Balancing Individual Rights, Public Health During a Pandemic June 8, 2020 While stay-at-home orders are lifting nationwide, quarantine and isolation orders can still be issued due to emergency declarations that remain in effect. Read more Image
A Look Back at Health Sciences’ COVID-19 Response and Relief Efforts June 4, 2020 The University of Arizona Health Sciences spearheads a COVID-19 community response effort: ranging from outreach to widespread antibody testing and more. Read more Image
New Safeguards Allow Cancer Care, Research to Continue June 4, 2020 UArizona Cancer Center, Banner – University Medicine continue state-of-the-art cancer care and cutting-edge research during COVID-19 pandemic Read more Image
College of Medicine – Tucson’s Faculty Diversity Advisory Committee Recognized for Commitment to Inclusion June 2, 2020 Read more Image
UArizona Researchers Assess Mental Health Impact of Insomnia, Loneliness and COVID-19 June 2, 2020 A team of University of Arizona researchers says loneliness and insomnia triggered by fears of COVID-19 may be driving an increase in thoughts of suicide. Read more Image
Health Sciences Faculty Member Embarks on Pandemic Listening Tour June 2, 2020 Dr. Paul Gordon is on a bike listening tour to learn what Americans think about health care. Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Students Analyze COVID-19 Published Research June 1, 2020 Students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix are helping evaluate the quality of research being released rapidly about the virus that causes COVID-19. Read more Image
University Of Arizona Begins Statewide Antibody Testing Program For COVID-19 June 1, 2020 The University of Arizona and state of Arizona antibody testing initiative will include 31 sites across the state as it expands to all 15 counties. Dr. Janko Nikolich-Žugich, professor and head of the Department of Immunobiology at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson says the testing will show how widespread the disease is, and how many people contracted it without showing any symptoms. KNAU-FM (NPR) Flagstaff
Should You Fly Yet? Here's What an Epidemiologist and an Exposure Scientist Say June 1, 2020 Kacey Ernst and Paloma Beamer, researchers from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, write about what people should consider and how to minimize risk when flying. CNN