This week on In the Hive, we feature a conversation with Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. Gill has been under fire from protestors for his decision not to file charges against officers involved in the police-shooting death of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal. Through the years, though, Gill has drawn the ire of police and protestors…
Today on “In the Hive,” the plan for Utah’s flagship university to reopen, with various precautions in place, this fall. The University of Utah’s ‘Return to Campus’ plan calls for a hybrid of in-person and online classes. Masks will be required. But what happens if Utah’s sustained spike in coronavirus cases continues? Will the U…
Today on In the Hive we hear from two University of Utah researchers who have been carrying out studies on the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, and particularly the sometimes problematic ways our bodies respond to it. One complication of our experience with this deadly virus is tied to the normally helpful processes it triggers…
Today on In the Hive we’re checking in on the status of the proposed Lake Powell pipeline, which would move water some 140 miles from the reservoir on the Utah-Arizon border to Washington County, where the population is projected to balloon to more than 500,000 people by the year 2060. Last month, the U.S. Bureau…
Today on In the Hive, a local spotlight on a topic that has gained widespread national attention during this season of protest: defunding the police. Various residents who testified (remotely) during Tuesday’s Salt Lake City Council Meeting said they were in favor of the idea. We’ll hear some of their voices, as well as the…
This week on In the Hive, a conversation with Lex Scott, founder of Black Lives Matter Utah, about the kinds of police reforms she wants to see implemented, about combatting systemic racism, and about the effectiveness of protest. Plus, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall on enacting – and then lifting – a curfew in…
This week on In the Hive, a new study from the University of Utah highlights unequal exposure to air pollution for school children in predominantly minority and low income schools in Salt Lake County. We hear from the lead author of that study. Plus, the data shows that across our region the pandemic has improved…
Today on In the Hive, we speak with the author of an article asking for less dismissiveness of those making careful arguments about reopening the economy. Plus, we check in with the state epidemiologist on the impact of the lockdowns on our economic system. And…is a vaccine our only way out of this pandemic? Guests:…
Today on In the Hive we kick off a series of conversations with candidates running in the 2020 election. Kael Weston is the Democratic Party nominee hoping to unseat U.S. 2nd District Republican Rep. Chris Stewart. Weston attended the University of Utah before undertaking graduate studies overseas and then working for more than a decade…
This week on In the Hive we take a look at the state’s decision to lower the coronavirus risk level from red to orange (high risk to moderate risk), and to begin to reopen the economy. What’s driving that decision? And what do local governments think about the move? Plus, a conversation with one restaurant…
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