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Ducey doles out $115M CARES Act funds to universities
A program at the University of Arizona to test 250,000 people to see if they're immune to COVID-19 hasn't gotten the public demand that was expected. In April, UA President Robert Robbins announced the school would be offering the blood tests, first to students and staff and later to front-line medical personnel and first responders. Robbins, who is a medical doctor, said someone who shows a po[...]
State’s universities side with Ducey on bar closures
The state university system is defending the broad executive powers being exercised by Gov. Doug Ducey arguing it will keep their students out of bars — at least for the... […]
Make UofA comprehensive plan transparent, inclusive and fair
When the University of Arizona emerges from the current crisis, its future will be decided either through transparent participation or behind closed doors. As a longtime Wildcat, first a student and now a teacher, I ask Fred DuVal, I ask the Board of Regents, and I ask Robert Robbins: please give your unwavering support to the University of Arizona, by making our school inclusive, transparent, and[...]
State’s 3 universities are powerhouses in struggle against virus
Times of crisis test us in many different ways. Usually, in ways we feel like we could have happily lived without. But it is also the case that as we... […]
University research experts fight pandemic on several fronts
No corner of the country has been spared from the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. And although the virus has been with us since winter, only now is Arizona experiencing... […]
Coronavirus antibody research still work in progress
A move by the University of Arizona to test 250,000 Arizonans for COVID-19 antibodies comes as scientists are still debating how much protection against future infection a positive result means -- and, more to the point, for how long.
Tuition proposals a mix of hikes, holding steady, unknowns
Arizona's three state universities have announced tuition proposals for the 2020-2021 academic year, proposing increases for some students but holding steady for others while waiting to decide in still other categories.
Supreme Court to mull Attorney General’s suit against regents
Attorney General Mark Brnovich made a last-ditch effort Thursday to get the legal go-ahead to sue the Arizona Board of Regents over what he claims is its illegal methods of setting tuition at the state's three universities.
No time to relax, competitive forces fiercer than ever
We are asking for this investment from the state. We accept the assignment. And we will deliver.
Birth rates drop sharply in state, according to analysis
The way economist George Hammond figures it, Arizona would have a lot more residents if women were giving birth now at the rate they did more than a decade ago.
Court denies AG’s bid to sue Board of Regents
The state Court of Appeals won't let Attorney General Mark Brnovich sue the university system over what he claims are unconstitutionally high tuition hikes.
Impact of student population in downtown nil at ballot
Arizona-based universities have increasingly focused on downtown Phoenix in the past decade, with all three state universities bringing satellite campuses to the area between Roosevelt and Van Buren streets.
