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ASU hosts virtual roundtable on policing during a pandemic

Members of the ASU community held a virtual roundtable to discuss ways law enforcement is adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. Professors of the...

Many students, immigrants ineligible for COVID-19 relief checks

Many Americans checked their bank accounts this week to find that $1,200 had been automatically deposited, while others are still waiting for their relief...

LGBTQ+ community particularly vulnerable to COVID-19

As numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 steadily rise, so does the fear of death for millions of Americans, especially for members of the...

Devils’ Advocate: When you’re considered ‘high risk’ during a pandemic

The last thing I can remember from what was supposed to be “a new and fresh year” was being extremely naive. I had hit the...

Local First Arizona helps businesses ravaged by COVID-19 pandemic

Small businesses were once the heart-and-soul of downtown Phoenix. Now, downtown businesses and their owners are suffering tremendous losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which...

Equality Arizona reaches community through virtual setting

Equality Arizona, a non-profit LGBTQ advocacy organization held their policy brief in a webinar Friday discussing how the community is handling the COVID-19 pandemic...

Downtown Digest: Online national park tour, British Museum and staying in shape

Hello downtown Phoenix people! It’s T.J. Triolo, your guide to staying inside. I’ve got some new stuff for you to do this week. Check...

10 years after SB 1070: LUCHA discuss plans on new mural

Living United for Change in Arizona hosted a virtual community event to plan the creation of a mobile mural that will be displayed at...

VIDEO: Grad students bring Zen and tranquility through Zoom yoga sessions

Arizona State University graduate students Chloe Jones and Haillie Parker had their jobs and education upended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. An idea from...

Phoenix nonprofit spearheads effort to crack coronavirus genetic sequence code

Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) in downtown Phoenix announced the newly formed Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union (ACGU) to track coronavirus on Wednesday. The collaboration between...