University of Arizona in the News

AZ Big Media Aug. 4, 2020
University of Arizona gets $26M grant to help build quantum internet

The University of Arizona will receive an initial, five-year, $26 million grant from the National Science Foundation, with an additional five-year $24.6 million option, to establish and lead a new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center – called the Center for Quantum Networks – with core partners Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University.
The New York Times Aug. 4, 2020
Forget spas and bars. Hotels tout housekeeping to lure back travelers.

Charles Gerba, a professor of microbiology at the University of Arizona who studies hotel cleanliness, said hotels do not pose significant risk of transmission of COVID-19 so long as they clean with products known to kill the virus.
The Conversation Aug. 4, 2020
Political conventions today are for partying and pageantry, not picking nominees

Barbara Norrander, a professor in the University of Arizona's School of Government & Public Policy, writes that as convention participants began to receive information about public preferences from commercial public opinion polls and a small number of presidential primaries, it constrained conventions in their choice of presidential nominees.
Arizona Daily Star Aug. 4, 2020
Local opinion: For community well-being, mask up on Tumamoc Hill

Elizabeth "Betsy" Cantwell, senior vice president for research and innovation at the University of Arizona, writes about the importance of wearing masks for walkers on Tumamoc Hill.
USA Today Aug. 3, 2020
Cicadas and Palo Verde beetles? Harmless. But these Arizona bugs and reptiles can hurt you

The University of Arizona's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences put together a list of some of the state's venomous creatures.
KNXV Aug. 3, 2020
UArizona psychologist explains how COVID-19 is creating widespread 'pandemic fatigue'

If you're feeling anxious, depressed or exhausted in the wake of COVID-19, you're not alone, says University of Arizona psychologist David Sbarra. Some experts warn the next pandemic challenge will be to "flatten the mental health curve."
The Arizona Republic Aug. 3, 2020
Doctors need something besides remdesivir to treat COVID-19. What is it and who gets it?

Through a partnership with Banner Health, the University of Arizona is already running three clinical trials, with another 11 in the pipeline, and is still reviewing more.
Arizona Public Media Aug. 3, 2020
Where the Constitution and COVID-19 intersect

Three experts in the areas of constitutional law, environmental law and public health write in a new essay that one of America's founding documents provides the framework for finding common ground to fight COVID-19.
The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2020
University of Arizona to acquire Ashford University in online push

Through the acquisition of Ashford University, the nonprofit University of Arizona Global Campus will provide access to more underrepresented and nontraditional students and expand career opportunities through innovative online education.
Fox & Friends Aug. 2, 2020
University leaders prepare for semester amid coronavirus pandemic

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins and other leaders in higher education discuss their strategies for safely reopening college campuses.