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Two Investigations into SLCPD Officers Arrest of U Nurse Conclude

Two Investigations into SLCPD Officer’s Arrest of U Nurse Conclude

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator September 19, 2017

Two of the three investigations into the actions of Salt Lake City Police officers Detective Jeff Payne and Lt. James Tracy following Payne’s arrest of University of Utah Health nurse Alex Wubbels have...

FBI Summoned After U Nurse Alleges Wrongful Arrest

FBI Summoned After U Nurse Alleges Wrongful Arrest

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator September 11, 2017

As public outcry grows from Salt Lake City police Detective Jeff Payne's arrest of University of Utah Health nurse Alex Wubbels, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill has requested the FBI's help...

The University of Utahs Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Mark Mahan, MD outside of Pediatric Neurosurgery division in Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday,Sept.6, 2017

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U Professor Mark Mahan Chooses Medicine After Witnessing 9/11

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator September 11, 2017

On Sept. 11, 2001, University of Utah neurosurgeon and professor Mark Mahan was in New York City where he worked doing leverage buyouts at Deutsche Bank. The bank had just moved to a new building on Wall...

Salt Lake Tribune, Hinckley Institute Partnership One Year Later

Salt Lake Tribune, Hinckley Institute Partnership One Year Later

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator September 7, 2017

When The Salt Lake Tribune came under new ownership and Jennifer Napier-Pearce was named editor-in-chief in 2016, a new polling partnership was also formed between the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute...

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Officer Placed on Leave, Officials Respond to Alleged Assault and Wrongful Arrest of U Nurse

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey and Emily Anderson September 1, 2017

Salt Lake City police officer Jeff Payne, who was involved in the alleged assault and wrongful arrest of University of Utah Health nurse Alex Wubbels, was placed on leave Friday afternoon along with a...

The Hunstman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, on May 5, 2017.

Cancer Organizations Release “Transformative” Joint Statement on Disparities Research

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator September 1, 2017

Four of the most prestigious cancer health organizations in the United States released a joint statement urging significant changes to cancer research, especially for studies that focus on cancer health...

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U Nurse Alleges Assault and Wrongful Arrest

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator September 1, 2017

In a news conference Thursday at the offices of her lawyer, University of Utah Registered Nurse Alex Wubbels alleged that a Salt Lake City police officer, Detective Jeff Payne, assaulted and wrongfully...

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Researchers Find Miranda Rights Hamper Police, Suggest Changes

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator August 28, 2017

Two University of Utah researchers — law professor Paul Cassell and economics professor Richard Fowles — recently published a study arguing that Miranda Rights as they exist today “handcuff the cops”...

ASUU Vice President-elect for University Relations Zoe Kozlowski speaks at the second ASUU debate on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 alongside President-elect Zach Berger and Vice President-elect for Student Relations Saeed Shihab.

U Student Body President Signs Joint Letter After Charlottesville

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator August 28, 2017

More than 120 student body presidents from universities and colleges across the country, including Associated Students at the University of Utah President Zach Berger, signed a joint statement in response...

The Central Garage on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday, July 13, 2017

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Complications of a Commuter Campus

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator August 25, 2017

The University of Utah has approximately 18,758 parking spaces on campus, but according to commuter services director Alma Allred, the U sells about three times more permits than spaces — they figure...