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Hannah Butcher and Michael Kane, members of the KB Medical team that won last years  Opportunity Quest. Courtesy of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute.

Lassonde Gears Up for Another Round of the Opportunity Quest Competition

By Claudia Robles November 1, 2018

  Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute is gearing up for their annual statewide Opportunity Quest competition. This competition, hosted by Lassonde and sponsored by Zions Bank, allows students and...

Patience: Competition in the Classroom Limits Learning, Improvement

Patience: Competition in the Classroom Limits Learning, Improvement

By Alisa Patience September 29, 2017

Some like to argue that it's a part of human nature to compete. However, competition, is in my opinion — a social construct. The only thing that's natural for humans to do is survive and love. Everything...

(Photo Courtesy of John D Rickard)

U’s Pistol Team Wins at National Competition

April 24, 2015

It’s not often a sports team wins with an actual bang, but the U’s Pistol Team did just that. The team brought home several wins from the National Inter-Collegiate Pistol Championships in March,...

(Courtesy of Veritas Medical)

Student Entrepreneurs Seek Funding

April 1, 2015

To get a business off the ground, you are going to need some funding — that is why top university student startups competed Saturday in the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge. More than $100,000 was awarded...

(Photo Courtesy of the University of Utah College of Engineering)

Robotics Competition Inspires Future Engineers

March 12, 2015

While March Madness is occupying the minds of most sports fans, there’s another competition going on this weekend, and it involves robots. For the sixth year the U’s College of Engineering will...

(Photo Courtesy of the Us S.J. Quinney College of Law)

U Law Students Take Top Honors at Bankruptcy Competition

March 4, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Eleven schools competed in the American College of Law Bankruptcy Law Meet, but the U walked away as the winner. WHAT YOU MISSED: APPLE BRINGS DIVERSITY TO THE DIGITAL...

(Photo Courtesy of Jake Muehle)

U Students Win Video Game Competition with “Cyber Heist”

December 11, 2014

  The U has claimed national honors yet again — this time for video games. A group of U students traveled to Orlando, Fla. to take part in an annual competition called the Serious Games Showcase...

(Photo Courtesy of the University of Utah Department of Chemical Engineering)

U Team Wins Chem-E-Car Competition

November 24, 2014

  Hydrogen fuel cells powered a team of U undergraduate students to victory on Nov. 16. A team of 25 U students placed first in this year’s American Institute of Chemical Engineers chem-e-car competition...