University of Arizona in the News

Arizona Daily Star Today
The hardest, easiest call: UA president Robert C. Robbins says Pac-12 did the right thing

It was "one of the toughest things I've ever had to do in terms of my emotion as a sports fan," said University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins. "But as someone who has the safety of young athletes and students as my No. 1, overriding priority, it was actually pretty easy."
Houston Chronicle Wednesday
NASA spacecraft completes final test before collecting samples from asteroid Bennu

During its final practice run in preparation for sample collection at asteroid Bennu, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft approached the surface closer than ever before.
Consumer Affairs Wednesday
Experts predict millions of consumers' homes could become unsellable in the next two decades

Millions of American homes could become unsellable – or could be sold at significant losses to their senior-citizen owners – between now and 2040, according to new research from the University of Arizona.
The Wall Street Journal Wednesday
How a 30-ton robot could help crops withstand climate change

In the Arizona desert, the Field Scanalyzer is collecting data to improve farming for biofuels and food. "In Arizona, we have the climate of the future now," said Duke Pauli, an assistant professor of plant sciences at the University of Arizona, who helps manage day-to-day Scanalyzer activities.
Arizona Daily Star Tuesday
Robert C. Robbins explains why Pac-12 needed to 'pause, regroup'

The Pac-12 CEO Group voted unanimously to postpone all sport competitions through the end of the 2020 calendar year.
KOLD Tuesday
Researchers propose climate-smart desert food production model for land and human health

As heat waves, drought and disease challenge food security in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, scientists are setting their sights on a novel model for desert farming.
CNBC's "Squawk Box" Tuesday
University of Arizona president on returning to campus safely

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins discusses how to return to school safely during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Hill Monday
Heat waves to heighten energy and water insecurity during COVID-19

Andrea Gerlak, a professor in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, writes that heat waves in the face of COVID-19 serve to heighten existing insecurities and reveal systemic inequities around access to water and energy in the U.S.
Arizona Daily Star Monday
Tumamoc Hill can stay open to walkers for now, UArizona says

Tumamoc Hill will remain open after university officials saw a marked increase in the number of walkers wearing masks – one of the hill's mandatory guidelines put in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The Washington Post Monday
Which pups will make the grade as a service dog?

"There are programs that change their policies with the wind – this year it's Test A, and this year it's Test B," said Evan MacLean, who directs the canine cognition center at the University of Arizona. MacLean said he is optimistic the wave of research will boost providers' success rates, but he warned that it will take time.