April 26, 2021 UArizona to Move Vaccinations Indoors, Continue Mobile Clinics in Underserved Areas Walk-ins are being accepted at university's vaccination POD, which will move indoors on May 3. The university also is doing vaccination outreach in rural Arizona communities.
April 14, 2021 UArizona Partners With French National Centre for Scientific Research to Establish France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges The new institute, based at UArizona, will address critical research areas through large-scale international collaboration, innovation and exchange of resources.
March 22, 2021 UArizona Preps for More Students on Campus, Has Vaccination Appointments Available Classes of up to 100 students will be permitted to meet in person starting next week.
March 15, 2021 UArizona Plans for Larger In-Person Classes With the backing of its public health advisory team, the university expects to move to Stage 3, in which classes of up to 100 students can meet in person, the week of March 29.
March 8, 2021 UArizona Plans for In-Person Commencement Ceremonies, Fall Classes A series of smaller in-person Commencement ceremonies are planned over a weeklong period in May, President Robert C. Robbins announced this week.
Feb. 15, 2021 UArizona Plans for More In-Person Classes Next Week Classes of fewer than 50 students will be able to meet in person beginning Feb. 22. Students will not be required to attend courses in person if they'd prefer to continue in a remote format.
Feb. 10, 2021 UArizona to Become High-Capacity State Vaccination Site The UArizona COVID-19 vaccination site will eventually operate 24/7 and be able to serve up to 6,000 people per day. Eligible Arizonans can register for appointments beginning Feb. 16.
Feb. 8, 2021 UArizona Plans for Additional In-Person Classes If public health conditions allow, the university may move into stage 2 of its instructional plan the week of Feb. 22, allowing classes of 50 or fewer students to meet on campus.
Feb. 1, 2021 COVID Cases Down, Vaccinations Up at UArizona While numbers are improving, the state of Arizona remains a COVID-19 hot spot, and precautions are still necessary, University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins says.
Jan. 29, 2021 UArizona Researchers Develop Smartphone-Based COVID-19 Test The test uses a smartphone microscope to analyze saliva samples and deliver results in about 10 minutes.