Jan. 25, 2021 UArizona Keeps Most Classes Online, Helps County With More Vaccinations Pima County is scheduling vaccination appointments for eligible individuals at two locations on campus: a drive-through site on the UArizona Mall and a walk-through clinic in the Ina E. Gittings Building.
Jan. 19, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin at UArizona As Pima County shifts to Phase 1B of its vaccination plan, UArizona will serve as a point of distribution for child care providers, K-12 employees, and university faculty and staff.
Jan. 11, 2021 UArizona to Serve as COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Site The university will serve as a point of distribution for COVID-19 vaccinations as Pima County moves into Phase 1B of its vaccine plan. Additional details will be announced as they become available.
Dec. 16, 2020 How a Smartphone App and Contact Tracing Helped Keep UArizona Open and Curb COVID-19 Spread Since its launch in August, the Covid Watch Arizona exposure notification app has helped reduce the average number of people infected on campus by as much as 12%.
Dec. 15, 2020 What You Need to Know About Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine As Americans began receiving Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this week, UArizona immunobiologist Deepta Bhattacharya talked about the science, development and safety of the vaccine.
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 Genetically Engineered T Cells Could Lead to Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases UArizona Health Sciences immunobiologists have created a five-module chimeric antigen receptor T cell that is showing early potential to fight Type 1 diabetes.
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.
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.
