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Students at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business are learning first-hand how to improve the bottom line of company Web sites by acting as actual consultants—something that translates directly into a valuable tool to land jobs upon completion of their degrees.

The David Eccles School of Business's inaugural class of Business Scholars went nationwide last Friday, taking a field study trip to San Francisco.

The group, consisting of 41 honors-level freshmen, flew to San Francisco International Airport, and then bused to Pleasanton to visit the corporate headquarters of Ross Stores, Inc.

For students, taking part in an internship while pursuing a master's degree has many benefits. This opportunity allows interns to gain professional experience in their chosen field and put the knowledge they have acquired in the classroom to good use. For those who are enrolled in Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other advanced business degree programs, internships also have the potential to lead to full-time employment after graduation.

SALT LAKE CITY—Tyler Beck knows the economy isn't what it used to be, and like many college kids, he worried about getting a job after graduation. But that was before Beck, an MBA student at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business, made a career-changing decision—he decided to leverage the skills he learned in class through the university's Business Career Management Center.

"It's all about networking, networking, networking," says Beck.

The pursuit of entrepreneurialism is a dogged, risky and somewhat sweaty one. For those interested in being educated in the venture, The Princeton Review's annual ranking of the top 25 undergraduate and top 25 graduate entrepreneurship programs offered at U.S. institutions provides a picture of the best places to get schooled.

SALT LAKE CITY—The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business has joined the ranks of "Entrepreneur Magazine’s" Top 25, winning special recognition for its innovative, experience-based approach to business education (http://www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges/undergrad/1.html).

SALT LAKE CITY—As an orthopedic and spinal surgeon in training in 2004, Dr. Alpesh Patel knew there had to be a better way to detect when a surgeon accidentally nicks an esophagus or a bowel with a scalpel.

"When it does occur it actually can be pretty devastating to a patient, with a high mortality rate," Patel said. "There wasn't a great way in real time to detect that this injury has occurred." In fact, most leaks aren't detected until after the surgery site is closed and the patient begins to exhibit symptoms of a complication.

Imagine being able to tell if someone is lying based on their eye movement, or how about being able to rid children of head lice without using any chemicals, or using a small device to pinpoint electrical shorts in vehicles.

Students, professors and investors are doing just that through the University of Utah, making the school the largest university generator of startups in the U.S. after tying the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the previous two years.