Sarah Hood, a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student at the U, has found passion in engineering at the intersection of humans and technology. Through her research, she has helped develop a novel robotic-leg prosthesis that will enable users to perform tasks such as walking and climbing stairs on a much more dynamic and personalized level. One […]

There has long been interest in using magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, to guide less-invasive medical procedures. M.D.-Ph.D. candidate Lorne Hofstetter has developed an electric-motor design that can operate near patients while an MRI scanner is acquiring images. The absence of magnetic parts is necessary to prevent the motor from becoming a dangerous projectile near the […]

Laura Tiburcio-Santos is tackling an under-valued problem in underrepresented communities: mental-health. After immigrating to the United States in 2013, Tiburcio-Santos faced her own mental-health crisis as a result of culture shock and assimilation pressures. After learning how to navigate American culture and multiple attempts to find adequate self-help groups, Tiburcio-Santos realized the importance of providing […]

Master of social work students at the University of Utah, Alannah Clay, Jessie Welch-Stockton, and Mimi Landeros are the voices of those who don’t have one. After finding out about the Navajo Tribe Reservation water crisis, they decided to help. In their Change Project, they partnered with the DigDeep organization to help the Navajo nation […]

Kassie John is a senior at the University of Utah studying platform design through the Multi-Disciplinary Design Program under the College of Architecture + Planning. She’s a digital designer who specializes in illustration and social impact design. Her project, the Indigenous Womxnhood Series, started in summer 2020 as a digital art series that inspires community […]

While in the University of Utah’s Multi-Disciplinary program in the College of Architecture + Planning, Dakota Janes created OnePlug as part of his senior design project. It is a universal magnetic e-bike charging plug that aims to standardize charge plugs for electric bicycles. Janes got the idea while working at a bike shop. The use […]

Just like many others, Scott King, a master of business analytics student at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, got a puppy (Ollie) to join his family during the 2020 pandemic. Before getting Ollie, backpacking and camping was a big part of his life, and he wanted that to continue and to […]

University of Utah nuclear engineering Ph.D. candidate Codey Olsen is a passionate engineer, in it for the science and advancement of his field. From the moment you start talking to Olson, you could tell this is what he lives and breathes for, and probably what he’s thinking about all day. He has a strong background […]

University of Utah engineering students Ahmed Elnashar, Mahmoud Elmehlawy, and Victor Leao-David wanted to create a safer, greener, and more efficient chemical industry. They chose to focus on ethanol, a sustainable fuel produced from corn, and sought to decrease the energy required to distill it from water. With the support of the university’s engineering department, […]

In a world where female hair and personal-care products focus on looks rather than functionality and accomplishment, University of Utah business student Sadie Bowler saw a need for a change. That’s how SadieB Personal Care was born — a startup powered by girls with a mission to create products to empower girls. Bowler has been […]