| Daily (12/8) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 669 | 11 | 1.6% |
| Total (8/2) | ||
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| 66,070 | 1,065 | 1.6% |
The University of Arizona’s virtual status update team met on Monday, Nov. 29, to discuss the COVID-19 health situation at the University of Arizona and in Pima County, as well as to address concerns regarding vaccination and the new Omicron variant of COVID-19. Read more
By Annabel Lecky | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
Over 42,000 disposable masks have been handed out since the University of Arizona rec center’s mask mandate on Sept. 6, according to Troy Vaughn, the director of Campus Recreation. This total is shared between both the north and south rec centers and averages out at about 900 disposable masks per day.
By Sam Parker | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
Pima County has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases this month. This increase in cases comes right as Pima County opens up booster shot ability to all people above the age of 18. The University of Arizona currently offers booster shots at Campus Health for all eligible students and faculty.
By Sean Meixner | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
The University of Arizona’s virtual status update team met on Monday, Nov. 15, to discuss the COVID-19 health situation at the school and announce that the deadline for university employees to get vaccinated has been extended to Jan. 17.
By Sam Parker | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
Isolation dorms are just one example of new policies and practices that University of Arizona residential housing put into place during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the safety of students and faculty. In isolation dorms, where students who test positive for COVID-19 live until they are cleared by a Campus Health professional, there are also many protocols made to guarantee the safety of students living within those facilities.
By Susan Barnett | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
For many students who graduated in 2020, finding out that they would not be able to walk across the stage to receive their degree was heart crushing. But after months of waiting, the class of 2020 were finally able to celebrate at the 2020 Graduation Celebration on Nov. 5 at the University of Arizona Mall.
By Jane Florance and Sam Parker | 11/05/2021 9:59pm
The Associated Students of the University of Arizona, the university’s undergraduate student governing body, met on Wednesday, Nov. 3 to discuss allocating $5,000 to the Student Union Memorial Center to provide free meals to students on Thanksgiving.
By Sohi Kang | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
An in-person graduation ceremony will be held for the University of Arizona’s class of 2020 on Friday, Nov. 5, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced last year’s commencement online. The event will start at 4 p.m. and take place in front of the Old Main building — marking it the first time in over 100 years that the ceremony was held at this iconic location.
By Sam Parker | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
Kids ages five to 11 will now be able to receive the Pfizer vaccine after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released their recommendation Tuesday. This news comes one day after the global COVID-19 death toll surpassed 5 million.
By Grant Hoover | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
After a huge explosion of demand that resulted in longer wait times, University of Arizona’s SafeRide car service has restored itself to pre-COVID-19 capacity to meet the needs of users.
By Ellen Nangia | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
Sophomores went through their first year virtually lacking an interpersonal college experience. Now, as they shift from the virtual to a flourishing college campus, sophomores may have felt that they were starting from scratch.
By Emma Watts | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
The University of Arizona campus is bustling with life once again. The stadium is filled with cheering fans during home football games, in-person classes are back in session and club members are holding meetings in classrooms instead of over Zoom.
By Sohi Kang | 10/21/2021 4:39pm
After being closed for over a year, the Associated Students of the University of Arizona’s Student Legal Services has restarted their hiring process. In the past, ASUA Student Legal Services offered free basic legal advice to UA students. Though they did not represent students in court, Student Legal Services provided counsel on a variety of subjects.
By Sean Meixner | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
The University of Arizona’s virtual university status update team met on Monday, Oct. 18, to discuss COVID-19 public health and safety measures and to encourage the remaining unvaccinated UA students and employees to get inoculated against COVID-19. The team was joined by Deepta Bhattacharya, a professor of immunobiology at the UA.
By JT Thorpe | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
UA President Dr. Robert C. Robbins announced all university employees must submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination by Dec. 8.
By Andres Diaz | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
To address some common questions raised by parents and community members concerning vaccinations for children, the Daily Wildcat interviewed Dr. Nathan Price, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson. Price addressed the similarities and differences of COVID-19 infection in children and adults, the rise of the Delta Variant and the importance of vaccination.
By Sam Parker | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
Arizona schools will still be allowed to require masks on their campuses following a Sept. 27 superior court ruling, which resolved that the method the legislature used to incorporate its ban on mask mandates violated the state constitution.
By Sam Parker | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
The University of Arizona announced on Monday, Oct. 4, that booster shots for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to qualifying students and faculty beginning Oct. 11.
By Sean Meixner | 10/11/2021 1:23pm
Members of United Campus Workers of Arizona — the University of Arizona’s and Arizona State University’s wall-to-wall campus workers union — and their allies gathered outside of the UA Administration building on Thursday, Sept. 30, to demand changes to what they consider dangerous and irresponsible public health policies.
By Sean Meixner | 01/05/2022 2:57pm
The University of Arizona’s virtual university status update team met on Monday, Oct. 4, to discuss COVID-19 public health and safety measures as well as announce the availability of the Pfizer booster shot for students, faculty and staff. The team was joined by Dr. Theresa Cullen, public health director for Pima County.
