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Coronavirus Inside the ‘Freezer Farms’ Where COVID-19 Vaccines Will Be Stored at the University of Arizona

The university’s freezers can hold an average of 140,000 doses or approximately 1.6 million doses in total. The first COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Arizona earlier this month and began to be distributed across the state on Thursday, signaling a new phase in the fight against the virus.  Approximately 58,500 doses were initially distributed to Maricopa...

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi December 22, 2020 8:01 am MST
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Education ASU Is Joining UA in a Historic Move to Unionize. Here’s What’s Next.

Organizers say they plan to address long-term concerns like job security, wages, benefits, and “increased state support for public higher education.”

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi December 18, 2020 7:33 pm MST
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Climate Tropical Forests Are More Resilient Than We Thought, Which Means We Could Save Them

Tucson's BioDome2 is showing researchers that the rainforest can handle rising temperatures better than initially thought.

Kyla Pearce Kyla Pearce December 10, 2020 12:35 pm MST
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Coronavirus University Researchers Recommend 3-Week Shutdown, Mask Order

Without such steps, “it would be akin to facing a major forest fire without evacuation orders.” The coronavirus outbreak’s current surge will present Arizona with a hospital crisis that could become a disaster unless the state takes steps such as ordering a three-week stay-home shutdown and implementing a statewide mask mandate, university researchers said. Without...

Paul Davenport November 30, 2020 9:04 am MST
Coronavirus Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey answers a question at a news conference attended by U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham and other state leaders to urge Arizonans to participate in the nation's once-a-decade census population count Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Phoenix. Ending the 2020 census at the end of September instead of the end of October, could cost Florida and Montana congressional seats and result in Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina losing $500 million in federal funding for healthcare for its neediest residents. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)
Coronavirus Ducey Commits to Keeping State Open Despite Rise in COVID-19 Cases

The number of deaths reported daily in Arizona peaked in mid-July, when more than 90 COVID-19 related deaths were being recorded on a daily basis.

Kiara Quaranta Kiara Quaranta October 1, 2020 8:46 am MST

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Health The Arizona Scientist Trying To Make Chloroquine Less Toxic

Dr. Xinxin Ding with the University of Arizona says his hope is to find a way to make taking chloroquine safer and more effective for patients.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 8, 2020 2:53 pm MST
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Coronavirus Where Does Arizona Stand on Contact Tracing? In Short, We Don’t Know.

A COVID-19 data project gave Arizona a failing grade in its preparedness, in part because it hasn’t made its number of contact tracers publicly available.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 7, 2020 2:00 pm MST