University of Arizona in the News

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins writes that the university will rigorously test, trace and treat students who choose to be on campus in person. Robbins also discusses how the university is offering learning options for those who can't.

University of Arizona students, faculty and staff can now download and opt in to the Covid Watch exposure notification smartphone app, which allows users who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 to anonymously notify others who may have been exposed.

The University of Arizona is testing Covid Watch Arizona, with a statewide release expected soon.

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins is interviewed about the university's effort to mitigate COVID-19 on campus as classes began on Monday.

Joe Gerald, an associate professor of public health policy at the University of Arizona, attributed the decrease to mask orders in the state's biggest cities, news media coverage of the heightened risk and also the closure of bars, gyms and theaters after they started reopening in May.

"When the stress of hospitals gets unbelievably high, it ceases to be a place where we get sustenance or feel like we're being helpful," said Dr. Bradley Dreifuss, an emergency medicine physician and public health specialist at the University of Arizona.

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins is interviewed about the university's effort to mitigate COVID-19 on campus and how incoming students are adjusting to a modified learning environment.

A new and improved radiocarbon dating tool will allow scientists to learn more about ancient civilizations, the past environment and even the history of the sun.

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins, a cardiac surgeon, said it was best to err on the side of caution when asked about myocarditis.

Other states have seen a similar increase in deaths since the pandemic began, said Zhao Chen, a chronic disease epidemiologist and professor at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.