University of Arizona in the News

The New York Times March 26, 2021
We have spent over a decade researching guns in America. This is what we learned.

Jennifer Carlson, an associate professor in the School of Sociology in the UArizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, writes that we can find real solutions to gun violence if we recognize the trauma it causes.
The Arizona Republic March 26, 2021
University of Arizona's mobile health clinic vaccinates farmworkers at Rousseau Farming in Waddell

About 1,100 agricultural workers received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as part of the University of Arizona's mobile health clinic at a Rousseau Farming facility on Thursday and Friday, according to officials.
The Washington Post March 26, 2021
As states expand vaccine eligibility, universities make a push to inoculate all students

As states expand coronavirus vaccine eligibility to include younger adults, universities are planning to inoculate students to make it safer to reopen fully by the fall.  The University of Arizona is on track to vaccinate its student body and will open appointments on Friday mornings. New, wider, eligibility guidelines in the state will allow the university to get closer to its goal of vaccinating every student before the semester ends. The university has distributed more than 80,000 doses of the vaccine at its state-run site. Officials expect to deliver 4,000 shots daily now that students and other adults are eligible to receive the medicine.
The Washington Post March 24, 2021
'Nice to be touched': Boutique stretching thrives amid COVID

Pandemic-weary Americans starved for human interaction and physical touch are taking advantage of a growing wellness option once reserved for Hollywood actors, rock stars and elite athletes: boutique stretching. Kory Floyd, a professor of communication and psychology at the University of Arizona, said activities that provide social interaction and some relief for "skin hunger" can help people manage stress better. A lack of casual touch – holding hands, hugging, putting one's arm around somebody, shaking hands – can have a significant negative impact, Floyd said.
NBC's "Today" March 24, 2021
College admissions officers on how the pandemic has changed the process

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the college admissions process in many ways, including the elimination of standardized test requirements and students' ability to visit schools. College admissions officers are interviewed about how their respective processes for recruiting and accepting students have changed. Kasey Urquidez, vice president for enrollment management and dean of undergraduate admissions at the University of Arizona, is interviewed.
The Associated Press March 23, 2021
Arizona university scientists propose lunar Earth repository

University of Arizona researcher Jekan Thanga's ambitious, Noah's Ark-inspired project aims to preserve humankind – and animal-kind, plant-kind and fungi-kind – in the event of a global crisis.
National Geographic March 23, 2021
Why a new jaguar sighting near the Arizona-Mexico border gives experts hope

An exclusive finding suggests the jaguar's range may be expanding – and a new study verifies the U.S. has plentiful habitat to reclaim if the cats can reach it. This rare sighting came as a joy to Ganesh Marin, a doctoral student at University of Arizona and a National Geographic explorer who studies local wildlife abundance and movement using a grid of about a hundred camera traps at this ranch. "It was like finding a needle in a haystack," he said.
CNN March 21, 2021
Largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will be moving unusually fast

The largest asteroid that has been predicted to make a close approach of Earth this year will zip by from a safe distance on Sunday, according to NASA. "We're trying to do geology with a telescope," said Vishnu Reddy, associate professor at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. "We're going to use the (telescope) to get the infrared spectrum to see its chemical makeup. Once we know that, we can make comparisons with meteorites on Earth to find out what minerals 2001 FO32 contains."
Variety March 19, 2021
'The Heist,' documentary about bizarre theft of de Kooning painting, in the works from XTR

"The Heist," the true story of the theft of Willem de Kooning's "Woman-Ochre" from the University of Arizona Museum of Art, is in the works from "The Love Bugs" director Allison Otto. Nonfiction studio XTR will back the new documentary in partnership with Roots Productions' Jill Howerton and Josh Kunau, the producers of "The Devil We Know," Museum + Crane's Caryn Capotosto, the producer of "Won't You Be My Neighbor." Mark Monroe, writer of the Academy Award winning films "Icarus" and "The Cove," penned the screenplay.
High Country News March 19, 2021
Geographer Diana Liverman explains how to tackle the climate crisis fairly

Diana Liverman, a Regents Professor of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, is interviewed about how her childhood sparked her interest in climate justice, what she wishes the media would get right about the climate crisis, and how to make sure climate adaptations are fair.