Interviewer: Thank you for sharing your experience. To start off, can you tell us a little about yourself? Brittney Hayes (BH): Of course. I am in the Professional MBA Program and will be graduating this summer. I have worked for a company called Summit Venture Studio for the last year. Last September, I was named [...]
Health 2 Go (H2Go) is a program that provides quality basic health services to rural and other underserved communities using a distributed delivery model operated by local residents trained as community health workers. The program is currently operating in Ghana and making an impact. The H2Go team is looking at expansion into new communities in [...]
The University of Utah is once again entering a student team in Map the System, a global competition hosted by the University of Oxford. This year’s team is made up of students and alumni from the newly formed student experience known as Prosperity Scholars. The team chose to analyze disparities in life expectancy experienced in [...]
The Center for Business, Health, and Prosperity offers Prosperity Science Internships during the summer semester in Ghana. These internships are a unique way for students to set themselves apart by developing real-life skills to support their future career and educational goals. Interns work with sponsoring organizations (government organizations, non-profits, or entrepreneurs) to help them improve [...]
The Center for Business, Health, and Prosperity is featured in the Spring/Summer 2023 issue of the Eccles Experience Magazine. The theme of this issue is Confidence to Impact your World. The article featuring the Center highlights opportunities that are open to all students to make a positive impact in the world both globally and locally [...]
Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign in partnership with MHTN Architects continues to translate the vision of the new Impact and Prosperity Epicenter building with new renderings of what to expect once the construction is complete. The new building site is located to the east of the Lassonde Studios and just north of Student Life Way. Upon [...]
The Prosperity Scholars hit the ground running this semester with their work with the West Valley Community Health Center team. In coordination with the University's efforts to expand health services in West Valley, Prosperity Scholars are working to analyze and map the systems impacting the health disparities in the West Valley area. To kick off [...]
If you look towards the east of Lassonde Studios, you will see a large hole in the ground, fencing surrounding the site, and a crane. This is the sign that construction is underway on the Impact and Prosperity Epicenter. The team from Okland Construction is making progress with getting the foundations and ground floor walls [...]
What is University of Utah West Africa? Did you know that the University of Utah has a hub in West Africa? University of Utah West Africa offers unique learning, research, and programming opportunities for students, faculty, and partners, made possible through a partnership with Ensign Global College, a world-class teaching institution located in Kpong, Ghana. [...]
Last fall the Center for Business, Heath, and Prosperity launched Prosperity Scholars, a new transformative co-curricular program for students to advance learning and engagement in prosperity science and practice. We sat down with Liesel Madrian, President of Prosperity Scholars, to learn more about activities for the fall semester and plans for spring 2023. Liesel is [...]