TL;DR: How persistence, partnership, and the right support helped Adam Bress, secure his first Department of Defense award By Amanda Ashley, Director of Communications, Office of the Vice President for Research For more than a decade, Adam Bress, PharmD, MS, had built a highly successful research career supported by NIH funding. He knew the system, […]
Read MoreTL;DR: The FY 2025 VPR Annual Report highlights the scope, scale, and impact of research across the University of Utah. The FY 2025 Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) Annual Report offers a snapshot of the University of Utah’s research enterprise and the breadth of activity supported over the past fiscal year. In […]
Read MoreWritten by: Samantha Everton, Innovation & Research Communications Contributor When single-use electronics are discarded, they often end up in U.S. landfills or are exported overseas for processing. EnduraCure, a University of Utah startup, is addressing this sustainability challenge by developing high-performance polymer substrates that can be chemically degraded to recover valuable electronic components. The company recently received […]
Read MoreWritten by: Samantha Everton, Innovation & Research Communications Contributor As aggressive brain and spine cancers pose serious threats to patients’ lives, researchers are hastening efforts to find effective and reliable alternative treatments to radiation and chemotherapy. University of Utah startup CaLycia Bioscience is working to engineer immune cells from a patient’s body to fight and kill cancer cells, […]
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2026 As we begin 2026, the research landscape is being shaped by a shared and growing expectation: that discovery matters not only for what it advances within a field, but for how it connects to the world beyond it. This is a moment that calls for ambition, work that is intellectually bold, willing […]
Read MoreTrace AQ, a U of U startup, has created Flow AQ, incorporating their cutting-edge, physics-based forecasting model into an accessible, easy-to-use mobile app that allows users to adapt to the impacts of changing and potentially hazardous air conditions. A Critical Issue in Salt Lake City & Beyond Every day, residents of Salt Lake City may […]
Read MoreAs High Tech West nears, AM&E Lab teams are collaboratively refining their projects behind the scenes ahead of the competition. By Amanda Ashley, Director of Communications, Office of the Vice President for Research High Tech West is a month out, and the AM&E Lab is deep into preparations with nearly three dozen teams that will […]
Read MoreThe Technology Licensing Office’s 2025 Annual Innovation Report highlights the patents issued, startups launched, and outstanding innovators recognized locally and globally for their work.
Read MoreIn this episode, we sit down with VPR Rothwell and discuss several topics, including what 2025 taught her about leadership and more.
Read MoreAs Utah prepares to host the Winter Olympic Games again in 2034, the Office of the Vice President for Research is helping guide the scientific, technological, and societal insights that will shape a successful and sustainable Games.
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