University of Arizona in the News

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.

The presidents of Arizona's public universities gave an update on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic at a virtual conference of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns on Monday.

An announcement from the White House could expand rapid COVID-19 testing significantly as President Donald Trump boasts about U.S. testing capacity. Ian Pepper, director of the WEST Center at the University of Arizona, is interviewed.

With $26 million in federal funding, the University of Arizona is charged with developing the internet of the future, ruled by quantum mechanical properties instead of conventional 0s and 1s.

Five alumni of Flowing Wells High School are beginning the academic year with full scholarships to the University of Arizona, thanks to the Sandra, Pamela, and Polly Aley Scholarship Endowment.

Universities are pioneering technology that could help society combat the pandemic.

"While a state-level mandate may have been more effective, I do sometimes wonder if the decentralization and ability to tailor the mandate to a specific community's needs may have led to more buy-in and uptake of masks overall," said Kacey Ernst, director of the epidemiology program at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. "I have been impressed with the sharp increase in mask use that I personally witnessed."

Lute Olson led the Wildcats to 23 consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament, winning the championship in 1997.

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.

"A common mistake is to get excited and be chasing things that may seem esoteric, and to abandon the things we know work well," said Dr. Christian Bime, a researcher and ICU medical director at the University of Arizona. "Good old-fashioned public health may seem boring, but it works."