Imagine an online literary magazine that can be read by anyone, anywhere. “Entremares Magazine” does just that. Three U students, Betty Aguirre-Maier, Suan Pineda and Lina Peralta Casas met in the Language and Literature Department and brought this idea to life. They wanted to find a way to give something not only to the community, […]
The Sustainability and Urban Ecology Scholars are not idling. From implementing and developing new ways on campus to reduce energy and water consumption to bringing educational awareness on how to be “idle free,” these students, with city and metropolitan planning professor Stephen Goldsmith, are constantly seeking innovative ways to make a change. “We want students […]
After finding his research experience in the most unlikely of places — a poster on a wall — Willem Schott, a recent pre-med graduate, took his research project to a whole new level. When interning with the U’s Dining Services for a year, followed by receiving funding through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program to do […]
Do you ever stare at our phone aimlessly, even when there’s nothing to look at? Recent U communication graduate Keilian Meyer has created an app to help. It eliminates wasted time — and wasted resources. Social Organic Innovative Learning (SOIL) will connect users to environmental events and information for their local community. “That’s the most […]
The Lassonde Studios is the new home for student entrepreneurs and innovators at the University of Utah. Opening in fall 2016, the building will provide space for living, creating and launching new companies and initiatives. All students are welcome to use the “garage” on the first floor and apply to live here. Residents join the […]
Cold beverages at a sporting event or on a camping trip are generally a luxury. Luckily, U students Kelton Ekblad (political science) and Daxton Wilson (geophysics) have invented a product that will quench thirst, no matter where you are. Prohibition Technology, their newly founded company, has designed a drink-dispensing backpack — like a vending machine […]
SmartyPants Wear couldn’t have a better name. Selling harem-style pants, the student startup uses proceeds from each pair sold to support one month of primary school for a girl in a developing country. Co-founders MacKenzie Martin, a strategic communications student, and Brittany Becker, a business administration student, launched the company after traveling to 12 countries […]
Who says artists only have one medium? U senior Robert Goodman studies modern dance and creative writing. He is devoted to making a difference through various styles of art. “In our generation, we’re connected to one another through technology,” Goodman said. “We aren’t quite as connected to our environment or each other, and our communication […]
No matter what discipline students belong to, research is for them. It can really help and inspire undergraduate experience, or just being a student. UROP [the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program] funds research in just about every discipline you can possibly think of. – Nadini Deo Being at the U facilitates research you wouldn’t find elsewhere. […]
Engineering undergrads at the U, Jeff Thomas and Bryan Tran have created a new way to teach high school and college students about nanotechnology. They call the method “MEMS Class on a Chip.” MEMS stands for micro-electromechanical systems. Many universities teach microfabrication, but not about designing on the microscale (1 to 1,000 nanometers). “Things behave […]
