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With summer fast approaching and many MBA students spending their spring exploring their future options via study trips across the United States and internationally, it’s beginning to look like this year’s University of Utah David Eccles School of Business MBA students could match or exceed the stunning successes of 2011 when it comes to landing internships and full-time employment.

Three first-year MBA students from the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business put their marketing creativity to the test in the inaugural Dolphin Capital Marketing Case Competition in March, topping 16 other competing teams in designing a program to “Launch The Lollipop.”

New mobile technology for mobile devices wins student contest

A student entrepreneurial team at the University of Utah believes it has come up with a winning business plan for a virtual ID badge that operates off of any mobile device. The team, calling itself EMRID Technologies, developed a product that could be used in place of other common electronic ID badges used by hospitals, defense companies or other firms where securing data is of the utmost importance.

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.

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.

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.