How do childhood adversities impact health in adulthood? This is a question that Mackaully Parada, a second-year doctoral student at the University of Utah College of Social Work, is determined to answer. Formerly working as a licensed clinical social worker in a medical setting, Parada’s patients ranged from youth facing chronic illnesses to geriatric patients. […]
When business students Nyayeek Deng, Jhareil Hutchinson, Emmanuel Okongo, Degoal Moses, and Abukar Hassan noticed there wasn’t a community for Black business students, they decided to create one. Black in Business is a student organization formed in 2023 to bring a voice to the David Eccles School of Business about the Black student body, expose […]
Pursuing a master’s in business isn’t often a high priority for professional artists. But when Colter May, contemporary western artist and founder of Colter May LLC, heard about University of Utah’s Master of Business Creation (MBC) program he was intrigued. “I hoped this program would help me continue the momentum I had built as an […]
Lauren Carn is a junior in the theater teaching program at the University of Utah. She has been named an Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher for her research on the intersection of mental health and participation in the arts. She served as a judge in “Healing Out Loud,” a film project that focused on reducing the stigma […]
Waking up at 4:30 a.m. every morning to write is not an easy feat, but University of Utah student Matthew Mitchell was up for the challenge. Mitchell recently completed the yearlong honors novel writing workshop taught by Professor Michael Gills, where students commit to a rigorous writing schedule to complete a full length novel. Mitchell […]
Keeping pianos in tune is no small task. It requires a specific skill set and a deep understanding of how to adjust and fine-tune each piano’s individual sound. Lassonde Studios resident Alon Meir has these skills and started his own piano tuning business. Alon Meir Piano Tuning services pianos throughout Salt Lake, including the piano […]
Become the sneakiest bear in the forest in “Your Average Bear,” a video game developed by undergraduate students at the University of Utah. The game was part of the Entertainment Arts and Engineering program’s capstone course, where students form teams to develop a game from start to finish. “Your Average Bear” is a stealth comedy […]
Depicting the immigrant experience through his enchanting magical realism paintings and multimedia portraiture, Pablo Ayala expresses his intersectional identities through his artwork. His Mexican/American heritage, status as an undocumented immigrant, and double majors in art and biomedical engineering all contribute to his unique perspective. Ayala’s latest series personifies the Latin American cultural identity while allowing […]
Emily Williamson, a recent civil and environmental Ph.D. graduate from the University of Utah, is working to increase sustainability and seismic resilience in the construction of new structures. Williamson’s research focused on developing a mass timber buckling restrained braced frame, which can be used in buildings located in seismic regions. “I am really interested in […]
Yuning Wu is a structural engineering graduate from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Utah. Now working at Stantec as a civil engineer, his graduate research focused on improving railroad infrastructure in Utah. He contributed greatly toward the first realtime rail track monitoring system on the Utah Transit Authority’s FrontRunner […]
