The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The Red Line TRAX train heading up to the hospital passing underneath Rice-Eccles Stadium on Aug. 30, 2016 | Adam Fondren, The Daily Utah Chronicle

Trax Service on Campus Halted Friday

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator March 3, 2017

According to statements made on Twitter by the University of Utah, Commuter Services and UTA, red line Trax services between 900 E. and University Medical Center have been halted, cutting off Trax access...

Photo courtesy of Chronicle archives.

U Hosts Thoughtful Panel on Healthcare Reform

February 25, 2017

At a discussion surrounding healthcare in the United States on Feb. 16, panelists were confronted with a series of difficult issues, which prompted Republican Utah State Senator and former physician Brian...

Dr. Vanessa Stevens smiles in the Healing Ground at the VA Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Different Drug Would Save More Lives, Study Shows

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator February 16, 2017

Nausea, fever, weight loss, rapid heart rate, diarrhea ten to fifteen times a day, and kidney failure. These are just some of the symptoms of a severe infection from a small bacterium called Clostridium...

University of Utah researchers may be affected by The White House EPA directives on campus on Monday, January 30, 2017 (Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Researchers Concerned About White House EPA Directives

January 31, 2017

The White House began handing out gag orders to various federal agencies on Tuesday, meaning they must cease all communications outside of their organizations -- this includes talking to the press without...

U and Board of Regents Create New Policies to Handle Sexual Assault

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator January 30, 2017

The U has encountered a lot of issues with sexual assault in the last few months, from Halloween’s alleged assault— the investigation of which was later suspended—to stories of sexual assault published...

Historic Medical Organization Supports Women at the U Interested in Medicine

Historic Medical Organization Supports Women at the U Interested in Medicine

January 23, 2017

For over a century, the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) has been supporting women in the medical field. The organization was started in 1915 -- a time when women were extremely underrepresented...

Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks as part of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Week at Kingsbury Hall at the Univesity of Utah.

Ta-Nehisi Coates Discusses Violence, Non-Violence at MLK Keynote

January 19, 2017

Kathryn Bond Stockton, Vice President for Equity and Diversity, opened Wednesday’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Keynote Address, given by Ta-Nehisi Coates, by reading the poem "First Fight. Then Fiddle."...

Brain Activity During ‘Spiritual Activity’ for LDS Members Analyzed by U Researchers

January 10, 2017

U professor and neuroscientist Jeffrey Anderson has waited a long time for an opportunity like this. “I’ve wanted to do this study for as long as I can remember,” said Anderson. Along with other...

Graphic by Zac Fox

U Researcher Maps Winter Accident Hotspots

January 9, 2017

Richard Medina’s research usually focuses on terrorism and extremism. The U geography professor’s next project, however, takes a U-turn to analyze traffic accident data for Salt Lake City and how that...

An emotional President Pershing speaks at a sexual assault protest in the MEB parking lot on Friday, Nov 4, 2016.

U Campus Group Demands Better Response to Sexual Assault

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator December 19, 2016

The University of Utah's response to cases of sexual assault has been in the spotlight in recent months, with a story in the Salt Lake Tribune about the U's handling of Nisha Kavalam’s assault, a story...