University of Arizona in the News

"Stay-at-home is a blunt instrument," said Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti, director of public health at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. "But when you're leading the world in new cases and things don't seem to be getting better, you may have to use that blunt instrument."

The government's ability to enforce orders during an emergency is key, said Leila Barraza, an associate professor of public health at the University of Arizona.

Cases of the novel coronavirus are spiking in counties in the southern and western regions of the United States, and these hot spots are home to about 450 colleges, some of whose leaders have recently signaled that they might modify their plans for the fall as cases rise.

Earyn McGee, a doctoral student studying wildlife conservation and management at the University of Arizona, helped co-found #BlackBirdersWeek on Twitter to boost visibility of Black nature enthusiasts and highlight the value of racial diversity in conservation.

Elliot Truslow went to a CVS drugstore in Tucson to get tested for the coronavirus on June 15. More than 22 days later, the University of Arizona graduate student was still waiting for the results.

Dr. Murtaza Akhter said so many patients are coming in that he is already having to make tough decisions over resources.

Katarina Delgado, a 22-year-old spring graduate from the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management, is interviewed.

Over the week of June 30, Arizona reported 55 new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people per day. Infectious disease epidemiologist Saskia Popescu is interviewed.

A study from the University of Arizona finds that some mask materials are more protective against infection than others.

Many public health experts are experiencing burnout amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Saskia Popescu, an epidemiologist at the University of Arizona, is interviewed.