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
Hotel at 8000 feet in the works for two UA alum
Mount Lemmon serves as an important place for many University of Arizona students; a place for solitude, for getting away and for experiencing the outlandishly diverse Southwest landscape. For alumni Andrea and Justin Hafner, however, it served as a place for blasting through the winter snow on makeshift pool toy sleds. Read more
Interview with President Robbins: Decision to consolidate dorm residents
A few members of the Daily Wildcat executive board interviewed University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins on April 3 about the UA's response to COVID-19 and plans for the future as this pandemic persists. This video discusses dorm consolidation. Read more
UA President Robbins announces employee furlough, budget cuts in email
In an email sent out to University of Arizona students and staff, President Robert C. Robbins announced furlough for employees and cuts made to the budget to make up for the estimated $66 million loss for this fiscal year. Read more
Syringe access programs still not fully legal in AZ
Arizona has not fully taken the step to legalize syringe access programs like 20 other states already have, according to the Arizona Daily Star. A question that arises when thinking about these programs: Are they effective or not? Read more
Guest Letter: Coping with COVID-19
With news outlets constantly reporting on the coronavirus and it being everything everyone’s been talking about, I was already taking this virus seriously. Read more
Interview with UA President Robbins: COVID-19's impact on financial state of the university
A few members of the Daily Wildcat executive board interviewed University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins on April 3 about the UA's response to COVID-19 and plans for the future as this pandemic persists. This video discusses the current financial state of the university. Read more
Q&A: COVID-19 edition
Last week, The Daily Wildcat put up a poll on Instagram asking what its followers would like to know about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the top five questions and their answers. Read more
Interview with UA President Robbins: 'Optimistic' but unsure on return to in-person classes in fall
A few members of the Daily Wildcat executive board interviewed University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins April 3, about the UA's response to COVID-19 and plans for the future as this pandemic persists. The following is a clip from the interview specifically covering our question of whether in-person classes will start up by fall 2020. Read more
All UA study abroad programs canceled
The University of Arizona has canceled all current study abroad programs for the Spring semester due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It has also ceased on-campus activities at its micro-campuses and moved their classes online. Read more
Eller’s MBA in MIS program ranks No. 1 among public universities
The University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management has received top rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Business Schools. Read more
UA music professor to serve on National Council for the Arts
Professor Daniel Asia of the University of Arizona has been nominated to the National Council on the Arts. Asia is a professor of music (composition) at the university’s Fred Fox School of Music. According to his profile on the Fred Fox School of Music website, Asia has composed five symphonies and received an Academy Award in Music from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2010. Read more
What are the different tests for COVID-19 and how do they work?
Nearly a month ago, on March 10, the U.S. had about 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Today, on April 7, the nation has a little over 12,000 confirmed deaths from the disease. What started out as an outbreak localized to one country has turned into a pandemic that has taken siege to at least 209 countries and territories and about 81,000 lives across the globe. Read more