Up front, The Tribune’s owner is a member of the Huntsman family and involved, if only peripherally, in the controversy involving the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) and the University of Utah.
Commenting on this saga may have for some readers the appearance of a conflict of interest. Fair enough, and that’s why we are transparent about that conflict, as we have been on every Tribune story written about the HCI-U. controversy. But in light of recent emails, it’s worth reviewing a few facts in this painful saga.
We also know that in 1995, he gave a significant financial gift to the state of Utah, initiating a partnership with the University of Utah that the Huntsman family hoped would advance research faster than destructive cancer cells.