For founder Alyssa Bertelsen, Rise Up School of Dance is so much more than a business. “Rise Up started just out of my own story growing up; I wasn’t able to afford ballet classes and was given a scholarship,” Bertelsen said. “That totally changed my life because I could pursue ballet, and it really grew […]
Author: Alexis Perno
An Ultra-Portable Asthma Inhaler
If you’re not a person with asthma, you probably don’t think very often about inhalers. If you use one, however, you understand the unseen annoyances. Most importantly, you’ve probably dealt with a crucial choice: do I bring my inhaler and risk losing it because of how hard it is to store, or leave it behind […]
uAir: A Streamlined, Ultra-Portable Asthma Inhaler
If you’re not a person with asthma, you probably don’t think very often about inhalers. If you use one, however, you understand the unseen annoyances. Most importantly, you’ve probably dealt with a crucial choice: do I bring my inhaler and risk losing it because of how hard it is to store, or leave it behind […]
Rise Up School of Dance: More Than Just a Business
For founder Alyssa Bertelsen, Rise Up School of Dance is so much more than a business. “Rise Up started just out of my own story growing up; I wasn’t able to afford ballet classes and was given a scholarship,” Bertelsen said. “That totally changed my life because I could pursue ballet and it really grew […]
Campman: An Online Marketplace for Outdoor Gear
There’s rarely such a thing as an immediate success story, and University of Utah David Eccles School of Business alumni Chris Holt definitely knows this. After graduating with an MBA in 2005, Holt became a medical technologist, but dreams of starting his own business stayed present after his experiences with what is now the Lassonde […]
Improving Knee Rehabilitation
Inundated with recovery protocols after her knee surgery, Megan Hanrahan felt a drive to help make the healing process simpler. She is now developing the solution as a founder in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. Hanranhan’s product — a knee brace that combines […]
Virtual Reality for Dentists
Virtual reality isn’t just for gamers; it’s also for dentists like Dr. Tim Bitner, who started changing how his colleagues learn as a student at the University of Utah. With so many materials used during learning, dentistry comes at a high cost. After being exposed to the idea of training using VR technology with Dr. […]
Well-being Elevated: The Power of Positive Psychology
Accessible mental health services have become more important now more than ever, and fourth-year psychology and social entrepreneurship major Alexander Becraft is determined to do something about it. Becraft and his team (Ayana Amaechi, Merry Joseph, Michelle Valdes, Mitchell Wulfman, and Ryan Jackson) have created an initiative called Well-being Elevated to bring the teachings of […]
Fighting for Asylum Seekers
Even in the face of overwhelming adversity, there is always potential for change, and University of Utah law student Amitay Flores knows this well. For Flores, change appeared in the form of a trip to a border detention center with 10 law students and two professors. In these detention centers, it’s rare that asylum seekers […]
Simplifying Organic Chemistry
For Nico Terreros, a scientific breakthrough began with a conversation. Working together with organic chemistry professor Andrew Roberts, Terreros created an instrument that is based on a common practice in organic chemistry known as thin layer chromatography. Thin layer chromatography is used to separate various components of compounds of a chemical mixture. This provides qualitative […]