University of Arizona in the News

A shorter freeze season means a longer growing season and less money spent on heat. But it also hurts some plants that require a certain amount of chill, such as Georgia peaches, said Theresa Crimmins, a University of Arizona ecologist.

Some colleges are creating a blueprint for how to safely remain open during the coronavirus pandemic, relying heavily on regular testing and doing what they can to curb parties and other large gatherings. The University of Arizona uses wastewater testing to detect the virus within dorms, and is testing between 6,000 and 8,000 students and employees a week. University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins said he hopes to be able to test every person on campus daily by January. "Whatever we're doing, we've gotten everybody's attention," Robbins said.

Researchers are trying to extend the tropical storm record by looking inside ancient coastal trees. While the study of hurricanes with tree rings is still quite novel, Valerie Trouet, a tree ring scientist at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona, envisions this work potentially strengthening climate modeling. A 2016 study she performed extended the hurricane record in the Caribbean by 350 years.

University of Arizona Heath Sciences researchers developed one of the most accurate COVID-19 antibody tests available and now have shown antibodies persist for months after infection, providing long-term immunity.

The OSIRIS-REx mission is gearing up for its first attempt to collect a sample from asteroid Bennu this month. But before even touching the surface, scientists are learning more than ever about the material that makes up the asteroid.

University of Arizona Heath Sciences researchers developed one of the most accurate COVID-19 antibody tests available and now have shown antibodies persist for months after infection, providing long-term immunity.

The OSIRIS-REx mission is gearing up for its first attempt to collect a sample from asteroid Bennu.

The OSIRIS-REx mission is gearing up for its first attempt to collect a sample from asteroid Bennu this month. But before even touching the surface, scientists are learning more than ever about the material that makes up the asteroid.

Jennifer Carlson, an author and an associate professor in the University of Arizona School of Sociology, writes about the variety of factors that have led to an increase in gun sales since March.

Samara Klar and Christopher Weber, professors in the University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy, write about Arizona's shifting political landscape and that the Arizona Democratic Party is more effectively targeting its messages to align with the moderate voters of the state.