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Foundry at Lassonde Fall 2016 Launch!

Back again and better than ever! University of Utah’s startup accelerator, the Foundry at Lassonde Institute will be operating out of the new Lassonde Studios building beginning fall 2016. The change of venue will help Foundry participants take advantage of everything the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute has to offer in terms of resources, training, mentors and […]

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The New York Times Features Lassonde Studios

Don’t miss this! The New York Times featured the Lassonde Studios in a new article about facilities designed to inspire innovation at campuses around the country. The article, titled “The Innovation Campus: Building Better Ideas,” highlights how the Lassonde Studios and other buildings are paving the way for a new type of environment that is designed to spur […]

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Student Perspective: Innovation is about Building Self & Community Conscientiousness

As the producer of BIOTA, a science documentary web series focused on educating millennial audiences about creating symbiosis in their world, entrepreneurship is essential. BIOTA started in 2013, when my close friend Sabah Ul-Hasan and I discussed our angst of my having experienced prejudice working as women of color in our fields, for me as […]

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Training Police through Virtual Reality

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 […]

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