Lassonde Institute FY 2020 Annual Report

The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute FY 2020 Annual Report is now available (see link below). Read the report for highlights from the last year for our top 10 ranked program for entrepreneurship at the David Eccles School of Business. Highlights for the year include: 7,400 college and high school students engaged; 2,000 students enrolled in entrepreneurship […]

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Win $25,000 in the 2020-21 High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge

Registration for the 2020-21 High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge is now open. The statewide business model competition is open to all students in Utah ages 14-18. Teams compete for $25,000 in cash and in-kind prizes. The registration deadline is Feb. 17, 2021. The competition is managed by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an interdisciplinary division of […]

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Master of Business Creation Startup Founders for 2020-21

The Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business welcomed the second class of founders in the new Master of Business Creation (MBC) program this fall semester for the 2020-21 academic year. The program is offered in partnership with the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. The group consists of 18 […]

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Fall Updates from Housing & Residential Education

Are you living at Lassonde Studios during fall 2020? Then you will want to read the updates below from our partners at Housing & Residential Education (HRE). There are updates about a required end-of-semester confirmation form, meal plans, and a resident survey. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Housing & Residential […]

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Eccles School Launches Postdoctoral Program in Entrepreneurship & Strategy

The Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business launched a new postdoctoral fellowship program with the hire of Maria Kurakina, a young scholar with a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Postdoctoral programs provide recent Ph.D. graduates with an opportunity to […]

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U. of Utah Ranked Top 10 for Undergraduate Entrepreneurship by U.S. News for 2021

The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business received another top-10 ranking for entrepreneurship recently as U.S. News & World Report ranked its undergraduate program for entrepreneurship No. 10 overall and No. 6 among state schools for 2021. The entrepreneurship program at the Eccles School has grown significantly in recent years to be ranked […]

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2020 Bench to Bedside Grant Prize Winner Could Streamline Physical Therapy

Optima Recovery’s combination hot and cold physical therapy device won the $25,000 grand prize in the 2020 Bench to Bedside Competition earlier this month. Their device meets a common need for physical therapists, athletic trainers, and medical professionals who regularly use hot and cold treatments to promote healing and recovery to strained and injured muscles. […]

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