Browse our many announcements for news and updates about our many programs related to entrepreneurship, innovation and business at the University of Utah.
The Foundry Utah, the David Eccles School of Business and Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute’s business accelerator, is now accepting applications for the fall F9 cohort. Click here to apply. Applications are due Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. The Foundry Utah provides an experience-based educational community where entrepreneurs can start acting on their business ideas and access resources […]
Since airing on the TV show Shark Tank, local company Power Practical, a startup founded by recent graduates of the University of Utah and participants in the Lassonde Institute, has a gained traction in meeting the power needs of those in emerging markets. When presenting to the sharks on the April 11 episode of Shark Tank the […]
The Lassonde Studios – a new facility being built on the University of Utah campus for student entrepreneurs and innovators to live, create and launch companies – came into the national spotlight this week with a report by Bloomberg Businessweek. The article titled “University of Utah’s New Dorm Mimics Google Headquarters” compares the new building […]
The Utah Association for Gifted Children honored the University of Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute for its work organizing the Utah FIRST LEGO League program for the state during a recent annual conference. The award is given to organizations and individuals that make Utah communities wonderful places to live and raise children. “This is an amazing […]
Undergraduate entrepreneurship curriculum at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business has been completely revamped with the launch of the Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Certificate that’s designed for all non-business majors, but also available to all students. The program now offers a new startup bootcamp course called “Entrepreneurship and the Scientific Method” (ENTP 1020) that […]
University of Utah startup NeuroVersity and the Columbus Community Center, which provides support services for people with disabilities, launched a new pilot project to help address the increasing numbers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder – a developmental disability that affects an estimated 1 in 54 children in Utah and 1 in 68 in the […]
Matt Allred is a junior in entrepreneurship at the University of Utah and owner of J.Bones Clothing. While working on his degree, he has already launched several companies and a has variety of experience. His latest experience was traveling to Kansas City, Mo., with Symptomly, a U startup that is advancing mobile health with their symptom […]
Student startup KT Tape is in the global spotlight at the World Cup with its unique kinesiology therapeutic tape. Athletes wear the tape to support and prevent injuries to muscles and tendons. The company is a past winner of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and David Eccles School of Business’s Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, where the company […]
Honors students at the University of Utah have a unique opportunity match their passions with a purpose, accelerate their educations and work toward their honors theses. Through the Innovation Scholar Program, Honors students can accomplish all of these things while working with diverse students from around campus and getting recognition on your transcript as an […]
On April 8, 2014, we held a Lassonde Studios Gift Announcement to reveal a new $12 million gift to help build a new home for student entrepreneurs at the University of Utah. This video provides an overview of the event and designs for the building, which were unveiled on the same day. Learn more about […]
