The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business ranks No. 3 among public schools (No. 10 overall) in the latest 2026 MBA rankings for entrepreneurship released by US News and World Report. In related rankings released earlier from US News and World Report, the Eccles School ranked No. 5 among public schools (No. 8 overall) for undergraduate entrepreneurship for […]
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute events calendar for summer 2026 is now available in print and online formats. See links below. We have many events and opportunities planned for the semester. We have Make Space hours, workshops, mentor hours, application deadlines, entrepreneur classes through the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy, and more. All University of Utah […]
Watch our video featuring the 2026 Tim Draper Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Final Awards & Showcase. Learn more at https://lassonde.utah.edu/uec.
Here are the photos from events and activities at Lassonde Studios in March 2026. During this month, we pitched for Get Seeded grants, attended Make It activities, learned new skills at Workshops, hosted Meet the Drapers, welcomed the Sandbox program, and more. Find upcoming events here: lassonde.utah.edu/calendar.
The 2026 edition of “Student Innovation at the U” is now available. The annual publication celebrates student innovation and impact at the University of Utah. Inside you will find stories about students from all parts of campus doing amazing things. Hopefully, you will also find inspiration to get involved. This publication is produced by the […]
Browse photos from the Tim Draper Utah Entrepreneur Challenge 2026 final awards event on March 28, 2026, at the University of Utah. College entrepreneurs from across the state competed for more than $75,000 in cash and prizes. Learn more about the competition at lassonde.utah.edu/uec.
Shurugwi Prime Breeders, a student startup from Ensign College that raises chickens and provides jobs in Zimbabwe, won the $20,000 Tim Draper Grand Prize and first place in the 2026 Tim Draper Utah Entrepreneur Challenge today at a final awards and showcase event at the University of Utah. The statewide business-model competition is managed by the Lassonde Entrepreneur […]
Do you ever spend your day sitting at a desk and fidgeting with every possible thing? Daniel Hallman, a mathematics Ph.D. student at the University of Utah, has a solution. Utilizing his background in electrical engineering, he created Strobilos, a line of mesmerizing, kinetic desktop sculptures that give your brain something better to focus on. […]
Hassam Ghazali’s passion for quantum computer emulators began at a young age, when he would get a new toy, not play with it, but “take it apart and try to put it back together.” He learned to use pliers and screwdrivers at a young age and was constantly surrounded by them. By sixth grade, he […]
Many would guess that the Great Salt Lake is too salty to support life, but Thomas Murray, a senior biology major at the University of Utah, is studying microscopic worms known as nematodes, one of only three known lineages of animals that inhabit the Great Salt Lake. Nematodes are a phylum of animals that are […]
