“I wish I knew what to do with all of this extra time on my hands…” said no college student ever. If your life is anything like ours, you would love six extra hours at the end of every day. But how come amidst textbooks, midterms, finals, homework and parties, many students have realized that […]
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Utah No. 1 for Business in 2016 (CNBC)
Utah is the No. 1 state in the nation for business in 2016, according to a new ranking by CNBC. “How sweet it is!,” CNBC reported. “Utah, known as the Beehive State because its people are so industrious, proves its point with a convincing win in our 10th annual Top States for Business ranking. In […]
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 […]
Photo Gallery: Lassonde Studios Construction
We’re getting a lot closer to the move-in day for Lassonde Studios. Students move in on Aug. 18. Browse our latest construction images to see how much progress we are making. Learn more here: lassonde.utah.edu/studios.
Bench-to-Bedside: Apply to Be a Student Leader
Bench to Bedside (B2B) is currently seeking student leaders for the upcoming year. B2B is a competition aimed at introducing the diverse colleges at the University of Utah to the fascinating world of medical device innovation. The B2B leadership is a unique opportunity to work closely with several different colleges and the community at large […]
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 […]
MyRVdestinations.com: Get Help Planning Your Next Vacation
Planning a summer RV trip this year? Let MyRVdestinations.com help you decide where to vacation this year and what other RVers are saying about their favorite attractions. Cory Heward, a student in the Online MBA program at David Eccles School of Business, and his partners Ryan Badger and Lucas Earl developed MyRVdestinations.com and are now […]
New Book: ‘The College Entrepreneur’
Many students struggle to find work that is interesting and rewarding when they graduate. You can’t follow the same well-worn path of simply “getting good grades and a degree” and expect different results. In fact, a lot of the value and opportunities that a university has to offer lies outside of the classroom. “The College […]
From the Faculty: The Telescope and the Microscope
Successfully founding a startup is hard. One of many challenges is the necessary shifting between your long-term vision for the business, on one hand, and rigorous short-term testing of critical hypotheses about it on the other. I call these different perspectives the telescope and microscope. The telescope represents the big-picture vision for a startup. It’s […]
Developing Tech Talent in Students with Autism
A team of University of Utah researchers and their startup company, NeuroVersity, are partnering with organizations in Longmont, Colorado, and Salt Lake City to offer two new summer camps to teach computer skills to students with autism. Students will learn 3-D modeling skills to help them develop confidence and jobs skills for potential internships and […]