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Students, staff, and friends of ChenWei Guo came to show their support after the recent shooting tragedy in Red Butte Canyon by lighting candles and walking from the Marriott Library to President's circle for a candle light vigil to share their condolences on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 | Chronicle archive

Students Honor ChenWei Guo With Candlelight Vigil

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor November 2, 2017

Two days after ChenWei Guo, a student at the University of Utah, was shot and killed near Red Butte Canyon on the evening of Oct. 30, the Asian American Student Association at the U held a candlelight...

New SLC Homeless Shelters Designed By U Adjunct Professor

New SLC Homeless Shelters Designed By U Adjunct Professor

By Abrielle Fulwider November 2, 2017

As a part of Salt Lake City’s recent efforts to address homelessness, three new homeless resource centers will be built in the area. These shelters are being designed and built under the leadership of...

Salt Lake City Council 2017 Elections Guide

Salt Lake City Council 2017 Elections Guide

By Abrielle Fulwider November 1, 2017

As Election Day approaches, the Salt Lake City Council candidates are rounding out their campaigns. Citizens can vote for their district’s candidate in the municipal election on Nov. 7. City Council...

U Student Lorene Kamalu Runs for Kaysville Mayor

U Student Lorene Kamalu Runs for Kaysville Mayor

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor November 1, 2017

As the weather gets colder, leaves change and snow begins to fall on the Wasatch Mountains, Lorene Kamalu is feeling the heat. An entrepreneur, mother of five and master’s student at the University of...

U Student Killed in Red Butte Canyon Shooting

U Student Killed in Red Butte Canyon Shooting

By Emily Anderson and Steven Morgan October 30, 2017

One University of Utah student is dead following a shooting Monday night in Red Butte Canyon near the University of Utah. The suspect turned himself in to security at the Salt Lake City Library on Tuesday...

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 3, 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...

Part of the Utah State Board of Regents' plans to improve mental health on campuses across the state include expanding the SafeUT app, developed at the University of Utah.

Board of Regents Expands Mental Health Programs on College Campuses

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor October 2, 2017

The Utah State Board of Regents is honing in on mental health needs on college campuses across Utah. This increased focus on mental health is due to the findings of a working group that included representatives...

U Appoints First Mormon Studies Professor

U Appoints First Mormon Studies Professor

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor September 30, 2017

The University of Utah named Paul Reeve its first Simmons Mormon Studies professor. Through the Tanner Humanities Center, the U launched the Mormon Studies initiative in 2010, which, according to the...