University of Utah administrators say the April controversy involving the Huntsman Cancer Institute still plagues the school as it searches for a new president, but they have yet to enter into negotiations that may alleviate the problem.
Instead, they are waiting for the completion of a study on the institute’s funding and operations, delaying talks on a new oversight agreement with the Huntsman family until October at the earliest.
The U.’s main concern, officials say, is that they are being asked to pay more than what is stipulated in a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which, for decades, has governed the relationship between the institute, the U.