The pelvic floor is made up of muscles that support organs like the bladder and uterus. When this floor is weakened by excess abdominal pressure, these organs can slip outside of the cavity, causing pelvic floor failure. This disease is becoming increasingly prevalent — one in four women will experience symptoms of pelvic failure, while […]
Topic: University of Utah
Making Research More Inclusive
The University of Utah has various ways for students to get involved in the Tier-1 research conducted all over campus. When Jae Miner, a senior in anthropology, learned about the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) at the U, they (Miner’s preferred pronoun) jumped on it. “I did anthropology research with human subjects, where I studied […]
Helping People Sit Up
As music performance majors, students often face the question: What are you going to do with that? Looking back, Stella Markova’s answer might be unexpected. The University of Utah student has dedicated the last year to creating a homecare product with help from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, SitUP. Markova’s husband first came up with the […]
Savor while Saving
Food is a central part of the college experience, and really, the life experience. Throughout our lives we are concerned with food and the older you get the more you think about where to get it. MounTins solves this challenge in a fun and innovative way. Founded by Aaron Dobron and Austin Scaccianoce, MounTins makes […]
Saving Water & Energy
Konstantinos Oikonomou has always been passionate about promoting environmental consciousness. When he began his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the Utah Smart Energy Laboratory (U-Smart) at the U, he was introduced to gaps in the use of water and energy globally. “The problem that water and power utilities face is that they have been designed […]
Modern Dance & Social Injustice
Aileen Norris is a senior at the University of Utah double majoring in English and modern dance. For her honors thesis, Norris explored how movement can act as an activist role, and in what ways dance can impact the social justice movement. “In the dance community, it’s a very tricky realm to navigate. It can […]
The Sinners We Are
Alexis Rausch, a fine arts student at the University of Utah, is bringing elements of psychology into her art in order to emphasize the beauty that can be found in ugly concepts. “I make work about the way we consume violence and violent media as a society, and what role we play as perpetrators or […]
Jazz at the Cafe
In fall 2019, the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and the School of Music launched Jazz at the Cafe Lassonde to bring live music to Lassonde Studios. This collaboration provides students across campus the opportunity to hear great jazz music, some for the first time. It also gives performance experience for jazz majors and allows young musicians […]
A Futuristic Privacy Garment
Anyone who has squeezed into a crowded airplane knows that travel can be a serious invasion of privacy. The average person reserves a 12-foot radius for social space, and ever-shrinking travel accommodations rarely leave room for a personal bubble. Jackson Kerbs, a junior studying multi-disciplinary design, combined his interests in product design and fashion to […]
Accessible Social Work
When Torle Nenbee was 11 years old, her family came to Utah as refugees. “I started school in the sixth grade,” she said. “People didn’t understand why I couldn’t speak — if you don’t quite know the language, people think you’re stupid.” This barrier didn’t stunt Nenbee — it motivated her. She taught herself English […]