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The University of Arizona’s reentry task force met to discuss optimism surrounding low COVID-19 transmission and a decrease in cases, as well as the end of the 14-day shelter-in-place. The university will remain in Phase 1 of reentry, with in-person classes being held for essential courses only. Read more
By Aidan Rhodes | 09/27/2020 8:21pm
As Aidan, an aspiring elite athlete, became comfortable with a new routine living in Tucson, the pandemic suddenly pulled the ground out from underneath us all, forcing him to move away from the city and reminisce about what he misses most.
By Gloria Gomez | 09/27/2020 5:01pm
To mitigate declining profits, Pima County partnered with the Downtown Tucson Partnership to offer a reimbursement program aimed at developing outdoor spaces.
By Amit Syal | 09/27/2020 5:02pm
Now nearly seven months into the pandemic, the world has seen a wide gamut of strategies to battle the coronavirus. In Sweden, the futile attempt to induce herd immunity led to a sharp increase in the number of deaths nationwide. In the U.S., despite nearly 7.5 documented infections and over 200,000 reported deaths, a new study published in The Lancet on Sept. 25 found that under 10% of Americans have antibodies against the coronavirus.
By Ian Tisdale | 09/26/2020 11:27am
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey held a press conference Thursday, Sept. 24 to highlight the advances each university has made in regard to development and administration of COVID-19 tests, and to answer questions about COVID-19 protocols going forward.
By Annie Gao | 09/24/2020 10:18pm
Researchers in Germany discovered something odd about the aftereffects of COVID-19, not when the spread of the virus first started stirring global panic, but rather months down the line. The possibility of a heart condition, myocarditis, was found at alarmingly high rates in an MRI imaging study of 100 people who had been recently infected with the coronavirus.
By Katie Beauford | 02/22/2021 2:06pm
Tucson art house movie theater The Loft Cinema debuted their newest form of COVID-19-friendly movie watching this September.
By Sam Burdette | 09/23/2020 5:08pm
At Monday’s reentry briefing, University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins announced another extension of in-person instruction for only Phase 1 courses and discussed stronger disciplinary measures for students who are not following the university’s rules related to COVID-19.
By Guest Authors: Janko Nikolich-Zugich, MD, PhD; Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD; Ryan Sprissler, PhD | 09/22/2020 12:51am
As the scientists whose labs developed the [University of Arizona] antibody test for exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, we read with interest the opinion piece by Andrea Moreno last week in the Daily Wildcat (OPINION: Why the COVID-19 Antibody Test is Useless on Campus). We would like to offer our thoughts on exactly how the test is useful on campus.
By Diana Ramos | 09/22/2020 12:04pm
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, universities haven’t looked the same. As the current fall semester approached, Dr. Robert C. Robbins, president of the University of Arizona, allowed students to return to campus assuring them that it would be safe for them to come back.
By Jillian Bartsch | 09/19/2020 2:11pm
The UA Debate Series is launching a podcast version of their debate series this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic — the first live podcast will be released on Sept. 24, 2020.
By Kristijan Barnjak | 09/15/2020 12:22am
The University of Arizona Reentry Task Force met Monday to announce a new shelter-in-place directive for students living on and near campus. This new recommendation comes from both the university and Pima County in response to an increase in the rate of coronavirus transmission within the last week.
By Andres Diaz | 09/14/2020 7:33am
At its core, the medical profession is founded on human connections. Long before the advent of modern medicine, let alone a relative understanding of science and the human body, care revolved around relationships, trust, and human touch.
By Johnnie Mitchell | 09/13/2020 8:23pm
For those searching for a DIY quarantine activity, making your own masks may be the solution. Mask-making is a fun activity that goes a long way toward preventing the need to quarantine, helping the environment and allowing people to do everyday activities safely.
By Kristijan Barnjak | 09/10/2020 10:06am
The University of Arizona Reentry Task Force met Wednesday, Sept. 9 to speak about false positives in testing, clarifications in the 3Ts initiative, and resource utilization.
By Andrea Moreno | 09/13/2020 1:41pm
'Test, trace, treat' is UA's motto for overcoming the Coronavirus on campus. One method of doing so, antibody testing, may not be as effective as hoped in helping accomplish this goal.
By Diana Ramos | 09/10/2020 9:40am
The University of Arizona has many resources for students. One of those resources is the fitness center.
By Jillian Bartsch | 09/09/2020 2:02am
A University of Arizona coronavirus researcher, Jennifer Uhrlaub, never expected to fall ill to the virus until she tested positive on June 15. Uhrlaub suspects she was exposed to the virus when she visited her local grocery store before going on a road trip with her family to Nebraska.
By Lauren Borelli | 09/09/2020 12:52pm
As students return to campuses across the country, outbreaks in sororities and fraternities may prevent the success of reentries as well as shut down the attempt of in-person classes.
By Maggie Rockwell | 09/05/2020 1:07pm
The Associated Students of The University of Arizona, the university’s undergraduate student governing body, held their first senate meeting of the year Wednesday, Sept. 2 via Zoom where they discussed their upcoming plans as the new senate class for the 2020-2021 academic year.
