April 29, 2020 UArizona Rebuilds Campus in Minecraft for National College Decision Day A group of UArizona students are building a Minecraft community that will allow future Wildcats to explore campus while staying safe inside.
April 28, 2020 Diana Liverman Elected to National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences UArizona Regents Professor Diana Liverman has been elected to two prestigious honoraries for her work on climate change and society.
April 23, 2020 Majority of 2020 Flinn Scholars Choose UArizona The university will welcome 12 of this year's 19 Flinn Scholars, who are among Arizona's highest-achieving high school seniors. This will be UArizona's largest cohort of Flinn Scholars in about a decade.
April 22, 2020 Coronavirus Creates Conditions for Unique Environmental Science 'Global Experiment' Researchers are racing to collect atmospheric and other data, which they can use to determine the extent of the impact of the virus on environmental health.
April 20, 2020 UArizona Launches Texting System to Gather and Provide COVID-19 Information AZCOVIDTXT will allow people to report the health and wellness condition in their household on a weekly basis through brief surveys on their mobile phones.
April 17, 2020 UArizona Proposes no Increase in Base Tuition and Mandatory Fees for Incoming and Continuing Students These tuition rates will be guaranteed for four years under the university's Guaranteed Tuition Plan. All continuing students will see no increase.
April 16, 2020 How to Avoid Stereotyping Older Adults During the Pandemic COVID-19 could create a "perfect storm" for reinforcing stereotypes about older people, says UArizona researcher Jake Harwood, who studies intergenerational communication.
April 9, 2020 Grieving Rituals Lost to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of countless time-honored rituals. Maribel Alvarez in the School of Anthropology says creating new rituals can help ease the pain.
April 1, 2020 Medical Students Step Up to Help Health Care Professionals More than 70 UArizona medical students are helping health care professionals during the COVID-19 crisis by volunteering to provide child care, pet care, grocery shopping and meal preparation.
March 30, 2020 Medical Students Given Early Graduation Option Due to COVID-19 The two UArizona medical schools are offering the option in response to a growing need for physicians in the wake of COVID-19. Eligible students could begin work in a clinical setting by mid-month.
