Read about some of the best people, projects and programs related to entrepreneurship, innovation and business at the University of Utah.
A team of U students went from knowing very little about community banks, which serve local communities, to winning a national case study competition and meeting Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Team members included Jenny Flatberg-Lambson, Changsu Lee, Kurt Alan Moore, Brett Welker and Brent Uberty, working with business professor Jack Brittain. They researched how […]
When refugee families arrive, the husbands find a job and the children find a school, but the women often get left with nothing to do. Abby Bossart is working to make sure that does not happen in Salt Lake. Bossart, an aspiring medical student at the U, is part of Women of the World (WOW), […]
In fall 2015, 12 students graduated from the U’s new Case Management Certificate online program while living in refugee camps in Africa. They are the first cohort to complete the program offered by the College of Social Work. The certificate takes nine months to complete and consists of the same curriculum taught onsite at the […]
Standing six feet tall with intricate tattoos, including the titular character of the Roald Dahl classic, “The BFG” (The Big Friendly Giant), U student Natalie Blanton is full of unique personal and academic determination. Raised around animals in Heber City, Natalie has used her time as an undergraduate and now graduate student in sociology to […]
When approached by U President David Pershing to work with the Tibetan Community Center, architecture professor Lisa Benham had no question in her mind that this was the project her community architecture students would tackle. “It is rare that you get a project so focused and so crystallized,” Benham said. The project, initiated by Pema […]
Waking up is agonizing for all of us. Heath French, U computer science major, figured he had what it took to redefine the agony. “I’m creating an alarm clock with a micro SD card on the back so I can put as much music in it as I want and create my own playlists,” French […]
What is metallurgical engineering? Lauryn Hansen laughs; she gets asked that question often. “I went into college knowing I was going to study something that would offer me long-term stability, not necessarily to explore my passions,” Hansen said. A first-generation college student and currently a senior at the U, Lauryn has always been interested in […]
We’ve all been there — checking a text, settling a debate by looking up which actor was in that one movie or mindlessly scrolling through Instagram — and you get that pop-up: “Select a Wi-Fi Network.” Let the eye-roll commence. Of course you want to connect with Wi-Fi! Your data is at stake, but sadly, […]
Aaron Hatch wanted a light bar for his ATV that would light his way without draining his wallet. But after searching everywhere, the operations management student gave up and decided to build his own. From this effort, his company, WD Electronics, was born. He is now selling premium, but reasonably priced, LED light bars and […]
You’ve been on the slopes for hours, and the sun starts to peek through the clouds. “Oh man, I’ve got to switch out my lens,” you think. Not anymore! Material engineering graduate Max Gallant and his team have developed a transparent film that can change tint on command by applying a small amount of electricity. […]
