In every corner of campus, across many disciplines, students from different backgrounds are applying what they are learning and finding answers to questions they only imagined, sharing ideas and collaborating with their peers, professors and professionals to create and innovate. There is no doubt the University of Utah offers excellence in classroom education, but the […]
While some students are struggling to keep up their grades and social life, Kendahl Melvin is a track and field star, full-time student, Associated Students senior class president, and a major advocate for women in politics. A major in political science and international studies, Melvin has seen that while half of the Utah population is […]
Derek Jewell, a biomedical engineering major at the U, and Courtney Doyle, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, are proving that LEGOs are for people of any age. They joined forces with the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, Utah’s operational partner for FIRST LEGO League, to start a mentor program. FIRST LEGO League teams consist of kids […]
Lindsey Wright, a doctoral student in piano performance at the U, is making learning the piano easy and affordable for elementary school students in Utah. Wright observed that Utah schools were cutting the funding for music programs. In response, Wright created U-Play Piano, an online computer-based piano curriculum that is much more affordable and engaging […]
Students in the College of Fine Arts already push the boundaries of what’s possible, but they are challenging themselves to do even more through a new program called ArtsForce. This two-day conference organized by and for students was the response to a student survey that showed an overwhelming desire to supplement the education about their […]
In its first year, “Avatar Trials: Ninja Uprising” surpassed 60,000 downloads and 10,000 units sold. The game broke into the top 250 games of all time in the Xbox Indie market — making it one of the most successful Xbox games to ever come out of the EAE program. While these achievements would be impressive […]
Tripleslash Studios, with their inaugural game “Magnetic By Nature,” is breaking all the rules when it comes to art and physics in video-game design. “The market is saturated by many of the same game concepts,” said Kyle Chittenden, a graduate student in the EAE program and game artist. “As an indie studio, we push innovation […]
While some may dream about hacking into computers to clear their student debts, one group of EAE students is aiming to make that dream possible — in the video-game world, at least. “Cyber Heist” is a two-player game where players take the role of either a hacker or thief and work together to break into […]
A group of U students found a way to make freshmen orientation totally paperless; they call it the “Bottle of Knowledge.” Instead of giving students piles of paper, they created a reusable water bottle imprinted with QR codes that link to online materials. The project was led by Samantha Jackson, a health promotion major. The […]
