Teddy bears, mechanical leeches, brain drill bits and many more prototypes are not things you would expect to see at a typical student competition. But the annual Bench-2-Bedside competition at the University of Utah is anything but typical.
Read MorePower Practical, a student startup that sprung from research at the University of Utah, is selling a portable cook pot that transforms heat and water into a power source. Imagine charging your cellphone or using speakers in the mountains at night far from civilization. That’s what the device, called the PowerPot, can do with just a camp fire and a little water.
Read MoreA legacy of giving that began nearly 50 years ago came full circle on Friday, April 12, 2013, with the opening of the L. S. Skaggs Pharmacy Institute at the University of Utah. The new building’s cost exceeds $75 million.
Read MoreApril 11, 2013 – University of Utah mechanical engineering students will test autonomous robots against invading zombies as one of many class competitions and design projects showcased at the U’s Mechanical Engineering Design Day on Tuesday, April 16. The public and news media are invited to the event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in […]
Read MoreUniversity of Utah researchers developed a high-speed camera system that spent the past two winters photographing snowflakes in 3-D as they fell – and they don’t look much like those perfect-but-rare snowflakes often seen in photos.
Read MoreMore than 900 local junior high and high school students will compete in a battle of the brains Saturday, April 13 at the University of Utah as part of the Utah Science Olympiad, a state science education competition cosponsored by the U’s College of Engineering.
Read MoreThe Utah Board of Regents today approved a master’s degree in Entertainment Arts and Engineering (EAE) at the University of Utah. EAE is an interdisciplinary program between the U’s Colleges of Fine Arts and Engineering, and will provide the first advanced degree for the discipline in the state. Utah’s first master’s degree in videogames coincides with the EAE program being ranked the number one undergraduate and number two graduate game degrees in the nation
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s College of Engineering will host more than 1,500 elementary school students March 25-29 for the college’s annual Elementary Engineering week, designed to spark enthusiasm for engineering at an early age.
Read MoreThe University of Utah is launching a project to teach prisoners about science and give them job training in recycling, organic gardening, composting and other skills. It is part of a trend toward environmental sustainability in prisons – the subject of a workshop at the university Wednesday, March 20 through Friday, March 22.
Read MoreMore than 1,000 Utah high school students will put robots they designed and built to the test in a regional robotics competition co-sponsored by the University of Utah’s College of Engineering.
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