Push: The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act to let states keep daylight saving year-round, setting up a Senate vote and renewed debate over health and safety impacts. Local STEM Pipeline: The University of Arizona’s KEYS Research Program marked 20 years, pairing high schoolers with mentors for a free, seven-week science research experience. Arizona Agriculture Watch: UA researchers in Yuma say the diamondback moth has become a bigger brassica threat over the past decade as insecticide resistance makes control harder. Food Safety Alert: Federal and state health officials traced a major cyclosporiasis outbreak to iceberg lettuce from central Mexico served at Taco Bell locations, prompting voluntary product pullbacks and restaurant removals. Conservation Update: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized downlisting the razorback sucker from endangered to threatened, paired with a limited take rule for conservation actions. Tech & Policy: A new report argues banning data centers won’t solve Western water problems, urging efficiency innovations instead. Education Results: Flagstaff Unified reported rising elementary and middle school proficiency in English language arts and math on state assessments.
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