Media coverage

Here are links to sample media coverage of our related initiatives, programs and departments. Please contact us for more information:

2013

Date Title Publication
02-22-2013 Worried about Alzheimer’s? U. of Utah making an app for that Salt Lake Tribune
02-08-2013 Cutting edge technology re-establishes connection between the brain and the body KUTV
01-28-2013 Glasses to fight migraine headaches WHDH-TV
01-26-2013 Utah kids compete in LEGO League championship Fox 13
01-26-2013 Robotics on parade: Utah kids compete in LEGO championship Salt Lake Tribune
01-25-2013 University of Utah scientists find 24 new genetic markers for
autism
Salt Lake Tribune
01-22-2013 Glasses developed at University of Utah may help migraine sufferers Salt Lake Tribune
01-15-2013 New gene variants linked to autism Time
01-14-2013 Researchers identify 24 more ‘high impact’ autism gene changes Autism Speaks
01-14-2013 LEGO robotics competition Park City TV

2012

Date Title Publication
12-24-2012 Will your smartphone one day help you
walk better?
Deseret News
12-14-2012 University of Utah is a startup machine, according to survey Salt Lake Tribune
01-05-2013 Utah FIRST LEGO League qualifier Standard-Examiner
01-02-2013 Tackling a LEGO League challenge Salt Lake Tribune
12-09-2012 U prof creates smart insole to fix some walking problem Fox 13
11-21-2012 Brain chip could further advance research of neurological disorders Utah Daily Chronicle
11-13-2012 Prof. designs insoles to aid in amputee rehabilitation Utah Daily Chronicle
11-13-2012 Rapid Rehab Smart Insole Will Train
Athletes and Assist Rehab Patients
medGadget
11-13-2012 Smart insole designed to correct gait problems Gizmag
11-05-2012 Mining magnate emerges as major U of Utah donor Salt Lake Tribune
10-31-2012 5 Ideas That Will Blow Your Mind Inc. Magazine
09-28-2012 Utah women recognized for technology excellence Salt Lake Tribune
09-25-2012 Students flesh out new ideas, network at conference Utah Daily Chronicle
09-24-2012 Top 25 Graduate Programs for Entrepreneurship 2012 Entrepreneur
09-06-2012 Push For SL To Reach Top 10 In Tech Jobs KUTV
08-23-2012 U. of Utah holds out hat for tech transfer Salt Lake Tribune
08-20-2012 Glenn Prestwich: After reluctantly venturing into the world of start-ups, synthetic chemist has seven successes under his belt Chemical & Engineering News
08-04-2012 U of U Researchers Perfecting A Revolutionary Device For Amputees KUTV
07-29-2012 U of U Aims to Help Veterans with New Prosthetic Implants KCPW
07-27-2012 DJO, University of Utah in implant prosthesis license agreement Medical Devices Business Review
07-26-2012 U researchers to implant veteran amputees for prosthetic limbs Salt Lake Tribune
07-26-2012 Osseointegration Feasibility Trials Receive Approval www.oandp.com
07-09-2012 With quantum dots, a chance to transform technology as we know it KSL
06-18-2012 U. of Utah team named ‘People’s Choice’ in clean-energy contest Salt Lake Tribune
05-31-2012 University of Utah tech team heading to White House Deseret News
05-29-2012 University of Utah startup could go big with tiny dots Salt Lake Tribune
05-22-2012 Why Utah matters To Virgin, Amazon, and LeBron James Fast Company
05-22-2012 At U.’s ‘Speed Tech,’ ideas and money meet in a flash Salt Lake Tribune
04-27-2012 U. of U. students win $100,000 with quantum technology KSL
04-27-2012 Michigan State creates Spartan Innovations to launch spin-offs Xconomy
04-26-2012 University of Utah students win USD 100,000 prize for quantum dot technology, that could be used in future generations of PV panels Solar Server
04-26-2012 Inhaler cleans up in University of Utah’s “Bench to Bedside” contest Salt Lake Tribune
04-24-2012 U. of Utah team draws prize for new process to make ‘quantum dots’ Salt Lake Tribune
04-19-2012 Xandem’s security sensors can see through walls CNN Money
04-13-2012 Students win money, support in entrepreneur contest Daily Utah Chronicle
04-12-2012 Utah student entrepreneurs win $40K for their inventions Deseret News
04-09-2012 The Key To Keeping Lice At Bay? A Lot Of Hot Air NPR
03-05-2012 Peeling the research commercialization onion: all universities are the same but different Triple Helix Innovation
02-12-2012 Field of dreams: Upstart undergraduate inventors are learning to navigate the marketplace – often with university help ASEE Prism Magazine
02-10-2012 FIRST LEGO League Championship Salt Lake Magazine
02-09-2012 Students win U entrepreneur contest with ID badge idea Daily Utah Chronicle
01-28-2012 Lady Bots, Pi Pods are Utah’s LEGO League champs Salt Lake Tribune
01-10-2012 Otter: Let’s fund tech research to create Idaho jobs Idaho Statesman
01-08-2012 Utahns’ brains meet bricks in LEGO robot competition Salt Lake Tribune
01-08-2012 First-ever robotics competition held at Thanksgiving Provo Daily Herald

