When it comes to Skyler Sorenson, college football has always been so much more than just a sport. It has been a source of hope, energy and purpose. He took that passion and created Field Rush, a college football media brand built around news, updates and personal takes on games, all delivered in an upbeat […]
Matthew Brasher is an art educator whose work sits at the intersection of creativity, community, and care. A December 2025 graduate of the University of Utah with a BFA in art teaching, Brasher distinguished himself early through both academic excellence and meaningful public engagement. His work reflects a deep commitment to making art accessible, purposeful, […]
When most people think of energy drinks, they picture a jittery caffeine overload in a neon can. But one University of Utah student is flipping the script with a product designed for the everyday person — not just the extreme sports crowd. Meet No Consequence, a zero-sugar, low-calorie, and moderately caffeinated energy drink founded by […]
Emily Nichols, an entrepreneur and founder who enrolled in the Master of Business Creation program at the University of Utah, is on a mission to transform how Americans experience chocolate. Her company, Deep Dark Drinking Chocolate, brings the indulgent richness of European style drinking chocolate to a market more familiar with traditional hot cocoa. Nichols’ […]
Maryam Baghkarvasef’s research lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence, energy systems, and climate resilience. As a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer engineering, her recent work focuses on applying AI and optimization techniques to hydropower modeling and scheduling, an area that is becoming increasingly critical as extreme weather events grow more frequent and severe. […]
Spencer Marx, a math student at the University of Utah, and partner Nathaniel Fargo, an electrical engineering and physics student, are the founders of Aloe, and they are currently focused on building a device to prevent rotator cuff injuries. “We built a compact handheld ultrasound device and then incorporated AI to interpret images that would […]
As the founder of Theramone Health™, Dr. Lawry Han, known as Dr. H, is leveraging his decades of scientific research, dating back to his Ph.D. work at the University of Utah, to pioneer a new era in the important area of personal hormone balance. He uses safe, natural, effective products that work in harmony with […]
Meet Christian Holmes and Hayden Earl, the founders of 3rd Life Health, a company developing a convenient drink supplement for athletes. They describe their products as an Alka-Seltzer-style pre-workout tablet you can throw into a drink, and it mixes itself up. It comes in a compact sleeve and makes the whole process convenient and easy. […]
Denisse Martinez, a biology student at the University of Utah, has a vision for making the average gym experience more social and inclusive, and she is pursuing it with her startup, Alchemist. Martinez found that in a typical gym experience there can be a lack of member engagement, feelings of intimidation, low motivation, and limited […]
“We believe that every child is born with the ability to love food,” said Dr. Bonnie Feola. A pediatrician and certified chef, she recognized a gap in how we talk about feeding children. She is the founder of Nibbles and Sprouts, a pediatric culinary medicine practice that she grew in the Master of Business Creation […]
