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Innovation

Capstone Initiative

Office of Undergraduate Studies

Capstone courses integrate coursework, knowledge, skills, and experiential learning for the purpose of enabling students to demonstrate their synthesis of knowledge in real-world applications.  This is accomplished through providing students with opportunities to apply their accumulated learning to a meaningful project, assess outcomes, and position themselves for emerging opportunities in their fields.

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BioWorld

Department of Bioengineering

With the goal of improving health care, students are assembled into teams and work directly with doctors and nurses who have overseas experience in humanitarian health care practices. During this two-semester experience, students develop business plans for low-income areas around the world and have opportunities for international travel.

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Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund Program (SCIF)

Sustainability Resource Center

SCIF oversees competitive grants for student projects focused on sustainability education and energy efficiency at the University of Utah. SCIF’s mission is to provide funding for real-world projects that improve the University of Utah’s environmental quality and make the campus more sustainable.

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University Venture Fund

School of Business

Students work with entrepreneurs and investors to learn about investments and have the opportunity to see how successful companies are managed. Students can help with research and various projects with the objective to become a better business leader.

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General Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Office of Undergraduate Research

See this page for links to various organizations offering research opportunities for undergraduate students.

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UROP: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Office of Undergraduate Research

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) provides undergraduate students and faculty members the opportunity to work together on research or creative projects. UROP provides assistantships up to $1,200 for any first-time student who assists with a faculty member’s research or creative project, or who carries out a project of his or her own under the []

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Focus the U on Sustainability Week

Office of Sustainability

During “Focus the U on Sustainability” week students interact with faculty members and work with the university as a whole on projects related to environmental, economic, and social sustainability. This is a holistic experience – more than just recycling and other basic ways of being green.

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Sustainability Resource Center Involvement

Office of Sustainability

Sustainability Resource Center works to advance sustainability on campus and in the community by linking and promoting academic, research, facilities operations, and planning endeavors. The internship program reinforces the Office of Sustainability’s commitment to engage students and provide meaningful experiences for service, learning, and work.

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Honors Praxis Labs

Honors College

Honors College Praxis Labs draw students from all disciplines to collaborate on innovative project-based solutions to pressing societal challenges. Under the guidance of distinguished faculty and community leaders, you and your colleagues analyze your topic through in-depth classroom and field research such as lectures, panels, one-on-one interviews, readings and off-campus trips. After problems have been []

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Sustainability Scholars

Honors College

Students work across disciplines to research, imagine, create and implement strategies that will positively affect sustainability practices at the University of Utah.

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Last Updated: 5/28/21