March 12, 2021 55 and Older Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccination at University of Arizona Site The expanded eligibility aligns with the state's new hybrid vaccine distribution model, which prioritizes vaccines based on age and occupation.
March 10, 2021 How Cascading Crises in 2020 Led to Record High Gun Sales Sociologist Jennifer Carlson sees gun business as a telltale sign of what's going on in the American psyche. If that is the case, Americans in 2020 were afraid.
March 8, 2021 A Season Unlike Any Other: Arizona Women's Basketball Reaches New Heights After one of the best seasons in program history, the Arizona women's basketball team is expected to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005.
March 8, 2021 Engineers Propose Solar-Powered Lunar Ark as 'Global Insurance Policy' Inspired by Noah's Ark, the ambitious project aims to preserve humankind – and animal-kind, plant-kind and fungi-kind – in the event of a global crisis.
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.
March 5, 2021 Sixth Mirror Casting Brings Giant Magellan Telescope Closer to Completion Engineers at the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab are casting the sixth of seven mirror segments that together will make up the primary mirror of the Giant Magellan Telescope, currently under construction in Chile's Atacama Desert.
March 4, 2021 Dramatic Decline in Western Butterfly Populations Linked to Fall Warming Western butterfly populations are declining at an estimated rate of 1.6% per year, according to a new report in Science. The western monarch population has declined 99.9% since the 1980s.
March 3, 2021 Study Explores COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness The AZ HEROES study is tracking viral immunity over time and assessing vaccine effectiveness in essential workers and college students. The data will help inform decision making as we continue to confront the pandemic, says Dr. Jeff Burgess.
March 2, 2021 UArizona Ranks Third Among Top Producers of Fulbright US Scholars The University of Arizona has been named a top producer of Fulbright Scholars, ranking No. 3 among U.S. research institutions and setting a university record with 11 awardees.
March 2, 2021 Here's What to Expect From All-Virtual Tucson Festival of Books The online format promises just as much interaction with authors, just as many engaging children's activities and, of course, plenty of opportunities to get your hands on your next favorite book.
