BYU News

Classical 89's "The Christmas Chronicles" tells classic Santa Claus story

Brigham Young University’s Classical 89 will be airing an eight-part dramatic reading for radio titled “The Christmas Chronicles” nightly Dec. 7-14 at 6 p.m. “The Christmas Chronicles” is an account of the astonishing life and activities of world-renowned philanthropist Santa Claus.

BYU choirs, Philharmonic plan "Celebration of Christmas" Dec. 4-5

Brigham Young University’s School of Music will present its popular “Celebration of Christmas” on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4- 5, in the de Jong Concert Hall. “Celebration of Christmas” is an annual concert that features the BYU Singers, Concert Choir, Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra.

Free Brass Chamber Night at BYU Dec. 8

BYU’s School of Music will be presenting a “Brass Chamber Night” Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. This event is free.

Grade roll submission deadlines for fall semester 2009 announced

Grade rolls will be available through Route Y/AIM beginning Thursday, Dec. 10, the last day of class instruction. The deadline for submitting grades is Wednesday, Dec. 30, at noon. Instructions for submitting grades can be found in the menu for “Faculty & Staff” at saas.byu.edu/registrar/records/gradesubmission.php.

Professor to discuss partition in India and Thailand Dec. 2 at BYU

Shane Strate, visiting professor of history at BYU, will present “The Trauma of Lost Territory: Discourses of Partition in India and Thailand” at a David M. Kennedy Center lecture Wednesday, Dec. 2, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

Tuba performers welcome at BYU Tuba Christmas Concert Dec. 5

BYU’s School of Music will present the 29th annual Utah Tuba Christmas Concert Saturday, Dec. 5, at noon in the Madsen Recital Hall. The event is free to the public.

Education in Zion hosts free screening of "Amazing Grace" Nov. 21

BYU's "Education in Zion" exhibit in the Joseph F. