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Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Barron: Vote Huntsman, Not Cox, to Bring Utah through the COVID-19 Crisis

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer May 20, 2020

  With the June 30th primary election looming, Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox and former Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. lead the GOP field in the race to be Utah’s next governor. Back in April,...

Former Governor Jon Huntsman speaking at CPAC FL in Orlando, Florida. (Courtesy Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons)

Reese: Utah’s 2020 GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Have A Rocky Primary Ahead

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer December 23, 2019

As the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries are heating up, so too are several state-wide races. Most notable to Utahns is Utah’s 2020 gubernatorial race. An announcement by Jon Huntsman’s campaign...

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U Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute Receive Grant to Extend Hope For Potential Cancer Patients

By Claudia Robles November 16, 2018

  Researchers at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah were awarded a prestigious award to further research genetics. This science grant, awarded through the National Cancer...

U athletic director Dr. Chris Hill, left, shares a laugh with Jon M. Huntsman at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015.

U Donor, Founder of HCI Jon Huntsman Sr. Dies at 80

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator February 2, 2018

Utah billionaire and prominent philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr. died Friday at the age of 80, confirmed by a statement released by the Huntsman Cancer Institute. At the apex of Huntsman's often-bumpy journey,...

Barron: Huntsman is No Mans Puppet

Barron: Huntsman is No Man’s Puppet

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer September 24, 2017

Sitting at a table facing a room of inquisitors, Jon Huntsman Jr. looks the role of a diplomat, not quite relaxed, but obviously resolved. His answers to the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...

The Hunstman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 5/14/17.

In the Aftermath of the Huntsman Cancer Institute Debacle, It’s Clear Money Talks at the U

By Connor Richards May 22, 2017

For weeks now, the University of Utah has been in a whirlwind of unrest, confusion and controversy. In late April, U students, faculty and the greater Salt Lake City community were caught off guard by...

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Huntsman Cancer Institute Searches for the Cure

November 18, 2014

  A cancer diagnosis can be shocking, depressing and even debilitating. It can turn a patient’s world upside down and transform them from an ordinary citizen to a warrior overnight. Cancer does...

U breaks ground on new basketball facility

May 13, 2014

The U brought out the construction hats, shovels and neon orange vests as some of the university’s biggest figures were featured in a ground-breaking ceremony Monday, May 5 for a new basketball facility....

Sigma Chi raises one million for Huntsman

April 15, 2013

The national Sigma Chi fraternity donated its one millionth dollar to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation on Friday. HCF founder Jon Huntsman Sr. accepted the large dollar bill cutout symbolizing the millionth...