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HSI Status Brings Additional $2.3M in CARES Act Funding to UArizona

Dec. 16, 2020

Much of the federal COVID-19 relief funding is being used to increase access to technology equipment and restore some student jobs lost early in the pandemic.

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UANow Will Return Jan. 14

Dec. 16, 2020

UANow is going on hiatus for the holidays. There will be no newsletter on Dec. 24, Dec. 31 or Jan. 7. Publication will resume on Jan. 14. We wish our readers a safe and happy holiday season!

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UArizona President Robert C. Robbins says the university will hold in-person classes in the fall.

COVID-19, Asteroid Dust and Crane Flies: UArizona's Top Stories of 2020

Dec. 14, 2020

Preventing a COVID-19 outbreak through wastewater testing, tagging an asteroid and solving a longstanding Maya mystery were all in a year's work at the University of Arizona.

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'Freezer Farm' Ready to Store More Than 1.6M Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine at UArizona

Dec. 11, 2020

The University of Arizona's ultracold storage facility could play an important role in the state's plan for vaccine distribution.

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UArizona Professors Elected to the National Academy of Inventors

Dec. 8, 2020

Robert Norwood in optical sciences and Laurence Hurley in pharmacy are the latest UArizona faculty members to receive the prestigious designation.

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UArizona to Roll Out New COVID-19 Test, Enhanced Requirements in Spring

Dec. 7, 2020

Students who plan to live on campus or attend in-person classes in the spring will be required to test weekly for COVID-19. A new swish-gargle test will allow the university to ramp up its testing efforts.

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Gregg Garfin

UArizona Expert on Climate Science and Policy Selected as AAAS Fellow

Dec. 2, 2020

Gregg Garfin – whose research focuses on adaptation to climate change, climate variability and drought – has been elected a 2020 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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The University of Arizona Global Campus Officially Opens to About 35,000 Students

Dec. 1, 2020

Global Campus will focus on ensuring that nontraditional and underrepresented students have access to affordable and high-quality online higher education.

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University Testing Blitz Completes More Than 14,000 COVID-19 Tests Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov. 23, 2020

The university will continue to offer testing for students and employees through the holiday season, and students who go home for the holidays will finish out the semester remotely.

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UArizona Will Offer Courses to Enlisted Military Members Through New Partnership

Nov. 20, 2020

Arizona Online and the College of Applied Science and Technology will enroll 150 military members in courses through a pilot program with the United States Naval Community College.

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Prestigious Stamps Scholars Program Comes to UArizona

Nov. 17, 2020

The scholarship provides students full tuition, fees and on-campus housing for four years, as well as funding for other opportunities such as research projects or study abroad.

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The University of Arizona Global Campus Approved by Accreditor; Board Appointed

Nov. 16, 2020

The University of Arizona Global Campus will serve approximately 35,000 students with more than 50 online associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs.

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