2011

Date Title Publication
12-22-2011 University Reveals Its Secret Sauce for Startups Business News Daily
12-02-2011 University of Utah leads the nation in startup creation Open Forum
11-30-2011 University of Utah named top school for startup companies KCPW
11-30-2011 The #1 University in the U.S. for spinning off startups may surprise you The Next Web
11-30-2011 How Utah tops Washington: A university that spins out more startups with fewer dollars GeekWire
11-30-2011 National report: University of Utah No. 1, BYU No. 3 in tech startup companies Deseret News
11-21-2011 Forbes Ranks SLC 4th for Tech Jobs KCPW
11-12-2011 LEGOs aren’t just a toy for students building robots Standard-Examiner
11-11-2011 Lego robot competition spreads to St. George St. George News
11-04-2011 Medgadget Q&A: Five Questions for Engineer Don Bloswick at University of Utah Medgadget
10-16-2011 Utah students bring ‘fresh eyeballs’ to tech start-ups Salt Lake Tribune
10-08-2011 Bringing mercury pollution to light: U. scientist creates faster, cheaper way to measure mercury Deseret News
10-09-2011 Faster, Cheaper Mercury Test Could Provide Answers for China Utah Pulse
09-12-2011 From concept to reality: Entrepreneurial program brings inventors and business students together Deseret News
09-01-2011 University of Utah selects new head of tech development KSL
09-01-2011 University of Utah selects Michigan business technology expert to head tech development office Deseret News
09-01-2011 University of Utah taps Michigan expert to guide discoveries to market Salt Lake Tribune
08-04-2011 Stick a needle in your eye? Utah doctor’s device could spare thousands painful injections Deseret News
07-29-2011 The University of Utah continues to crank out more startups than any other American school, why? Vision Wiz
07-28-2011 A feeding tube you can steer CBS Smart Planet
07-21-2011 Technology that can see through walls goes commercial KSL
07-19-2011 University of Utah surpasses the likes of MIT to become the nation’s leader in new tech startups Deseret News
07-02-2011 Class for cash: The ivory tower’s ATM Barron’s
06-13-2011 The algorithm will see you now Forbes
06-13-2011 An algorithm can predict cardiac arrest 24 hours before it happens Gizmodo
06-10-2011 The perfect formula: Life sciences industry flourishing in Utah Utah Business
06-06-2011 U. startups’ devices aimed at saving lives, cutting costs Salt Lake Tribune
05-16-2011 UW hopes new leader will boost spinoffs from labs Seattle Times
05-01-2011 Utah Lures Research Stars With Money and Support The Chronicle of Higher Education
04-15-2011 Student entrepreneurs win $40K with registration plug-in Deseret News
04-14-2011 Student entrepreneurs win $40K with innovative software KSL
04-12-2011 U. to honor entrepreneurs for business plan Deseret News
04-05-2011 How the University of Utah Turns Academic Research Into Successful Startups Communications of the ACM
04-02-2011 DualCap Raises the Bar in the Fight Against Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
03-31-2011 Utah LEGO League group headed to World Festival KSL
03-25-2011 Report details impact of U. startups Salt Lake Tribune
03-08-2011 University of Utah recognized in Inc. Magazine for startup generation Business Wire
03-01-2011 Utah’s new tech powerhouse Inc. Magazine
02-17-2011 Young engineers take on challenges Hilltop Times
02-07-2011 Utah’s 100 most influential people Utah Business
02-03-2011 Utah kids, robots compete in LEGO games Salt Lake Tribune
01-30-2011 Utah’s great experiment in university technology commercialization Triple Helix Innovation
01-29-2011 U of U hosts Utah FIRST LEGO League Championship Fox 13
01-26-2011 University of Utah celebrates its 5,000th invention Deseret News
01-25-2011 Ecker Hill LEGO League prepares for state robotic competition Park City Record
01-14-2011 Utah Scientists Harness Electrons for Better Wastewater Cleaning New West Energy

