Amidst a global pandemic, child development affected in many different forms

By Jillian Bartsch | 06/01/2020 5:33am

COVID-19 has affected many people, one example is by affecting child development due to disrupting the normal relationship with caregivers. Research is being done to further understand the effects.

Pools in a pandemic: 'Extra precautions' needed to reopen

By Alexandra Pere | 06/03/2020 11:27am

The University of Arizona Student Recreation Center pool is an oasis for students looking for a cold release from triple-digit temperatures. Despite Gov. Doug Ducey lifting restrictions on gyms and apartment pools during the COVID-19 pandemic, the pool remains closed.

Campus reentry update: Task force talks combating the spread of COVID-19 on campus

By Sam Burdette | 05/28/2020 8:09pm

Members of the University of Arizona Reentry Task Force met at a press conference Wednesday, May 27 to discuss the strategies they plan to employ in monitoring and lessening the spread of COVID-19 should in-person classes start up again this fall.

GUEST COLUMN: “Our Pearl Harbor Moment:” A call for Asian Pacific American studies

By Professor Brett J. Esaki | 05/28/2020 3:18pm

Recently, the Surgeon General of the United States proclaimed the pandemic will be “our Pearl Harbor moment.” As a Japanese American and researcher of Asian American religion, art and history, this turn to the image of Pearl Harbor results in my profound dis-ease. 

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities: a battleground for COVID-19

By Amit Syal | 05/27/2020 6:44pm

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities: The index case of COVID-19 in the U.S. started here in the state of Washington and to date, these facilities make up a very large percentage of deaths related to COVID-19. As of May 22, roughly 42% of COVID-19 deaths across the nation have occurred in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, according to The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.

COVID-19 testing capacity increases with antigen test

By Amit Syal | 05/23/2020 2:22pm

A new test has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration recently: the antigen test made by Quidel Corporation. This is the third major type of test to be approved.

New task force created to prepare for fall semester

By Sam Burdette | 05/26/2020 3:54pm

University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins announced at a press conference Wednesday, May 20 a new Reentry Task Force, which would help prepare for the reopening of the UA campus in fall 2020. The task force will be led by former Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona, who now works as a professor at the UA in the College of Public Health. 

"2020 graduates, please rise, wherever you may be..."

By Maggie Rockwell | 05/19/2020 8:42pm

The 156th Annual Arizona Commencement for the University of Arizona’s Class of 2020 was the most unique one yet, taking place virtually amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on May 15 at 6 p.m.  

Summertime sunshine: A potential link between vitamin D and COVID-19

By Amit Syal | 05/19/2020 10:40pm

As pretty much every state around the nation begins to open up in phases, it can sometimes be too easy to put the past behind us and forget about the nature of the highly transmissible novel coronavirus. As of May 19, there have been over 1.5 million confirmed cases alongside 92,000 confirmed deaths in the U.S. The country as a whole has seen a downward trend in both cases and number of deaths recently, but as people start to adventure out of their homes, this trend could very easily revert back upward.

Q&A with a doctor who graduated early

By Ella McCarville | 05/19/2020 7:31pm

As undergraduate seniors prepare to graduate and move to a new stage of life, around 40 medical students at the Tucson and Phoenix campuses have already taken that step due to the COVID-19 crisis, according to the Arizona Daily Star.  The Daily Wildcat sat down with one of the doctors who opted to graduate early — Ricardo Ayala, who was preparing to practice medicine in Detroit, Michigan.

An editor’s timeline of COVID-19

By Amber Soland | 05/13/2020 3:03pm

Thucydides attempted to record a history of the plague of Athens and, in fewer words and with more reputable sources, I attempt to do that here. I started a journal in my isolation.

Some states report cases of pediatric inflammatory disease linked to COVID-19

By Amit Syal | 07/14/2020 10:23pm

The past few weeks have seen an increasing number of developments regarding COVID-19, including an expansion of testing, states (including Arizona) starting to reopen and schools making announcements in both directions: implementing online and in-person instruction for the fall.

Arizona track and field senior Carlos Villarreal hopes to make the best out of senior season

By Jacob Mennuti | 05/13/2020 3:20pm

Less than 24 hours away from competing in the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships, Arizona track and field star Carlos Villarreal received word that the final season of his collegiate career would be cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

OPINION: I got the antibody test. Here's how it went.

By Sam Burdette | 05/20/2020 10:03pm

Since everyone at the UA may end up having to get this test, let me give you a quick overview of the experience as a person who hates the very thought of blood. 

Science fiction of the plague and why we need it

By Amber Soland | 05/12/2020 4:16pm

In the past month, there has been a resurgence in the consumption of plague stories and apocalyptic fiction. Pandemic films like “Contagion” and Netflix’s “Outbreak” have risen to particular prominence according to Business Insider, as well as Emily St. John Mandel’s novel “Station Eleven.” Being older works, the revival of these stories during the time of COVID-19 begs the question of why people turn to such stories now. What can these stories teach us?

Students share thoughts on commencement amidst pandemic

By Diana Ramos | 05/11/2020 6:26pm

The University of Arizona's graduation ceremony was canceled on March 20 after President C. Robbins shut down campus events in wake of COVID-19. One of the most memorable moments for a college student was taken away, so how are seniors feeling? How are they dealing with the situation?

UA's new Student Emergency Fund to aid financially struggling students

By Jake Toole | 05/11/2020 6:15pm

The University of Arizona Dean of Student’s Office created the new Student Emergency Fund to help students who are being impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. 

Face-to-Face: The duty of the mid-pandemic professor

By Isabella Barron | 05/11/2020 7:18pm

It wasn't an easy transition, but professors intensely dedicated to the education of their students at home and abroad found ways to curve the strangeness of online instruction.

UA President Robbins announces in-person classes fall 2020

By Sam Burdette | 05/05/2020 6:29pm

University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins announced that classes will be returning to in-person sessions this fall at a press conference in the Cole and Jeannie Davis Sports Center at 11 a.m. Thursday.