Yuma News
New welding professor an AWC, NAU Yuma alum
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 26 March 2018 26 March 2018
Yuma, Arizona - After working one dead end job to the next, Bobby Alvarado knew it was time for a change. While flipping through an Arizona Western College course catalog brought home by his wife, he decided to enroll in some classes and pursue a career doing something he enjoyed – welding.
Inspiring the next generation of problem-solvers isn’t rocket science except when it is
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- Written by Rebecca Kendall Rebecca Kendall
- Published: 26 March 2018 26 March 2018
Los Angeles, California - Using project-based learning, creativity and 3D-printed rocket kits, the students who make up the Rocket Project at UCLA have become science and engineering ambassadors.
Two genes likely play key role in extreme nausea and vomiting during pregnancy
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- Written by Amy Albin Amy Albin
- Published: 26 March 2018 26 March 2018
Los Angeles, California - Most women experience some morning sickness during pregnancy, but about 2 percent of pregnant women experience a more severe form of nausea and vomiting. Sometimes the symptoms are so serious that hospitalization is required. Known as hyperemesis gravidarum, the condition is the same one that Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, endured in her pregnancies.
AWC celebrating Earth Day with annual Sustainability Fair
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 26 March 2018 26 March 2018
Yuma, Arizona - The 11th Annual Arizona Western College Sustainability Fair will be held on Thursday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the LR Fountain Area of the Yuma Campus.
FTC Announces Departure of Acting General Counsel David Shonka
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 26 March 2018 26 March 2018
Washington, DC - Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen today announced that David C. Shonka, the agency’s Acting General Counsel, is retiring from government and will join a private law practice.
Holding Russia Accountable for its Destabilizing Behavior
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 26 March 2018 26 March 2018
Washington, DC - On March 4, Russia used a military-grade nerve agent to attempt to murder a British citizen and his daughter in Salisbury. This attack on our Ally the United Kingdom put countless innocent lives at risk and resulted in serious injury to three people, including a police officer. In response to this outrageous violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and breach of international law, today the United States will expel 48 Russian officials serving at Russia’s bilateral mission to the United States.
AWC Communications & Marketing Teams Earn Awards
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- Published: 26 March 2018 26 March 2018
Yuma, Arizona - Two AWC departments brought home regional marketing awards last week for their innovative efforts to sell the benefits of higher education in Yuma and La Paz counties.