Henry Crandall, an electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. candidate at the University of Utah, is working to create a blood pressure monitoring technique that is cuffless, convenient, and can measure over an extended period. Blood pressure is an important indicator of overall heart health, and high blood pressure contributes to many serious health issues. Despite […]
Tage Rinehart has been a musician their whole life — and saw a need for accessibility in the world of electronic music. That’s why they came up with abSYNTHe: a virtual software instrument created to ease the many difficulties that exist in electronic music production. abSYNTHe was born out of Rinehart’s senior project in the […]
Youjia Zhou is a computing Ph.D. candidate at the University of Utah working to help scientists and mathematicians with their knowledge-discovery process through practical visual analytics systems. Her research focuses on large and complex data, coupling theoretical analysis with interactive visualization to help users quickly gain insights from complex graphs and hypergraphs. Visualization is useful […]
University of Utah architecture student Samantha Eddy’s admiration for architecture is obvious. Eddy is riding a winning streak following her team’s win at the annual JUMP into STEM final competition, which played off the theme “resilience in the wake of a disaster.” When asked about the win, Eddy said, “It still feels surreal, when I […]
Excluding funding, what is the number one challenge facing nonprofits? Validation, according to Angela Holzer, founder of WikiCharities and a recent Master of Business Creation graduate. As a humanitarian volunteer, nonprofit researcher, and student, Holzer realized that a resource was needed to centralize and build trust between funders, users, and nonprofits. Thus, WikiCharities was born. […]
Bachelor of social work students Ash Moyano-Villa and Tyson Sommer’s “Little Free Library” sits on the first floor of the social work building, with a bright red backdrop silhouetting it. It feels cozy and intimate, its own little world, with a sign that reads, “Take a book, leave a book. Decolonize your bookshelf.” The Little […]
Mya Nguyen, a multi-disciplinary design student at the University of Utah, faced a challenge in her senior studio class to solve a problem with a product. The project took varying courses and avenues, but the initial thought started with body positivity. After brainstorming, Nguyen took her initial concept of body positivity and addressed a problem […]
Before starting James Street Co., Jess Reese didn’t think she could work in the fashion world. It seemed unattainable — like a made-up job. Now, four years after starting the luxury knitwear brand, she can’t imagine doing anything else. Reese, a founder in the Master of Business Creation program at the University of Utah’s David […]
ArtsBridge: An interdisciplinary arts education outreach program. artsbridge.utah.edu ArtsForce: A two-day conference for art students to learn about how to share their creative work. artsforceutah.com Arts Entrepreneur: Connect with your peers, learn the value of your skills, and explore connections between the arts and entrepreneurship. lassonde.utah.edu/art Associated Student of the University of Utah (ASUU): A […]
Welcome to the 2023 edition of “Student Innovation at the U.” This publication features students from across the University of Utah who are making a difference through innovation. The projects and initiatives being led by these young entrepreneurs are not only impressive but also illustrate what being a student at the U means in 2023. […]
