March 8, 2021 UArizona Plans for In-Person Commencement Ceremonies, Fall Classes A series of smaller in-person Commencement ceremonies are planned over a weeklong period in May, President Robert C. Robbins announced this week.
March 5, 2021 Sixth Mirror Casting Brings Giant Magellan Telescope Closer to Completion Engineers at the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab are casting the sixth of seven mirror segments that together will make up the primary mirror of the Giant Magellan Telescope, currently under construction in Chile's Atacama Desert.
March 3, 2021 Study Explores COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness The AZ HEROES study is tracking viral immunity over time and assessing vaccine effectiveness in essential workers and college students. The data will help inform decision making as we continue to confront the pandemic, says Dr. Jeff Burgess.
March 1, 2021 UArizona President Praises Policework in Shooting Investigation, Gives Update on Campus COVID-19 Status Three 17-year-old male suspects have been arrested in the shooting of UArizona sophomore Forrest Beckett Keys.
Feb. 22, 2021 UArizona Mourns Student Death, Increases In-Person Classes Police are investigating the on-campus shooting death of sophomore Forrest Keys. President Robert C. Robbins urged campus community members to provide any information they may have, and to seek support if needed.
Feb. 16, 2021 Más respuestas a sus preguntas sobre la vacunación de COVID-19 A medida que más personas se vuelven elegibles para la vacunación, un inmunobiólogo de UArizona responde preguntas comunes sobre qué esperar después de la inyección.
Feb. 16, 2021 More Answers to Your COVID-19 Vaccination Questions As more people become eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, and as the University of Arizona transitions to being a high-capacity state vaccination site, an immunobiologist answers common questions about what to expect after the first and second shots.
Feb. 15, 2021 UArizona Plans for More In-Person Classes Next Week Classes of fewer than 50 students will be able to meet in person beginning Feb. 22. Students will not be required to attend courses in person if they'd prefer to continue in a remote format.
Feb. 10, 2021 UArizona to Become High-Capacity State Vaccination Site The UArizona COVID-19 vaccination site will eventually operate 24/7 and be able to serve up to 6,000 people per day. Eligible Arizonans can register for appointments beginning Feb. 16.
Feb. 10, 2021 A New Way to Look for Life-Sustaining Planets Astronomers can now use ground-based telescopes to capture images of planets that could potentially harbor life within the habitable zone of the Alpha Centauri star system.
