The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business is ranked No. 1 for undergraduate and No. 2 for graduate entrepreneurship education in the West in new rankings from the Princeton Review for 2027. The rankings are the latest of many top rankings for entrepreneurship programs at the Eccles School. “These rankings reflect our commitment to providing exceptional real-world […]
The University of Utah’s Master of Business Creation (MBC) Global program celebrated its second graduation of African founders in Ghana during a ceremony on Oct. 24 at Ensign Global University in Kpong, Ghana. Developed through the David Eccles School of Business and the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, MBC Global combines University of Utah resources with local […]
AI is changing the world, and this is your chance to change with it. From Nov. 18-20, 2026, students across the University of Utah are invited to Student AI Week, a week-long set of activities and events to learn about artificial intelligence, make connections, and have fun. All students here are welcome and encouraged to […]
You no longer need to be an experienced programmer to build working software. With AI-powered development tools, University of Utah students from any major can describe an idea in plain language and turn it into a real app, website, or service in a matter of hours. The practice has a name, “vibe coding,” and it […]
Owen Lombardi and his girlfriend kept a shared calendar and updated it religiously. Every entry meant typing out what the event was, setting the time, and color-coding it by hand. “Every time I added an event, whether it was for work, a family event or a dinner, it took forever,” Lombardi said. Lombardi, a freshman […]
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business announced Anne Bastien as the senior director of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, serving alongside executive director Scott Holley, recently. Bastien has nearly 16 years of experience at the institute and is a double alum of the University of Utah, where she earned her Bachelor of Science […]
At Lassonde Studios, we have a tradition of asking our residents and student leaders to submit inspirational quotes at the end of the year. We then select the best ones to install permanently in the stairways. We hope these quotes will inspire many more students to do dream big and change the world. We also […]
A roundnet company in Utah selling equipment to customers in Germany. A Ghanaian founder turning coconut husks into engineered wood panels and finding his way into European sustainability networks. A Brazilian founder living in Belgium, building an AI platform to help teenagers choose a career. Three companies, three continents, one graduate program. That was the […]
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute events calendar for fall 2026 is now available in print and online formats. See links below. We have many events and opportunities planned for the semester. We have Make Space hours, workshops, mentor hours, grants, entrepreneur classes through the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy, and more. All University of Utah students […]
The University of Utah is ranked No. 1 in the nation for the odds that its graduates will go on to found a “unicorn” — a privately held startup valued at $1 billion or more — according to a new analysis from a Stanford University researcher. In a study published this month, Stanford Graduate School […]
