Nick Witham, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student at the University of Utah, founded GAIA Technologies with a goal to change lives through better prosthetics. GAIA is doing this as a prosthetics component company that builds sensor arrays to measure muscle shapes. The outcome: More affordable and higher-functioning prosthetic limbs. GAIA’s sensor array technology can be […]
According to University of Utah math student John York, the equation to getting noticed on campus is repetition plus a simple message. From that, he created the “You Are Loved” campaign throughout the U’s campus. “It doesn’t have to be super high-quality or amazing, but if it’s really repetitive, you can kind of broadcast a […]
While working toward his Ph.D. at the University of Utah, Brendon Quirk used evidence of ancient glaciers along the Wasatch Front to aid in understanding future change in the region. “Our research is a continuation of a century’s work in geology,” he said. After researching evidence of ancient glaciers discovered by Western settlers in the […]
Stephanie Burnham, co-founder of B3 Supply Co, is curating a vintage motorsport lifestyle through clothing and apparel. B3 Supply Co does this through its clothing brand on its online store. “We want to deliver a lifestyle that shows racing and a vintage aspect so that people can live how I like to live,” she said. […]
Austin Birch is shaping the way events look, feel, and sound like through music with Argus Entertainment. His mission is to provide DJing and concerts to create an experience through music, and he is growing the company at the University of Utah as an inaugural member of the Lassonde Founders program at the Lassonde Entrepreneur […]
Talia Dixon’s major in modern dance and minor in American Indian studies came together to inspire her University of Utah honors thesis on indigenous representations in dance studies and honoring the knowledge of indigenous nations, specifically the Luiseño Peoples in Southern California. “Coming to college to study dance, I didn’t know I would get involved […]
Ahaise Clinton Bradt, a University of Utah marketing and entrepreneurship student originally from Uganda, is transforming his passion for photography and art into a marketing agency called eClout Marketing. “We basically help brands solidify their identity, generate leads, and hone their online presence,” Bradt said. Bradt immediately fell in love with art when he moved […]
In 2016, University of Utah marketing student Andrew Wang was one of four friends who created a video game studio for fun. Today, their company, Pandemic Studios, has games with over four million monthly players. Pandemic Studios creates games for all ages on Roblox, a platform designed to create, share, and play games. Wang and […]
Making ideas come to life. That’s Ella Bachorowski’s definition of entrepreneurship. Bachorowski is a founder in the Lassonde Founders program at the University of Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. She joined the program after being drawn to the valuable skills of entrepreneurship. “The Founders program made it seem like I could turn my dreams and ideas […]
Stephanie Burnham, co-founder of B3 Supply Co, is curating a vintage motorsport lifestyle through clothing and apparel. B3 Supply Co does this through its clothing brand on its online store. “We want to deliver a lifestyle that shows racing and a vintage aspect so that people can live how I like to live,” she said. […]
