University of Arizona in the News

Rodger I. Thompson writes that the Hubble Space Telescope has changed the way humans see and understand the universe.

"If you are doing tests for sort of everyone, not just particularly symptomatic people, the positive rate should go down," said Dr. Murtaza Akhter.

The Hubble Space Telescope launched 30 years ago on Friday, forever changing the way we see the universe. Astronomer Rodger Thompson is interviewed.

"This story is indexing something in the culture. People want to believe it because it explains something in their world," said Maribel Alvarez.

Ute Lotz-Heumann writes that the diary of a 17th-century British naval administrator reveals that there were some striking resemblances in how people responded to the pandemic.

Kory Floyd, a professor of communication and psychology at the University of Arizona, says it is "what these times have called for in this social isolation."

Alison Levine, a history-making polar explorer and mountaineer, will serve as the University of Arizona's 2020 Commencement speaker.

The University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine has accepted its first class of students for fall 2020.

The University of Arizona is telling families that it is doing everything possible to safely welcome students back to campus in the fall.

"You're seeing farmers sell off land and transition it to solar," says Greg Barron-Gafford.