University of Arizona in the News

For some of us, the constant drumbeat of sorrows has induced something called "pandemic fatigue." Due to the stress, anxiety, loneliness and depression from physical distancing and the worries of contracting the virus, we have hit a "mental breaking point," as University of Arizona psychologist David Sbarra puts it.

It was "one of the toughest things I've ever had to do in terms of my emotion as a sports fan," said University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins. "But as someone who has the safety of young athletes and students as my No. 1, overriding priority, it was actually pretty easy."

University of Arizona Health Sciences is planning to be involved with a study of LY-CoV555, according to Sairam Parthasarathy, chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.

In the Arizona desert, the Field Scanalyzer is collecting data to improve farming for biofuels and food. "In Arizona, we have the climate of the future now," said Duke Pauli, an assistant professor of plant sciences at the University of Arizona, who helps manage day-to-day Scanalyzer activities.

Millions of American homes could become unsellable – or could be sold at significant losses to their senior-citizen owners – between now and 2040, according to new research from the University of Arizona.

During its final practice run in preparation for sample collection at asteroid Bennu, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft approached the surface closer than ever before.

The Pac-12 CEO Group voted unanimously to postpone all sport competitions through the end of the 2020 calendar year.

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins discusses how to return to school safely during the coronavirus pandemic.

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.