May 3, 2021 UArizona Ends Spring Semester with Low COVID-19 Numbers, Ongoing Vaccinations The university's COVID-19 vaccination POD has moved fully indoors and will continue to operate through June 25. Walk-ins are accepted at the Ina E. Gittings Building.
April 28, 2021 New Asian Pacific American Studies Minor Launches at 'Vital Time in Our History' The new minor is an effort years in the making, and will focus on what has become the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the United States.
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 How UArizona Aims to Become National Leader in Japanese Studies As the university recognizes APIDA Heritage Month, Joshua Schlachet explains in a Q&A how he and his East Asian studies colleagues are enhancing the Japanese studies curriculum.
March 19, 2021 Improving Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Arizona Researchers in the UArizona's Southwest Institute for Research on Women will study how policy changes amid the pandemic have affected access to medication for opioid use disorder, especially for rural and tribal communities.
March 16, 2021 University of Arizona Joins 38 University Leaders Nationwide To Launch Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity The task force will focus on ensuring student success, partnering with local communities and reimagining how higher education is delivered.
Feb. 16, 2021 From Graffiti to Coloring Books, Assistant Professor Uses Art to Communicate About Race Aaron Coleman's early art took the form of graffiti art on trains. He is now a printmaker whose work has been displayed in collections around the world.
Feb. 1, 2021 Anti-Racism Project Uses Virtual Reality to Let People 'Walk in Someone Else's Shoes' The project will create immersive scenarios that simulate typical experiences of discrimination, with the goal of promoting honest and productive discussions about racism.
Jan. 27, 2021 UArizona Researcher Investigates Untold Stories of Blaxploitation Film Blaxploitation movies of the early 1970s are, to many, as problematic as they are influential. With a new award from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Derrais Carter will write a book about the history of blaxploitation film.