UA announces early end to furlough program
By Priya JanduUniversity of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins announced yesterday the furlough plan will end earlier than expected. Read more
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UA COVID-19 Test Tracker
| Daily (9/25) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 944 | 31 | 3.3% |
| Total (8/4) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 35,583 | 2,255 | 6.3% |
Data from https://covid19.arizona.edu/updates
Updated September 25, 2020
ASUA Notebook 9/23/20: Senators meet to discuss initiatives
The Associated Students of The University of Arizona, the university's undergraduate student governing body, met on Wednesday, Sept. 23 via Zoom to discuss ideas of what initiatives they want to focus on moving forward with the year and approved the 2020-2021 ASUA budget. Read more
Gov. Ducey announce $14 million investment into university testing development, Robbins announces off-campus wastewater testing
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. Read more
Campus reentry update: Robbins announces Phase 1 extension, crackdown on COVID-19 rules
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. Read more
Shabbat shalom and happy pride: UA Hillel to hold "Pride Shabbat" over Zoom
The University of Arizona's Hillel Foundation will hold a special "Pride Shabbat" over Zoom at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 25. The event will consist of a short service followed by breakout room discussions covering a myriad of topics related to the LGBTQ+ community. Read more
UA Debate Series launches new podcast series, adapts to pandemic
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. Read more
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Supreme Court justice inspires law students
In honor of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away Friday, Sept. 18, the Daily Wildcat looks back at her 2006 visit to the University of Arizona campus. Read more
UA announces early end to furlough program
University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins announced yesterday the furlough plan will end earlier than expected. Read more
Multiple UA fraternities under investigation after violating code of conduct
Two University of Arizona fraternities, Sigma Nu and Pi Kappa Phi, are both under judicial review for multiple Student Code of Conduct violations within each chapter. Read more
Campus reentry update: UA announces shelter-in-place recommendation for students living on and near campus
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. Read more
Recap: Gov. Ducey’s briefing on suicide prevention
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey held a briefing Sept. 10 on suicide prevention and mental health during COVID-19 with other state health and education officials. September marks suicide prevention month around the world, with Sept. 10 being world suicide prevention day. Read more
Campus reentry update: task force discusses increase in positive coronavirus tests, continued mitigation efforts
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. Read more
Arizona partners with WeWork, expanding UA Global Microcampus Network
The University of Arizona has recently partnered with a global commercial real estate company, WeWork, to provide physical locations for Arizona’s international students to study and take classes. WeWork’s service provides common use office spaces in locations around the world to companies or individuals to use as a day to day workspace. Read more