In today’s world, it seems like there’s a software for everything. But how do small business owners know what to use — and how to use it? The digital space can be difficult for small businesses to navigate. Small Business To Go provides a solution by bridging the gap between small businesses and the ever-growing […]
Skiing, camping, fishing, hiking — you name it, and Logan Going probably does it. A born-and-raised outdoor enthusiast from Oregon, the business major at the University of Utah is turning his passion for the outdoors into an enterprising startup, Going Outdoors. Going’s business seeks to solve problems with outdoor activities that the founder himself experiences. […]
An avid artist, skateboarder, and snowboarder, Rowan Block found an intersection for his passions through his business Duck Skateboards, selling skateboard decks and clothing adorned with his unique graphic style. Originally from Colorado, Block is majoring in multi-disciplinary design at the University of Utah and offering the skateboard world his creative designs and hand-drawn collections. […]
When Gary Urry, a medical laboratory major from the University of Utah, noticed a lack of facial hair products made without synthetic ingredients, he decided to craft his own solution. After taking an organic chemistry class while working towards his undergrad degree, Urry felt inspired to start experimenting with better ingredients. His company, Beast and […]
Logan Cook, a recent entrepreneurship graduate from the University of Utah, always felt inclined to create. While pursuing his degree, he noticed a problem with recyclable items ending up in landfills and decided to use his creativity to come up with a solution. Cook’s business, Loop, aims to help the planet by keeping recyclables out […]
While pursuing a degree in theater, Francesca Hsieh left a continuing impact at the University of Utah by creating BIPOC Artists for Awareness, a program that continues to grow and improve the community even after her graduation. BIPOC Artists for Awareness is a community within the Department of Theatre designed to bring awareness to social […]
Sarah Hood, a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student at the U, has found passion in engineering at the intersection of humans and technology. Through her research, she has helped develop a novel robotic-leg prosthesis that will enable users to perform tasks such as walking and climbing stairs on a much more dynamic and personalized level. One […]
When Carter Davis, Dallin Childs, Anthony Diep, and Paul Muehleip were tasked with creating a senior capstone project to complete their computer science major at the U, they decided to create something that would improve teamwork online. Enter the decentralized web application “CRUV,” or, Create, Read, Update, Vote. This web application uses blockchain technology to […]
Performance, advocacy, inclusion. A junior at the U, theater student Ashley Goodwin is taking steps to make these more prominent aspects of the theater world and beyond. She is doing this through her performative theater piece, “The Not Broken Monologues.” This performance comes as the grand finale of her Undergraduate Research Opportunity Project (UROP). Broadening […]
