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251

MIT students from Utah since 2020

520

MIT alumni in Utah

9,012

MITx learners in Utah

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A research team of eight people stands in a line on a roadside with two SUVs and mounted antenna arrays behind them, with snow-capped mountains visible in the background during a 5G field testing campaign

Field campaign assesses vulnerabilities of 5G networks

MIT deployed sensor trucks to Hill Air Force Base in Utah to conduct an assessment of 5G network vulnerabilities to detection, geolocation, and jamming.

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Editorial illustration of layered flexible printed circuit boards peeling apart and curling upward against a gray background with recycling arrow outlines, representing sustainable electronics substrate materials research

New substrate material for flexible electronics could help combat e-waste

MIT and the University of Utah co-developed a recyclable flexible polymer that could replace the unrecyclable plastic used in nearly every electronic device.

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An MIT student poses outdoors on a tree-lined campus path wearing a rust-colored polo shirt, with a glass building and green lawn visible in the soft-focus background.

Teresa Gao named 2024 Mitchell Scholar

Utah native Teresa Gao ’23 was named a Mitchell Scholar, earning a year of graduate study in Ireland after AI, linguistics, and social robotics research at MIT.

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Salt Lake City, Utah skyline bathed in warm light with snow-capped Wasatch Mountains rising dramatically behind downtown skyscrapers.

MIT works with Utah employers 

MIT is engaged with these employers that have a significant presence in Utah:

  • Adobe
  • Amazon
  • Intermountain Health
  • Microsoft
  • Oracle
  • University of Utah
  • US Air Force
  • US Army
  • US Navy
  • Walmart
  • Westminster University
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MIT alumni make a difference in Utah

Utah organizations where MIT alumni hold key positions include University of Utah; General Medicine; DigiCert; RiskRecon; Mobil Coach; Axcend Corporation; Pattern; Fidelity Investments; the Mars Desert Research Station; and Varex Imaging.