What started out as a thesis project for six graduate students in the Entertainment Arts and Engineering program at the University of Utah soon turned into a life-saving idea for countless police officers. B.E.S.T Police Training Simulator is a virtual-reality simulator that helps police officers de-escalate potentially dangerous situations that cause many fatalities. There were […]
Planning a summer RV trip this year? Let MyRVdestinations.com help you decide where to vacation this year and what other RVers are saying about their favorite attractions. Cory Heward, a student in the Online MBA program at David Eccles School of Business, and his partners Ryan Badger and Lucas Earl developed MyRVdestinations.com and are now […]
Many students struggle to find work that is interesting and rewarding when they graduate. You can’t follow the same well-worn path of simply “getting good grades and a degree” and expect different results. In fact, a lot of the value and opportunities that a university has to offer lies outside of the classroom. “The College […]
A team of University of Utah researchers and their startup company, NeuroVersity, are partnering with organizations in Longmont, Colorado, and Salt Lake City to offer two new summer camps to teach computer skills to students with autism. Students will learn 3-D modeling skills to help them develop confidence and jobs skills for potential internships and […]
When it’s a matter of life or death, it’s important to constantly improve the industry. Which is why, when University of Utah faculty member and anesthesiologist Sean Runnels had an idea for a safer upgrade to breathing tubes and the process of inserting them, it wasn’t difficult to recruit students for his team. He reached […]
Dalton Clift, a student at Park City High School, has always felt a pull towards technology. Since he discovered the computer at the age of four, technology and innovation have been a huge chunk of his life. Whether programming a new app or taking part in gaming competitions, Clift’s competitive drive inspired him to innovate […]
During his senior year of high school in 2010, Shae Russell wanted one thing — a pair of Velcro shoes that didn’t come off a Wal-Mart rack. As he put pencil to paper, he created four designs which today are part of the VELKS shoe collection. Russell saw a gap in the men’s shoe industry […]
University of Utah student startup LightLine catheter won second place and $15,000 at the the AMA Healthier Nation Innovation Challenge on Saturday. The AMA’s Healthier Nation Innovation Challenge kicked off in April and invited all U.S. physicians, residents and medical students to be a positive force for health care and present their best ideas for shaping 21st-century medicine. […]
Looking for the latest construction images of the Lassonde Studios? We have you covered. Below are images showing our current progress. We restarting the resident parking lot, finishing the copper siding and starting to finish the interior. Browse images for a closer look. Find more images on Facebook:
We’re making great progress on Lassonde Studios. But the construction site is still a bit of a mess (check out the photos below). We promise to have it cleaned up before move-in on Aug. 18, 2016. We can’t wait to meet all of the new residents! Learn more here: lassonde.utah.edu.
