"Hamilton" at Centennial Hall rescheduled to 2021
By Ella McCarville“Hamilton” has been rescheduled to run in Tucson at UA Centennial Hall in 2021, according to Broadway in Tucson. Read more
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"Hamilton" at Centennial Hall rescheduled to 2021
“Hamilton” has been rescheduled to run in Tucson at UA Centennial Hall in 2021, according to Broadway in Tucson. Read more
Details on the Pac-12 conference-only football schedule
The Pac-12 released its full 10-game schedule for each conference team on Friday, July 31. The season is headlined by a Territorial Cup between the University of Arizona and ASU followed by USC vs. UCLA and the University of Washington vs Stanford University in week one. The NCAA 20-hour practice rule will begin on Aug. 3 with training camps beginning on Aug. 17. The conference plans on beginning its football season on Sept. 26. Read more
Campus reentry update: UA president clarifies phases for attending in-person classes amidst concerns from academic coalition
Following an email from Provost Liesl Folks, University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins provided more detail on the length and structure of each phase of reopening in-person classes at the weekly campus reentry briefing Thursday, July 30. Read more
COVID-19 patients no longer need tests to end isolation, CDC says
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its guidelines regarding self-isolation for people who test positive for COVID-19. According to the new guidelines, "for most persons with COVID-19 illness, isolation and precautions can generally be discontinued 10 days after symptom onset and resolution of fever for at least 24 hours." Read more
What is pooled testing and how can it help limit the spread of COVID-19?
Many schools around the U.S. are set to reopen soon, and with daily COVID-19 case counts and percent positive rates still high, a more effective public health measure to track cases of the virus is desperately needed. The method, called pooled testing, utilizes a more widespread approach, testing both symptomatic and asymptomatic people. Read more
FDA authorizes first diagnostic test for people without known or suspected COVID-19 infection
The U.S. is over four months into a battle that has taken nearly 150,000 lives across the country and seems to have no clear end in sight. Schools are deciding whether or not to reopen, a decision that has been up in the air for months on end. Read more
Campus reentry update: UA president officially announces return to campus
University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins announced the official return to campus for some in-person sessions and on-campus living at the weekly reentry briefing held virtually on Thursday, July 23 at 10 a.m. Read more
Cautious optimism: Moderna publishes results from vaccine trials, all 45 subjects produce neutralizing antibodies
This week, Moderna, the biotechnology company centered out of Massachusetts, released results from its second phase of vaccine trials for COVID-19. The company partnered with researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop the vaccine. Read more
A season in the fall remains a mystery for Arizona volleyball
Head coach Dave Rubio and the Arizona Wildcats are preparing for a season unlike any other. With the beginning of the fall semester quickly approaching, the 2020 season seems to be heading in a direction with no definitive starting block. Read more
What the ICE reversal means for international students, university community
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently rescinded a directive that called for international students to leave the country if their instruction was to go fully online, following a series of lawsuits by multiple universities, including one case involving the University of Arizona and several other institutions on the western seaboard. Read more
Campus reentry update: Robbins and Carmona share details on new classroom modalities
University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins and Reentry Task Force Director Dr. Richard Carmona met Thursday over Zoom for a virtual press conference to answer questions on different classroom modalities, procedures in residence halls and the furlough plan, which is currently under revision. Read more
CDC estimates 40% of people infected with COVID-19 are asymptomatic
On Saturday, July 11, the Centers for Disease Control issued new guidance saying that about 40% of people who have COVID-19 are likely asymptomatic, meaning they show or display no symptoms. The agency added that "asymptomatic cases are difficult to identify and transmission is difficult to observe and quantify." Read more