We produce a variety of publications and reports related to entrepreneurship, innovation and business at the University of Utah and beyond.
The FY 2018 Annual Report is now available (see link below) for the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an interdisciplinary division of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. The report highlights student startup activity and programs at Lassonde Studios, the new home for student entrepreneurs at the U. Highlights for the year […]
The 2018 edition of “Student Innovation at the U” is now available. The annual publication celebrates student innovation and impact at the University of Utah. The theme this year is “11 Ways Students are Creating the Future.” Inside you will find stories about students from all parts of campus doing amazing things. Hopefully, you will also […]
When Cameron Hooyer and Taylor Dickinson were preparing for their senior thesis in the University of Utah’s Multidisciplinary Design Program, they had no idea what they wanted to do. “I knew that both Cameron and I were raised in the mountains and deserts of Utah,” Dickinson said. “We both grew up backpacking and camping on […]
What if you didn’t need to buy building supplies? What if you could create your own? Motivated by this idea, a team of U architecture students built a machine for making your own bricks out of natural materials. The machine is based on open-source technology that can be used by anyone. Eric Blyth, Julia Warner, […]
It’s a chair! It’s a tent! It’s a hammock! No, it’s Bushwhack, an all-in-one tent-chair-hammock. Designed for backpackers and hikers, this product will be whatever you need it to be, whenever you need it. Bushwhack is the brainchild of Chase McMicken, a double major in entrepreneurship and marketing at the U. He came up with […]
While many believe that computer systems are the epitome of impartial, a group of students in the “When Machines Decide” Praxis Lab at the University of Utah created an app that shows that algorithms, too, can be biased. Justice.exe is a mobile app, available for download in the App Store and Google Play, that focuses […]
After noticing a huge gap in clothing for young girls, Hillary Whitaker, a University of Utah accounting student, started Curie Wear in 2016, a company that designs custom fabrics focused on STEM. They keep their clothing designs feminine for young girls. As Whitaker said, “It is important to emphasize femininity and let girls know it […]
In the fall of 2015, Cavin Nicholson returned to the University of Utah after a seven-year break that began with the start of his first company, Coalatree Organics. After years developing the outdoor apparel company, Nicholson sold his share of the company and decided he wanted a deeper education before starting up his next venture. […]
An estimated 22.4 million colonoscopies are performed in the United States each year. To perform an effective colonoscopy, the patient’s colon must be cleared of any organic material. However, according to biomedical engineering freshman Tobi Yoon, that isn’t always the case. “Twenty-five percent of those patients don’t complete their prep or show up to their […]
“An open letter to the world, from the people of America.” This three-minute film, produced by U students Parker Gibbons, Caroline Moreton and Sage Bennett in partnership with the Refugee and Immigrant Center of Utah, has been viewed over 1,100 times and featured by the Huffington Post. The film’s goal was to express that “America […]
