President Robbins announced in April his plans to resume in-person classes Aug. 24, bringing back 45,000 students and 15,000 faculty and staff for fall 2020.

GCR’s Local and Community Relations staff continues to communicate all the ways UArizona is serving the community during the COVID-19 crisis. These efforts include virus testing and tracking, medical supply production, and innovative patient care.

On April 14, 2020, President Robbins joined Governor Doug Ducey to announce that UArizona will partner with the state on a COVID-19 antibody testing initiative.

UArizona Federal Relations is working closely with the Arizona delegation and relevant committees to highlight areas of critical need including student support and issues facing the federal research enterprise.

On Friday, March 27, 2020, the President signed and enacted the CARES Act, the Phase 3 stimulus relief package that includes critical aid to research agencies and included an Education Stabilization Fund that provides $13.9 billion to colleges and universities.

The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) will be holding all board and committee meetings virtually for the foreseeable future and has postponed tuition-setting for the public university system indefinitely.

The week of March 16, 2020, the legislature quickly moved to begin drafting a FY21 state budget amid the growing COVID-19 concern.

We continue to remind our students and parents that despite all the changes around us right now, the U.S. Census remains important.