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10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Museum of Peoples and Cultures, 700 N. 100 East

The museum will sponsor this party, where the community can enjoy museum tours, demonstrations, dance performances and free food.

Young Alumni Tailgate Party

11:30 AM
southeast corner of LaVell Edwards Stadium

BYU Young Alumni, family and friends are invited to the Take Me Out to the Ballgame tailgate party.

The fun begins with a hotdog barbecue by J. Dawgs. Join Cosmo and Cougar baseball players for games and giveaways before heading to Larry H. Miller Field to watch the Cougars take on the San Diego State Aztecs.

Baseball vs. San Diego State

1:00 PM
Provo

Sprocket Conference

Visit our website at http://ce.byu.edu/cw/sprocket for additional information.

Sprocket Conference

Visit our website at http://ce.byu.edu/cw/sprocket for additional information.

Forum: Barta Heiner, Theater and Media Arts

11:05 AM
de Jong Concert Hall

Sprocket Conference

Visit our website at http://ce.byu.edu/cw/sprocket for additional information.

Wiffleball Homerun Derby

5:30 PM
Brigham Square

Come see if you can hit it over the fences! Prizes will be awarded for the top homerun hitters. For more information, contact the Student Activities Board at 422-3122.

Withdraw Deadline

Deseret Chamber Music Festival

7:30 PM

All events are free and no ticket is required.

May 2: Deseret Piano Trio

Madsen Recital Hall

Monte Belknap, violin; Julie Bevan, cello; and Jeffrey Shumway, piano.

May 16: Orpheus Winds

Assembly Hall, Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni & Visitors Center

April Clayton, flute; Geralyn Giovanetti, oboe; Jaren Hinckley, clarinet; Christian Smith, bassoon; and Laurence Lowe, horn, with Lawrence Green, guitar; Arden Hopkin, voice; Monte Belknap, violin; and Barbara Allen, piano.

May 23: The Music of Prokofiev

Assembly Hall, Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni & Visitors Center

LeeAnn Morgan, violin; Scott Holdren, piano; April Clayton, flute; Geralyn Giovanetti, oboe; Jaren Hinckley, clarinet; Monte Belknap, violin; Claudine Bigelow, viola; and Erica Hansen, double bass.

Dinosaur bones reveal ancient bug bites

Paleontologists have long been perplexed by dinosaur fossils with missing pieces – sets of teeth without a jaw bone, bones that are pitted and grooved, even bones that are half gone. Now a Brigham Young University study identifies a culprit: ancient insects that munched on dinosaur bones... More

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BYU professor's Web site receives international honor

Brigham Young University chemistry professor Brian Woodfield has been selected to receive a 2008 Pirelli "Internetional" Award, the world's first Internet multimedia award aimed at the diffusion of scientific and technological culture worldwide... More

A 1920s version of "dancing with the stars" may have influenced jazz music

BYU researcher uncovers partnership between jazz icon Louis Armstrong and eccentric dancers

The hit television show "Dancing with the Stars" has been around only a few years, but a new study by a Brigham Young University researcher shows that a different type of dancing with the stars happening in the late 1920s may have shaped jazz music as we know it... More

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BYU student nurses to celebrate National Nurses Week May 6-8

Brigham Young University student nurses will honor the dedication, commitment and tireless efforts of the nearly three million registered nurses nationwide as they celebrate National Nurses Week with a free blood pressure screening clinic Tuesday through Thursday, May 6-8... More

Annual Museum of Peoples, Cultures Block Party May 10 to celebrate Kachina tradition

Brigham Young University’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures will host its annual Block Party in honor of Utah Prehistory Week as well as its new exhibit, “Kachinas of the Southwest: Dances, Dolls, and Rain,” Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m... More

McKay School of Education at BYU to offer new doctoral program

In Educational Inquiry, Measurement and Evaluation (EIME)

The David O. McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University will initiate a newly designed doctoral degree program beginning fall semester 2008 titled Educational Inquiry, Measurement and Evaluation (EIME)... More

Former Pakistani judge to discuss war on terror May 14 at BYU

Chaudry Ali, a judge in Pakistan for more than 25 years, will present a Global Awareness Lecture "War on Terror by Reluctant Fighters" Wednesday, May 14, at noon in Room 238 of the Herald R. Clark Building on the Brigham Young University campus... More

Humanitarian named 2008 Administrator of the Year by BYU's Romney Institute

Carolyn Grow Dailey, president and CEO of ASCEND Alliance

Brigham Young University’s Romney Institute of Public Management named Carolyn Grow Dailey, president and CEO of ASCEND Alliance, as the 2008 Administrator of the Year... More

Entrepreneurship professor named 2008 Outstanding Faculty at Marriott School

The Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University honored W. Gibb Dyer with its 2008 Outstanding Faculty Award, the highest faculty distinction given by the school. The award was presented at a banquet March 28 where 11 other individuals and seven retiring professors were recognized for significant contributions to the school... More

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