Image University to Continue Holding Only ‘Essential Courses’ in Person Through Oct. 2 Sept. 22, 2020 While the campus has seen a spike in cases over the last few weeks, Friday’s positivity rate was down from last week, and no new students were admitted to isolation housing over the weekend. Read more
Dr. Monica Kraft to Lead All of Us Research Program at UArizona and Banner Health Sept. 22, 2020 Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the All of Us Research Program is a historic effort to collect and study data from at least 1 million people in the United States. Read more
Image UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Prepare First Potential Drug Therapy for Vascular Dementia for Clinical Trials Sept. 16, 2020 Dr. Meredith Hay won a $5.7 million grant for clinical trials on a novel peptide therapy that, if successful, would be the first drug to treat vascular dementia – the second most common form of dementia. Read more
Image UArizona, County Issue Shelter-in-Place Recommendation for Students Sept. 15, 2020 UArizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins said the university expected to see an increase in COVID-19 cases, but it has become too much, necessitating a shelter-in-place recommendation similar to what the state faced in the spring. Read more
Image UArizona to Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing Sept. 11, 2020 The university will conduct 5,000 COVID-19 tests per week as part of continued efforts to slow the spread of the virus. Read more
Image University, County Work Together at ‘Critical Time’ for COVID-19 Mitigation Sept. 11, 2020 Dr. Theresa Dr. Cullen, director of the Pima County Health Department, said the county, university and other partners are working together on a “layered approach” to COVID-19 mitigation. Read more
Image FDA Authorizes Use of UArizona COVID-19 Antibody Test; Testing Expanded to All Arizonans Age 18 and Older Sept. 2, 2020 The antibody test determines who has been exposed to and developed an immune response against COVID-19. Read more
Image UArizona and Covid Watch Launch COVID-19 Exposure Notification App Aug. 20, 2020 UArizona and Covid Watch Launch COVID-19 Exposure Notification App Read more
Image People and Programs ‘On The Move’ at UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson July 24, 2020 Recent notices include appointments for curricular affairs, licensing, sleep medicine, research and student mental health, plus national awards for mentorship, diversity and pancreatic cancer studies. Read more
Image UArizona, State of Arizona Expand Eligibility for COVID-19 Antibody Testing in Concert with $7.7M Study to Better Understand Immunity July 22, 2020 A free statewide COVID-19 antibody testing program expands to 15 categories of essential workers at high risk of exposure, in concert with a $7.7 million UArizona study to better understand immunity. Read more
