University of Arizona in the News

The University of Arizona family is mourning the passing of Hall of Fame men's basketball head coach Lute Olson, who led Arizona to a national championship and was an iconic figure in college basketball and the Southern Arizona community.

The Pima County Health Department and the University of Arizona are collaborating to increase face mask use on Tumamoc Hill.

The Pac-12 will soon be able to provide its student-athletes with daily coronavirus testing after entering into a deal with Quidel Corporation, a manufacturer of FDA-approved rapid tests for a number of medical conditions. Quidel also supplies tests for the University of Arizona's rapid testing system.

Ian Pepper, director of the WEST Center and a BIO5 Institute member, is leading a study that uses municipal wastewater to monitor the incidence of the virus in communities across the United States.

"COVID fatigue is a shorthand way of talking about a constellation of challenges that people are facing that are leading to just an overall sense of exhaustion," said David Sbarra, a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Arizona.

Nathan Levi Esquerra, an expert in economic development and Native American tribal relations and a former tribal chairman, has been appointed as the first senior vice president for Native American advancement and tribal engagement at the University of Arizona.

The University of Arizona has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorization to use its COVID-19 antibody test, which was developed by a team of University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.

"60 Minutes" examines four universities using four different strategies, including testing wastewater, to resume in-person instruction. Sampling wastewater for COVID-19 is already working, according to administrators at the University of Arizona.

Robert Glennon, Regents Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, writes that efforts to relax efficiency standards on showerheads could significantly impact the nation's water use.

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins discusses wastewater testing and why he thinks it will gain adoption at other colleges and universities.