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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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The Daily Utah Chronicle

U Students Death Raises Mental Health Concerns

U Student’s Death Raises Mental Health Concerns

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator April 3, 2018

Faculty and friends of a graduate student in the University of Utah's Department of Physics and Astronomy who died last year have stepped forward to share more details about Mengying — referred to here...

(Photo by: Justin Prather / Daily Utah Chronicle)

Investigation After U Student’s Death Finds Serious Issues Within Physics and Astronomy Department

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator March 28, 2018

The death by suicide of a Ph.D. candidate in the University of Utah's Physics and Astronomy Department in October 2017 sparked an independent legal investigation into the student’s experience at the...

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,...

Investigative journalist Bob Woodward spoke at the University of Utah on November 16, 2017.

Bob Woodward Talks Watergate, Restraint, “Final Exam for Democracy” at the U

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator November 24, 2017

The Hinckley Institute of Politics hosted a discussion between local radio figure Doug Fabrizio and journalist icon Bob Woodward on Nov. 16. Named 2017's Hinckley Fellow at the event, Woodward discussed...

Married Researchers Search for Cure to Breast Cancer

Married Researchers Search for Cure to Breast Cancer

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 30, 2017

Alana Welm always knew she wanted to be a scientist. “For me,” she said, “[pursuing research] was a straight path.” Bryan Welm decided he wanted a career in research while in college after...

U Makes Progress in Breast Cancer Research

U Makes Progress in Breast Cancer Research

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 23, 2017

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an event promoted by both national and international breast cancer charities, like the American Cancer Society, to help raise awareness and money for...

Body camera footage shows Salt Lake City Police Department Detective Jeff Payne arresting University of Utah Health nurse Alex Wubbles after she refused to draw blood from an unconscious patient.

Detective Involved in Arrest of U Nurse Alex Wubbels Fired, Superior Demoted

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 10, 2017

According to documents obtained by the Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) Detective Jeff Payne has been fired by Chief Mike Brown after internal investigations...

University of Utah Board of Trustees Chair H. David Burton and President David Pershing at an October 5, 2017 meeting, discussing a new memorandum of understanding with Huntsman Cancer Foundation over the operation of the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

U Board of Trustees Agrees to Proposed HCI Memorandum of Understanding

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 5, 2017

The University of Utah's Board of Trustees approved a supplemental memorandum of understanding between the U and Huntsman Cancer Foundation in regards to the operation of Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI)...

University of Utah graduate and apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Robert D. Hales passed away on October 1, 2017.

U Alum, LDS Apostle Robert D. Hales Passes Away

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 4, 2017

Elder Robert D. Hales, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and a University of Utah graduate, passed away Sunday in the hospital from issues related...

Homecoming Week Features Movie Night on the Football Field

Homecoming Week Features Movie Night on the Football Field

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 3, 2017

As part of this year’s Homecoming Week festivities, Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) and The Mighty Utah Student Section (MUSS) are holding a Crimson Rally and Movie Night on Thursday,...