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DNA barcoding in danger of ’ringing up’ wrong species, says new BYU study in PNAS

DNA barcoding is a movement to catalog all life on earth by a simple standardized genetic tag, similar to stores labeling products with unique barcodes. The effort promises foolproof food inspection, improved border security, and better defenses against disease-causing insects, among many other applications... More

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First book on Doonesbury chronicles Trudeau’s ‘Obama-New Yorker-cover’ moments

The first scholarly book to examine Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip notes that for all its cultural significance and political influence, the cartoon has been at times as misunderstood as another artist's New Yorker cover satirically depicting the Obamas as terrorists... More


BYU-Cornell study reveals how diet, antioxidants prevent blindness in aging population

A new study reveals part of the magic behind a diet rich in antioxidants, showing how artichokes, blueberries and pecans can hold at bay the leading cause of age-related blindness in developed countries... More

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BYU study finds trauma, PTSD followed by reduction in region of the brain involved with memory

While debate continues over the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study indicates traumatic events and PTSD symptoms may be followed in some cases by a size reduction in a part of the brain called the hippocampus... More

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New breastfeeding study shows most moms quit early

Breastfeeding rates lowest in areas where need is greatest

While the CDC recently reported that more moms than ever give breastfeeding a try, a new national study shows most moms do not stick with it as long as they should... More

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BYU student-designed device to help poor East Africans coax oil from coconuts

A team of Brigham Young University student engineers designed an innovative and cost-effective apparatus that enables poor East African women to turn abundant coconuts into valuable coconut oil... More

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BYU student engineers’ language skills translate into race car for General Motors

Brigham Young University engineering students and faculty used their foreign language skills to lead collaborators from 20 universities in nine countries in designing and constructing a Formula One race car that was shipped to sponsor General Motors in July... More

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Study: Family dinnertime feeds the company’s bottom line

Family dinnertime is known to be good for children, and now research shows the family dinner hour can recharge employees and wipe away the strain of working long hours... More

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BYU research team simulating spare parts for baby boomers’ aching backs

A Brigham Young University researcher is twisting, bending and compressing human spines to develop better spare parts for the aching backs of millions of baby boomers... More

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Elections study: Voters like fresh faces at polling places

A new study shows counties can boost voters’ trust in elections by tapping local businesses, unions and schools to recruit poll workers – suggesting a need for investment in the human side of election administration... More

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BYU study: Children's sitcoms turning table on negative weight stereotypes

Number of overweight characters in shows also mirrors U.S. demographics

With Miley Cyrus headlining the Stadium of Fire this weekend, parents have likely been trying to catch a few episodes of her hit TV show, Hannah Montana, in hopes of doing a little research... More

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BYU student engineers tour Chinese Olympic venues

The 2008 Summer Olympics and the booming Chinese economy have created a frantic pace of construction in China. That provided a perfect laboratory for 18 Brigham Young University civil engineering students earlier this month to study megastructures – super-tall skyscrapers, extra-long bridges and giant arenas... More


BYU research shows how “Little Italy” got more Italian in America

New research by a BYU historian shows that Italian immigrants in Utah and across America became more “Italian” after leaving their homeland... More


BYU and Empower Playgrounds install electricity-generating merry-go-round in Ghana

Functions as a toy, a power source and a science lesson

Most children in Essam, Ghana, had never seen a merry-go-round until a Brigham Young University-led team arrived to install the curious device in their village. For more than 200 children, the installation day was memorable not only because they took a new toy for a joyous, dizzy spin — or two, or three — but also because, for the first time, they lit up their school with kid power... More

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BYU Ad Lab wins Global L'Oreal Brandstorm competition

Win marks first time a United States team has claimed the top prize

After only the second year competing, the Brigham Young University Ad Lab has won the international finals of the L'Oreal Brandstorm competition... More

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BYU study adds a ‘twist’ to stars’ death throes

Thirty-seven miles apart, twin stars orbit each other on a high-speed collision course. In a matter of milliseconds, the stars collide in spectacular fashion, spewing out radiation and forming an object so massive it collapses under its own weight and becomes a black hole... More

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BYU student sole author of medical journal article

When Brett Alldredge submitted a research paper to a scholarly medical journal last year, the Brigham Young University neuroscience major was competing for space with university and medical school professors from around the world... More

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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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Two graduating seniors taking $100K-plus fellowships to MIT

Two Brigham Young University seniors graduating Thursday will be using prestigious post-graduate fellowships worth up to $121,500 each to pursue doctorates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology... More

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BYU students to present redesigned power chairs Monday

What: Industrial design students will present 10 prototypes of motorized power chairs to Pride Mobility. Earlier this year, the mobility manufacturing company gave the BYU class six of the chairs, and the students have worked for three months to re-design the chairs from the ground up. Their presentation will include:

  • 8-inch scale models of chairs that target specific abilities, such as:
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BYU student broadcast team named top student newscast

Students to be honored April 18 in Las Vegas

The BYU Daily News, Brigham Young University's student news broadcast, has been named the best student TV newscast in the nation by the Broadcast Education Association. BYU's team will be honored Friday at the Annual BEA Festival of Arts Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas... More

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BYU Ad Lab wins national L'Oreal Brandstorm Competition

Team will travel to Paris in June for the international competition

The Brigham Young University Ad Lab has won the national finals of the L'Oreal Brandstorm competition for the second year in a row... More

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BYU student engineers’ invention to give customers ‘happy feet’ in 30 minutes or less

Brigham Young University undergraduate engineers demonstrated a portable workstation that creates custom insoles for shoes in less than 30 minutes on Tuesday. The team, sponsored by a Utah entrepreneur, was assigned to take a process that currently requires days and reduce it to minutes, with the potential for their invention to be an option for podiatrists' offices, athletic footwear stores or even ski outfitters... More

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Harvard journal highlights BYU prof’s proposal for improving literacy education

Current educational efforts are not doing enough to promote a breadth of literacy among young people, according to a Brigham Young University study featured in this month's edition of the Harvard Educational Review... More


Pixar president praises BYU animation program at premiere of latest short film

New BYU Center for Animation announced

The president of Pixar lauded Brigham Young University's animation program after he delivered a speech at the university Thursday... More

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BYU study shows bear pepper spray a viable alternative to guns for deterring bears

Also found spray residue actually attracts bears

Hikers and campers venturing into bear country this spring may be safer armed with 8-ounce cans of bear pepper spray than with guns, according to a new study led by a Brigham Young University bear biologist... More

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Portable device that detects chemical attacks licensed from BYU to Utah company

A portable device that can detect a chemical attack has been licensed from Brigham Young University to a Utah-based company working in support of the U.S. Department of Defense... More

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BYU – Baylor research team captures first images of post-concussion brain swelling

In most cases, traditional MRI scans of people who sustain a concussion look like normal, healthy brains – something that puzzles the medical profession... More

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BYU researchers identify key cellular signal that builds endurance in muscles

Everyone knows that exercise improves endurance - now Brigham Young University scientists have discovered one reason why, pinpointing the enzyme that kickstarts the process. The finding will be important to future efforts to enhance the beneficial effects of exercise, and to possibly extend those benefits to people suffering from ailments such as diabetes and heart disease... More

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Third BYU student in 4 years wins prestigious Gates Scholarship

Growing up in a town of 234 people in rural Idaho, Tara Westover barely considered attending college, let alone envisioned that one day she would be headed to the University of Cambridge for postgraduate studies with a prestigious scholarship worth more than $37,000. .. More



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