March 29, 2021 UArizona Vaccination Site Tops 100,000 Doses Administered The university announced the milestone on the same day that it moved into Stage 3 of its instructional plan, allowing classes of up to 100 students to meet in person.
March 24, 2021 Astronomers Image Magnetic Fields at the Edge of M87's Black Hole A new image taken with the globe-spanning Event Horizon Telescope array reveals the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy and its shadow in polarized light. The EHT network of telescopes includes the UArizona ARO Submillimeter Telescope on Mt. Graham in Arizona.
March 24, 2021 Probing Alien Worlds: NASA's Pandora Mission Builds on UArizona Research Tools and methods developed by Daniel Apai's research group at UArizona will help study the atmosphere of exoplanets as part of NASA's Pandora mission concept.
March 22, 2021 UArizona Preps for More Students on Campus, Has Vaccination Appointments Available Classes of up to 100 students will be permitted to meet in person starting next week.
March 19, 2021 Improving Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Arizona Researchers in the UArizona's Southwest Institute for Research on Women will study how policy changes amid the pandemic have affected access to medication for opioid use disorder, especially for rural and tribal communities.
March 18, 2021 Novel Coronavirus Circulated Undetected Months Before First COVID-19 Cases in Wuhan A new study dates emergence of the virus that causes COVID-19 to as early as October 2019. Simulations also suggest that in most cases zoonotic viruses die out naturally before causing a pandemic.
March 17, 2021 Q&A: UArizona Expert Talks Sleep Apnea, 'Coronasomnia' and Snoozing in Space Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy says sleep apnea and insomnia are on the rise, and the pandemic has only made matters worse. March 14-20 is Sleep Awareness Week.
March 15, 2021 UArizona Plans for Larger In-Person Classes With the backing of its public health advisory team, the university expects to move to Stage 3, in which classes of up to 100 students can meet in person, the week of March 29.
March 12, 2021 Daylight Saving Time Through an Astronomer's Eyes A UArizona astronomer explains the science behind the changing of the seasons and the impetus behind why most states change their clocks twice a year.
March 12, 2021 55 and Older Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccination at University of Arizona Site The expanded eligibility aligns with the state's new hybrid vaccine distribution model, which prioritizes vaccines based on age and occupation.
