Troy D’Ambrosio, executive director of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah, won the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology last month for distinguished service and significant contributions to these areas. The award is the state’s highest honor in STEM, or science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “It is a privilege to receive […]
[CORRECTION: This course is available fall 2015. An earlier version listed the wrong date.] Do you want to gain insights and have conversations with seasoned entrepreneurs? Starting fall 2015, the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and David Eccles School of Business are offering a new course designed just for you. The course, “Profiles in Entrepreneurship,” will be open […]
The Lassonde Studios, now under construction, has received widespread attention for its unique design and mission since we launched our plans in spring 2015. Publications that have taken notice include “Bloomberg Businessweek,” “Inc.” and “Fast Company.” We broke ground on the facility in October 2014. The building opens to students in fall 2016, and we […]
Want to study entrepreneurship while traveling the world? A group of lucky students in the new Social Entrepreneurship Abroad program took the program’s first trip over spring break, traveling to Costa Rica. The group of 28 students and staff visited three cities, three colleges, one elementary school and a community group. They worked to identify ways […]
All are invited to attend the University of Utah Entrepreneur Club pitch event and annual showcase on Thursday, April 30 at 5 p.m. in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building, room 1110. Attendees are asked to RSVP here. Students who want to pitch an idea for a chance to receive funding can register online here. So far […]
Using algae as an alternative biofuel is not new, but two undergraduates in chemical engineering may have found a way to commercialize it on a large scale — something that researchers have not yet figured out how to do. Sophomores Tyler Lee and Samuel Doane are developing a bioreactor system capable of extracting oil from […]
The fourth state of matter in the universe is called “plasma.” It can be created in the laboratory by breaking down gases, the third state of matter, using extreme voltage. A lightning strike is plasma created by nature. Laboratory-generated plasmas, under ordinary conditions, are hard to control. However, thanks to the work of electrical engineering […]
After hearing his aunt, a primary care nurse, tell stories of catheters causing clotting and infections, Nate Rhodes, a recent graduate, decided to come up with a solution. With a few classmates, he developed a new type of catheter — a tube inserted into patients to remove and deliver fluids — that emits bacteria-killing light […]
Did you know the Great Salt Lake could become a huge source for clean energy? A team of student researchers at the U are working to make this a reality, with help from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. Ph.D. students Thomas Tran, Carlo Bianchi and undergraduate Joseph Melville of the Mechanical Engineering Department are working […]
Advanced computing is typically only a tool for scientists and engineers, but some U researchers decided to crank it up a notch. Under the guidance of English professor Katharine Coles, scientific computing professor Miriah Meyer and a postdoctoral scholar in English literature, Julie Lein, a team of students from humanities and computer science are collaborating […]
