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1. Fashion

A Marketplace for Fashion Entrepreneurs

Susma Gurung is turning her frustration into a business opportunity in the fashion industry. The marketing student at the University of Utah is a fashion entrepreneur. ...

Sustainable Luxury Knitwear

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. …

Problem-Solving Fashion

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. ...

2. Community

Literature for Change

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 ...

Global Impact Through Charity Validation

Excluding funding, what is the number one challenge facing nonprofits? Validation, according to Angela Holzer, founder of WikiCharities ...

Architecture as Cultural Expression

University of Utah architecture student Samantha Eddy’s admiration for architecture is obvious. Eddy is riding a winning streak following her team’s win ...

3. Art & Design

Learning by Doing

During the Community-Based Art Education program, master of fine art student Reilly Jensen said her favorite radical approach was “learn by doing.” ...

Reimagining Data Visualization

Youjia Zhou is a computing Ph.D. candidate at the University of Utah working to help scientists and mathematicians with their knowledge-discovery process ...

Where Innovation Meets Music

Tage Rinehart has been a musician their whole life — and saw a need for accessibility in the world of electronic music. ...

4. Health

A Cuffless Blood-Pressure Monitor

Henry Crandall, an electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. candidate at the University of Utah, is working to create a blood pressure monitoring technique ...

Innovating in Medical Research

Elaine Wong, in her final semester of her undergraduate degree at the University of Utah, is making major strides in the fields of engineering and medical research. ...

A Source for All Things Wellness

Lauren Hash turned her passion for healthy living into an online personal training company, explorWell, while studying exercise science at the University of Utah ...

5. Food

From Botswana to the World

One creative company from Botswana is fighting to change the world. Well, more like cooking to change the world. The company is Maungo Craft ...

Cooking Reimagined

University of Utah student startup Savorit is reimagining cooking with help from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. ...

6. Influence

The Art of the A

“To students who want to do it all and refuse to accept that they should settle for anything less. This book is for you. It will show you how you can,” ...

Student-Athletes Making a Difference

University of Utah gymnast Abby Paulson is a student-athlete who wants to make a difference. With over 26,000 Instagram followers and a spot on a nationally ranked team ...

7. Outdoors

Serving Up Fun

If you haven’t yet heard of pickleball, you will soon. Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America. This sport with a funny name ...

Making Adventure Accessible

In a state known for its natural beauty, outdoor adventures are a quintessential part of day-to-day life for people all over Utah. ...

The Family-Friendly Adventure Rack

Utah is home to some of the world’s most popular skiing and mountain biking, but for years, people have been using imperfect — and sometimes unusual — means to get their gear to the mountains. ...

Entrepreneurs in Knife Retail

After growing tired of running a staffing agency for several years, Trevor Darby realized he could pivot in a completely new direction with his work — and use entrepreneurship to make that happen. ...

Better Ski & Snowboard Gear

Meet the dynamic trio behind Breezy Ski Co.: Alex Rodriguez, Zach Bryan, and Dorian Ishmael. These innovative students, who met in a business class at the University of Utah ...

8. Research

New Strides in Peptide Chemistry

Max Austin is a senior at the University of Utah, studying chemistry with an emphasis in math. He has been working as a student researcher leading a project to prepare and evaluate antimicrobial peptides ...

Measuring DNA Damage

Mina Done, a biochemistry major at the University of Utah and a member of the Burrows Lab, is researching a new way to measure oxidative damage in your DNA. ...

Improving Methods to Recycle Rare Earth Metals

University of Utah metallurgical engineering Ph.D. candidate Munro Alley is passionate about sustainable engineering. ...

9. Sustainability

A New Battery for the Environment

Our current world runs on electricity, there’s no doubt about it. And as technology continues to evolve, the way we store our electricity needs to evolve as well. ...

Environmentally Friendly Hemp Streetwear

Cotton is everywhere. Odds are, something you’re wearing right now is made with cotton. After researching alternatives to cotton, however, University of Utah student entrepreneur Eliasib Paredes ...

10. Self Care

Hair Products for Textured Hair

If you have wavy, curly, or coily hair, you know the daily struggle of managing your hair and finding products to help. ...

A Health and Fitness App

A native of New Delhi, India, Sasha Singh is majoring in computer science and minoring in entrepreneurship and psychology at the University of Utah. ...

Smart Light Cell Therapy

Isaiah Tate and his company are on a mission to improve people’s lives through smart light cell therapy. Tate is the co-founder Valhalla Cell Health. ...

11. Technology

Empowering New Mining Generations

Maria Echavarria’s company, Opencontour, aims to simplify mine-planning software tools and empower new mining generations to embark on the journey. ...

A Dual-Function Esophageal Probe

University of Utah biomedical engineering students Lauren Slattery, Emma Slominski, Robert Falconer, and Catie Augustine put the L-E-R-C into LERC Medical. ...

Breaking into the Gaming Industry

Alex Moran always had a passion for entertainment, so it wasn’t a surprise when he found himself running haunted attractions to benefit local charities on the East Coast. ...

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