2010

Date Title Publication
12-20-2010 University of Utah tops list for start-up businesses KSL
12-20-2010 University of Utah Trumps MIT in Tech Startups eWeek
12-09-2010 U biologist rids heads of lice Salt Lake Tribune
11-30-2010 First ever faint and fall clinic opens at the U of U ABC 4
11-19-2010 U of U, USTAR medical accelerator Park City TV
10-14-2010 Scrubbing Microbubbles clean polluted lake Discovery News
10-13-2010 Clearfield elementary school students prep for state contest Standard-Examiner
08-24-2010 To start a spinoff biz, look to Utah NPR
08-02-2010 It’s subtle, but eyes tell truth from lies Salt Lake Tribune
07-20-2010 Invention Dimension II: The seeds of invention KUER
07-20-2010 U of U researchers study eyes to detect lies Channel 4
07-18-2010 Invention Dimension I: Why is the U tops in startups? KUER
07-16-2010 The eyes don’t lie, University of Utah team discovers Deseret News
07-12-2010 Utah researchers developing eye-tracking lie detection KSL
06-01-2010 FIRST LEGO League promotes health Utah Daily Chronicle
05-06-2010 Inventors, companies, cities honored at Utah Genius Awards Deseret News
02-19-2010 University of Utah, MIT lead nation in new companies founded Deseret News

2009

Date Title Publication
03-20-2009 Stay Focused! A Column by Jack Brittain Launch Magazine
03-17-2009 U. business team wins big at national competition Deseret News
03-11-2009 Inventors work with students to create new business plans The Daily Utah Chronicle
03-04-2009 Utah, Headwaters to Commercialize Carbon Storage EP Magazine
02-25-2009 U, company plan project to bury carbon iStockAnalyst.com
02-25-2009 New state-private venture seeks to mine global warming The Salt Lake Tribune
02-24-2009 Researcher Helping to Decrease CO2 Pollution Daily Utah Chronicle
02-24-2009 Utah May Become Home to Clean Carbon Energy The Deseret News
02-19-2009 U. 2nd to MIT in new techs The Salt Lake Tribune
02-09-2009 U. ranks 2nd in U.S. for venture growth The Deseret News

2008

Date Title Publication
07-30-2008 Tech Venture declares 24 companies were created thanks to U The Daily Utah Chronicle
02-28-2008 U. of U. is No. 2 school in U.S. for spawning startup companies Salt Lake Tribune
02-28-2008 U. among top schools for creating tech firms The Deseret News

2007

Date Title Publication
10-31-2007 Indian student develops molecular condom The Times of India
10-31-2007 India firm and U. form partnership The Deseret News
10-31-2007 U Researchers developed molecular condom for women Daily Utah Chronicle
10-31-2007 Utah Varsity signs MOUs with Indian Companies The Hindu Business Line
10-30-2007 Under Utah-India Deal Molecular Condom may be Commercialized Salt Lake Tribune
09-12-2007 U. setting tech world on fire Salt Lake Tribune
08-29-2007 U of U Launches 17 Companies in Fiscal 2007 EDCU Economic Review
08-24-2007 Students market new technologies The Daily Utah Chronicle
08-23-2007 UofU Launches 17 Startups in 2007 ConnectCast v100 Show (PODCAST)
08-22-2007 17 new firms grow from U. research Deseret News
08-22-2007 The U’s Economic Impact includes 17 Start-up companies in 2007 Utah Business
04-20-2007 Biomedical pioneer at U. receives award Deseret News
04-06-2007 Edison Showcase and awards planned April 19 Deseret News
09-12-2007 Zions Bank & Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Create Outreach Program Connect
08-29-2007 VCs Go Back to School with New University Funds VentureWire Lifescience
08-24-2007 Students market new technologies Daily Utah Chronicle
07-11-2007 University Venture Students Score Utah Business Magazine
05-29-2007 Creating the Perfect New Hire Utah Business
05-21-2007 U grads face promising job market Daily Utah Chronicle
04-24-2007 U Students win grand prize in technology competition Daily Utah Chronicle
04-23-2007 Business-Minded Brains Daily Utah Chronicle
04-12-2007 And then there were 10 Daily Utah Chronicle
02-28-2007 Created at the U., the LouseBuster Salt Lake Tribune

2006

Date Title Publication
11-13-2006 Entrepreneur Challenge gains global recognition Daily Utah Chronicle
03-29-2006 U Ranked High among research institutions Daily Utah Chronicle
03-21-2006 Students work with millions Daily Utah Chronicle
02-27-2006 Entries Due for Entrepreneur Challenge Utah Business
03-14-2006 Huntsman Hails USTAR Deseret News
02-09-2006 USTAR Project seeks to expand U research, economy Daily Utah Chronicle
01-23-2006 Students win money to help start their own company Daily Utah Chronicle
01-13-2006 arbylan Biosurgery Raises $7.75M In Series A Venture Wire

2005 and before

Date Title Publication
11-14-2005 New Gel helps grow transplant organs Daily Utah Chronicle
11-01-2005 Cashing in on discovery Daily Utah Chronicle
10-27-2005 Biohazard assessment gets easier Daily Utah Chronicle
09-01-2005 Trial Will Inject Bone Marrow Stem Cells into Hearts KSL TV
03-10-2002 U Sponsoring Conference for Small Business Daily Utah Chronicle