The University of Utah is now home to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Mountain West Community Engagement Office, expanding access to intellectual property education and resources across an eight-state region. Housed in Research Park, the new federally run office reflects Utah’s strong commercialization pipeline and growing national reputation in innovation. The partnership will […]
Read MoreAt its best, research is an act of love — love of discovery, of rigorous inquiry, and of the communities our work ultimately serves. It is driven by curiosity, sustained by collaboration, and measured by the difference it makes in the world. This week, as the University of Utah becomes the permanent home of Robert […]
Read MoreBy Amanda Ashley, Director of Communications, Office of the Vice President for Research The University of Utah has been named to the National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) 2025 Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents, ranking 81st globally with 46 U.S. utility patents awarded in 2025, recognizing the university’s continued leadership in translating research […]
Read MoreThe Office of Undergraduate Research is pleased to announce Range: Undergraduate Research Journal (2025, issue 2) is now available. The journal illuminates the importance of mentoring and undergraduate research, as described by Dr. Annie Fukushima, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies in the introduction of the issue “Introduction: Looking Back to Move Forward with Mentors.” This […]
Read MoreJanuary 29th, 2026 Strong research enterprises are built to operate through change, and sustained by the people who show up for the work every day. At the University of Utah, our approach to research leadership is grounded in alignment: across faculty, staff, leadership, and partners, and through ongoing engagement beyond campus. This steadiness is intentional. […]
Read MoreTL;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 […]
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