Allison Harward is a senior studying chemical engineering at the University of Utah. She has co-authored four papers and given several conference presentations. Her research focuses on using molten salt for sustainable nuclear energy. One important use of molten salt is in the process of nuclear recycling. It is used as the fluid in an […]
Pure Solutions is working to make water purity testing more accessible for everyone to ensure that they are drinking safe water. The company was co-founded by Vivek Anandh, Adrian Sucahyo, and David Sun. Anandh and Sucahyo are students at the University of Utah, and Sun is attending Yale. Their device utilizes a probe that can […]
Logan Cook, a recent entrepreneurship graduate from the University of Utah, always felt inclined to create. While pursuing his degree, he noticed a problem with recyclable items ending up in landfills and decided to use his creativity to come up with a solution. Cook’s business, Loop, aims to help the planet by keeping recyclables out […]
The Pro Bono Initiative Prison Legal Site, directed by law students Audreauna Lowry and Skye McBride, represents a pivotal advancement in providing legal aid within the Utah State Correctional Facility. Founded in October 2023, this initiative has been instrumental in offering otherwise unavailable civil legal services and information to incarcerated individuals. Under the mentorship of […]
A University of Utah student startup powered by girls, SadieB Personal Care recently launched eight hair shampoos and conditioners in 507 Target stores and the Target website. Co-founder and CEO Sadie Bowler is pursuing a marketing degree at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. She began working on SadieB with her sister […]
How do childhood adversities impact health in adulthood? This is a question that Mackaully Parada, a second-year doctoral student at the University of Utah College of Social Work, is determined to answer. Formerly working as a licensed clinical social worker in a medical setting, Parada’s patients ranged from youth facing chronic illnesses to geriatric patients. […]
When business students Nyayeek Deng, Jhareil Hutchinson, Emmanuel Okongo, Degoal Moses, and Abukar Hassan noticed there wasn’t a community for Black business students, they decided to create one. Black in Business is a student organization formed in 2023 to bring a voice to the David Eccles School of Business about the Black student body, expose […]
Pursuing a master’s in business isn’t often a high priority for professional artists. But when Colter May, contemporary western artist and founder of Colter May LLC, heard about University of Utah’s Master of Business Creation (MBC) program he was intrigued. “I hoped this program would help me continue the momentum I had built as an […]
Lauren Carn is a junior in the theater teaching program at the University of Utah. She has been named an Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher for her research on the intersection of mental health and participation in the arts. She served as a judge in “Healing Out Loud,” a film project that focused on reducing the stigma […]
Waking up at 4:30 a.m. every morning to write is not an easy feat, but University of Utah student Matthew Mitchell was up for the challenge. Mitchell recently completed the yearlong honors novel writing workshop taught by Professor Michael Gills, where students commit to a rigorous writing schedule to complete a full length novel. Mitchell […]
