Vaccines, Asteroids and Puppies: The Top Stories of 2021

Vaccines, Asteroids and Puppies: The Top Stories of 2021From delivering nearly a quarter million COVID-19 vaccine doses to learning how puppies communicate, University of Arizona expertise in a variety of fields has made international headlines in 2021. Today University Communications2021.jpgBusiness and LawCampus NewsHealthScience and TechnologySocial Sciences and Education Media contact(s)Nick Prevenas Director, Media Relations, University Communicationsnprevenas@arizona.edu520-621-2194University of Arizona researchers are making waves in 2021 – and the year is only halfway over.Whether it ' s transforming the campus into a high-capacity COVID-19 vaccination site or casting mirrors that will help astronomers peer into the deepest corners of the universe, UArizona scientists and scholars have left a lasting impact on the world this year.Here are some of the university ' s top stories of 2021 so far:COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin at UArizona: Jan. 19For more than six months, the University of Arizona served as a point of distribution for COVID-19 vaccinations, administering nearly a quarter of a million doses. UArizona began in January as the designated distribution point for the Phase 1B priority subpopulation of teachers and child care workers before shifting into ahigh-capacity state vaccination site serving southern Arizona in February. (The Associated Press,The Washington Post,USA Today)OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft is Headed Home with Asteroid Sample: May 10After nearly fi...
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