Scientists across the University of Arizona are working to give American public health authorities the ability to test widely for COVID-19 by making more specimen collection kits available.

As the coronavirus pandemic is changing the lives of people around the world, this week’s Sunday Spotlight story reports on how people are adapting to their adjusted routines. Featuring three students from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix on March 20, “Match Day” when they discovered where they matched for residency.

Doctors and scientists discuss the claims that two malaria drugs may be a potential antidote for COVID-19. "We definitely don’t want to harm people by using drugs that have known side effects in ways that we know are dangerous," said Raymond Woosley, MD, a pharmacologist and professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.

Stress experts led by Dr. Patricia Haynes, an associate professor in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, have compiled resources for parents, teachers and administrators for talking to kids during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Students from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health provide "surge capacity" for overwhelmed county health departments that, in addition to their regular work, are inundated with calls from the public about the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

Pandemic fears were set aside as students celebrated with family through unique Zoom meeting. More than 40 percent of the Class of 2020 will continue training in Arizona, with 30 matching to Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix and Tucson.

One-third of the UA College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2020 will remain in Arizona to practice medicine and pursue their residency training. Nearly 50 percent of the class will pursue primary care — a physician specialty that is critically low in Arizona and the nation.

Tucson Fire Department and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health create a training video for first responders.

People choose to work in public health because they want to build healthier communities. Health Sciences students and faculty in the College of Public Health are acting quickly to combat the uncertainties of COVID-19.

The award-winning program of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson at the UArizona Health Sciences will conduct a major online training program regarding the COVID-19 pandemic for health-care providers and administrators, “Developing Telemedicine Services,” Monday, March 23.