Dec. 14, 2020 COVID-19, Asteroid Dust and Crane Flies: UArizona's Top Stories of 2020 Preventing a COVID-19 outbreak through wastewater testing, tagging an asteroid and solving a longstanding Maya mystery were all in a year's work at the University of Arizona.
Dec. 14, 2020 Customer Behavior is Driving Pandemic Distress for Grocery Store Workers, Report Finds Twenty percent of Arizona grocery store workers surveyed say they have experienced severe levels of mental distress during the pandemic. A major source of that stress: customer behavior.
Dec. 11, 2020 'Freezer Farm' Ready to Store More Than 1.6M Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine at UArizona The University of Arizona's ultracold storage facility could play an important role in the state's plan for vaccine distribution.
Dec. 8, 2020 Uncovering the Mind-Body Connection of Touch Inspired by her work at an orphanage in Romania, Dr. Katalin Gothard aims to understand how the brain interprets the social, emotional and physical aspects of touch.
Dec. 7, 2020 UArizona to Roll Out New COVID-19 Test, Enhanced Requirements in Spring Students who plan to live on campus or attend in-person classes in the spring will be required to test weekly for COVID-19. A new swish-gargle test will allow the university to ramp up its testing efforts.
Nov. 30, 2020 Statewide Study Builds Knowledge About Health Risks Before, After COVID-19 Infection The Arizona CoVHORT study will answer questions about risk factors for severe COVID-19 infection and how the virus impacts long-term health.
Nov. 23, 2020 University Testing Blitz Completes More Than 14,000 COVID-19 Tests Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday The university will continue to offer testing for students and employees through the holiday season, and students who go home for the holidays will finish out the semester remotely.
Nov. 16, 2020 UArizona COVID-19 Testing up 34% in Pre-Holiday Blitz The university's pre-holiday testing blitz, which continues through Nov. 25, is succeeding in its goal to test large numbers of students before they head home for Thanksgiving.
Nov. 10, 2020 'Flexibility is the Key': A Q&A with Dr. Stephen Paul With Arizona Football set to play its first game on Saturday, Dr. Stephen Paul, one of the leaders of Arizona Athletics' reentry efforts, discusses the team's resilience.
Nov. 9, 2020 UArizona to Expand COVID-19 Student Testing in Spring The university plans to test all students who attend in-person classes in the spring, President Robert C. Robbins said during his weekly briefing on the campus reentry progress.
