The Washington Post June 25, 2020 The pandemic is not under control in the U.S. Just look at Texas. "We are in deep trouble," said Joe K. Gerald, an associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
The Conversation June 25, 2020 Hip-hop is the soundtrack to Black Lives Matter protests, continuing a tradition that dates back to the blues Tyina Steptoe, an associate professor of history at the University of Arizona, writes that rap music has become the soundtrack to protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.
The Atlantic June 25, 2020 A devastating new stage of the pandemic Felicia Goodrum, a professor of immunobiology at the University of Arizona, has found it painful to watch her state accept its rapidly surging infections with defeat.
New York Post June 24, 2020 ‘Skin hunger’ is the hereditary reason you crave hugs while social distancing: study Those genetically predisposed to being more affectionate may especially be struggling with "skin hunger" amid COVID-19 physical distancing.
The Conversation June 24, 2020 5 things you should do right now to fight the rising number of COVID-19 cases Kacey Ernst and Paulina Columbo in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health write about five ways people can help slow the spread of COVID-19.
The Washington Post June 24, 2020 Coronavirus deaths lag behind surging infections but may catch up soon Even if the death toll does not rebound to previous levels, the current surge will have serious consequences, said Saskia Popescu.
KJZZ June 24, 2020 As student athletes return, how university of Arizona plans to keep campus safe from COVID-19 University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins discusses what the university is doing in order to ensure that outbreaks of the coronavirus do not occur in Tucson.
The Conversation June 24, 2020 Teach police nonviolence, scholars say, and how to work with local residents Jennifer Earl, Jessica Braithwaite and Kirssa Cline Ryckman write that nonviolence training would allow the public to expect as much of police officers as they do of protesters.
Arizona Daily Star June 24, 2020 AZ Regents president: Our plans to keep UA, ASU and NAU safe amid COVID-19 Larry E. Penley writes that the joy of a campus experience is still available in Arizona, but it will be tempered by the essential need to have a safe and healthy experience.
MSNBC June 23, 2020 Doctors react to AZ church's alleged COVID-19 air purifier Dr. Murtaza Akhter, an emergency medical physician with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, says that any mass gathering right now is a "terrible idea."
