Within the College of Science, the reestablished Student Council is transforming how students engage with faculty, leadership, and each other. Reactivated in 2023 by Savannah Romney and Rachel Muhlestein, the council fills a void left by the pandemic, providing a platform for voices across all eight departments of the recently merged college. The council’s mission […]
Marlon Lindsay is committed to ensuring that all students receive a comprehensive STEM education. He is pursuing this goal as the founder of 21stCenturyEd, a company he is growing in the Master of Business Creation program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. 21stCenturyEd helps schools integrate STEM education across all subjects […]
Riley Knautz, a marketing major at the University of Utah, is transforming the world of destination wedding and elopement photography with a deeply personal approach. Through her business, Capturedbyrileyk, she focuses on more than just taking beautiful photos. Instead, she builds relationships with her clients, ensuring their wedding day is as meaningful and stress-free as […]
Bachelor of fine arts in art teaching student Courtney Buss is helping create social change through art in a collaboration with Sydney Porter Williams, a community-based teaching artist and professor of art and art education at the University of Utah. Porter Williams collaborated with Buss and other undergraduate students to co-create a socially engaged, interactive […]
They say when one door closes, another opens, but that isn’t always the case when it comes to accessibility on campus. At the University of Utah, senior Ada Popham is taking an innovative approach to ensuring that doors — both literal and figurative — are open for everyone. Popham, a fine arts major with an […]
What do chemistry and ballet have in common? For Kirsten Rye, the answer is creativity. A senior double majoring in ballet and chemistry with a minor in ecology and legacy through the Honors College, Rye sees movement not just in dance, but in atoms. “I want to combine both subjects, to teach the same kids’ […]
Salt Lake City has a long and rich history of Greek migration. Alexia Maikidou Poutrino, an MFA candidate in modern dance at the University of Utah, explored this local Greek history through her research. She utilized Screendance — a hybrid art form that merges dance and film — to create a film that brings new […]
Changdi He, a Ph.D. candidate in mining engineering at the University of Utah, is revolutionizing how rock strength is analyzed using image processing, numerical modeling, and machine learning. His research introduces a novel, AI-driven approach to determining rock strength, which could enhance efficiency in mining and geological studies while also finding applications in planetary exploration. […]
At the Utah Smart Energy Lab, Alex Farley, a fourth-year Ph.D. student, is merging engineering with community resilience principles to strengthen local infrastructure. His work on resilience hubs, a concept that retrofits community spaces like libraries and meeting centers with resources, services, and robust energy systems, offers a proactive approach to extreme weather challenges. Farley […]
Yana Qin, a Ph.D. student in chemical engineering at the University of Utah, has made innovative contributions to the field of low-cost energy storage technologies, including advancements in flow batteries and sodium-ion batteries. Among her significant achievements, Qin has invented a magnesium-organic flow battery, a transformative technology designed to provide low-cost and sustainable energy storage […]
