An Arizona man has been sentenced for attacking cities’ websites and computer servers, including at least one emergency communication system.
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Arizona Man Sentenced for Cyberattacks on City Services
‘Tis the season for 110-degree days, excessive-heat warnings and trolling the parking lot for a shady spot. But new research suggests those in the shade might not have it made after all — especially if they are young children.
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For Children In Cars, Shade Offers Little Protection From Lethal Heat
NASA has selected its 2018 crop of small businesses to receive funding supporting innovation research and technology transfer, with seven awards going to Arizona.
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contracts, which total $43.5 million nationally among 348 awardees, support projects that promise to benefit both NASA’s mission and the U.S. economy.
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Seven Arizona Small Businesses Receive NASA Funding
Everything – drugs included – sooner or later travels the sewers.
So Tempe and ASU plan to study wastewater as part of a public health effort to identify substance abuse hotspots and evaluate efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions.
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Tempe Partners With ASU to Detect Drugs in Wastewater
With summer fast approaching, many turn their thoughts to swimsuit bods and summer tans. Now, a new genetic study might help explain why some of us burn while others tan.
The answer could help predict who gets skin cancer, because severe sunburns, particularly in childhood, strongly intensify skin cancer risk.
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Genetic Study Shows Why Some Tan, Some Burn — And What That Means For Skin Cancer