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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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Engineering Community Sees Growth in Utah

February 8, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What do Pixar, Adobe and Atari have in common? All were products of U engineer graduates. TOP STORY: CLINIC HELPS BOTH STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY In a recent New Yorker...

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U Engineers Design Filter That Helps Smartphone Battery Life

December 1, 2014

  Do you want your smartphone battery to last longer? U scientists may have found a solution. A group of engineers on campus developed a new light filter that could improve the lifetime of tablet...

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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...

(Photo Courtesy of Dan Hixon, University of Utah College of Engineering)

U Engineers Design Better Bomb Detection Devices

November 10, 2014

  Engineers at the U have created a new technology to detect gases, explosives and drugs. The science behind the technology utilizes carbon nanotube materials that are handheld and will be used during...

(Photo by Dane Goodwin)

Major Expo Allows Students to Explore Options

September 24, 2014

  “Last year not that many people stopped by, so we revamped a bit,” said Jeff Dalby. For Dalby, an IT specialist with the University College, “revamped” means popcorn machines. The free...

(Photo by Preston Zubal)

Students Team Up to Create Medical Device

September 24, 2014

  Imagine what might happen if a mixture of business, science, engineering and art students were put into one room and offered $70,000 in prizes for producing an innovative medical device. The Bench-2-Bedside...

(Photo by Cole Tan)

Hunting for a Job at the Career Fair

September 22, 2014

  Fall is coming and for graduating seniors, this means job-hunting season. This Tuesday, Sept. 23, Career Services will be hosting a fair for science and engineering students and on Sept. 30 there...

(Graphic by Grey Leman)

U Students Weigh in on What it Means to Be a ‘Geek’

September 3, 2014

  Pull out those wide-rimmed glasses, pocket protectors and suspenders, because geek is in. Although historically viewed as a term referring to someone who lacks social prowess, the definition of...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

Engineering: A Lesson on Geeks, Physics and Multitasking

September 3, 2014

  Typically, engineering students are stereotyped as geeks. But there is more to this stereotype than meets the eye. According to the U’s Office of Budget and Institutional Analysis, there were...

Kids participate in the Utah FIRST LEGO League competition. Photo courtesy of The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute.

Little LEGO builders do battle

January 5, 2014

“Three! Two! One! LEGOS!” was the battle cry of elementary school students heard Saturday afternoon at FIRST LEGO League competitions around the Salt Lake Valley. The FIRST LEGO League is an international...