Antibody testing in Pima County underway

By Vivek Aking | 06/02/2020 7:44pm

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow around the nation, the University of Arizona is taking drastic steps in order to increase testing and keep Arizona’s general public as safe as possible.

Arizona sees record-high increase in number of COVID-19 cases

By Amit Syal | 06/02/2020 7:35pm

Restaurants and bars are packed, school is over and summer break recently started. It couldn't have aligned any better. Gov. Doug Ducey recently lifted stay-at-home orders for Arizona on May 15, and nearly two weeks later, the state has seen a trend of rising cases of COVID-19.

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Thoughts about bars and restaurants reopening

By Ariday Sued , Jake Toole , Selena Kuikahi and Pavas Gupta | 06/08/2020 6:58pm

Frog & Firkin and other bar-restaurant establishments have officially reopened their patios for dining services. Downtown social spots like Hi Fi are welcoming back customers on account of Gov. Doug Ducey’s green light to open as of May 15. Many people are already out getting drinks with friends, some sporting face masks and others opting not to. 

President Robbins discusses fall reentry plan on Meet the Press

By Priya Jandu | 06/02/2020 1:36am

UA President Dr. Robert C. Robbins discussed the known specifics of fall reentry plan during an NBC Meet the Press roundtable discussion. 

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?