What started out as a thesis project for six graduate students in the Entertainment Arts and Engineering program at the University of Utah soon turned into a life-saving idea for countless police officers. B.E.S.T Police Training Simulator is a virtual-reality simulator that helps police officers de-escalate potentially dangerous situations that cause many fatalities. There were […]
Planning a summer RV trip this year? Let MyRVdestinations.com help you decide where to vacation this year and what other RVers are saying about their favorite attractions. Cory Heward, a student in the Online MBA program at David Eccles School of Business, and his partners Ryan Badger and Lucas Earl developed MyRVdestinations.com and are now […]
During his senior year of high school in 2010, Shae Russell wanted one thing — a pair of Velcro shoes that didn’t come off a Wal-Mart rack. As he put pencil to paper, he created four designs which today are part of the VELKS shoe collection. Russell saw a gap in the men’s shoe industry […]
The bar is high and competition is fierce for student entrepreneur teams at the University of Utah. During the spring 2016 semester, the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute’s Get Seeded program received over 200 applications from the student teams to receive funding for their business ideas. Of these, 44 were awarded funding totaling $81,000 in grant money […]
Looking for the perfect gift for someone with everything? How about the “coziest pants in the world?” A pair of U students has launched a line of uniquely designed pants — dubbed Sakpants — through a university-sponsored entrepreneurship program and a crowdsource funding campaign to raise money. Students Brayden Iwasaki, a graphic design graduate, and […]
