Sept. 1, 2020 UArizona Partners With Community on COVID-19 Efforts The university is working with the Tucson Police Department, neighborhood associations and other partners to encourage student compliance with public health guidelines on and off campus.
Aug. 31, 2020 Wildcats RISE Provides Peer Support to UArizona Students in Distress The new program offers group and individual support sessions for students, facilitated by students. The free sessions are conducted virtually via video conferencing.
Aug. 27, 2020 UArizona President Urges Continued Diligence to Control COVID-19 Spread UArizona officials are looking at test results, wastewater analysis in dorms, and campus compliance with public health measures to help determine how the university will operate.
Aug. 19, 2020 Sneeze Guards, Shade Tents and Testing All Part of Campus Reentry Preparations As the University of Arizona prepares for the start of classes on Monday, a number of measures have been implemented to help mitigate the risk for COVID-19.
Aug. 19, 2020 UArizona and Covid Watch Launch COVID-19 Exposure Notification App UArizona students, faculty and staff can now download the Covid Watch exposure notification app, which allows users diagnosed with COVID-19 to anonymously notify others who may have been exposed.
Aug. 13, 2020 UArizona Prepares to Test Thousands for COVID-19 The university is administering antigen tests to thousands of students and employees in preparation for the start of the fall semester on Aug. 24.
Aug. 12, 2020 Successful Second Rehearsal Puts OSIRIS-REx on Path to Asteroid Sample Collection During its final practice run in preparation for sample collection at asteroid Bennu, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft approached the surface closer than ever before.
Aug. 10, 2020 Pandemic Fuels Rise in Drug-Related Deaths The pandemic is exacerbating many risk factors associated with drug use and overdose, including economic distress, social isolation and anxiety, says pharmacologist Todd Vanderah.
Aug. 6, 2020 Data Will Determine On-Ramp to In-Person Classes at UArizona The length of the on-ramp will be dependent on public health conditions in Pima County, Arizona and nationwide, President Robert C. Robbins has said.
Aug. 6, 2020 OSIRIS-REx is One Rehearsal Away from Touching Asteroid Bennu The matchpoint rehearsal will allow the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx team to exercise nearly all systems before the sample collection event in the fall.
