Seattle Times Sept. 22, 2020 Champions of government transparency David Cuillier, president of the National Freedom of Information Coalition and an associate professor at the University of Arizona School of Journalism, was recognized with the Washington Coalition for Open Government's James Madison Award for his longtime advocacy of open government.
KJZZ Sept. 22, 2020 Tourist cities like Sedona struggle to balance growth, affordable housing A new study examines the planning challenges that residents and officials in the rural mountain American West have been watching unfold for years. The researchers specifically looked at over 1,500 "gateway communities" – rural communities adjacent to national parks, forests, rivers and other outdoor recreational amenities.
Des Moines Register Sept. 22, 2020 White House calls for ramped up COVID-19 testing, transparency at Iowa universities Leaders in Iowa should "dramatically increase testing at universities to quickly find and quarantine on-campus cases and prevent spread" in the surrounding community, according to a report published Sunday from the White House coronavirus task force and made public Tuesday afternoon. The report also urges the universities to implement wastewater surveillance to track community transmission, and to follow the University of Arizona's lead in "transparently tracking COVID cases" and publishing them on a dashboard.
KJZZ Sept. 22, 2020 Pima County, UA see early success with shelter-in-place recommendation While the University of Arizona campus has seen a spike in cases over the last few weeks, Friday's positivity rate was down from last week, and no new students were admitted to isolation housing over the weekend.
The Conversation Sept. 21, 2020 SARS-CoV-2 infection can block pain, opening up unexpected new possibilities for research into pain relief medication Rajesh Khanna, a professor of pharmacology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, writes that his research group uncovered a link between a particular cellular protein and pain – an interaction that is disrupted by the coronavirus.
The Atlantic Sept. 21, 2020 The core lesson of the COVID-19 heart debate "We don't do MRIs on everyone who has the flu, so we don't know how many have inflammation or what their long-term outcomes are," said Dr. Martha Gulati, the division chief of cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.
USA Today Sept. 21, 2020 Is 6 feet enough? CDC walks back its walkback on airborne transmission of COVID-19 Saskia Popescu, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Arizona, tweeted support for some of the information in the rescinded draft. Masks alone won't stop the virus, she said, and neither will ventilation.
The New York Times Sept. 20, 2020 Voting alone "If you're a Democrat, you're probably not going to talk to a lot of Republicans in your family or among your friends – there will probably be a lot of agreeing," said Samara M. Klar, a professor at the University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy.
U.S. News & World Report Sept. 20, 2020 Scientists work in Arizona to reshape desert food production 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.
Arizona Daily Wildcat Sept. 19, 2020 Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Supreme Court justice inspires law students In honor of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away Friday, the Daily Wildcat looked back at her 2006 visit to the University of Arizona campus.
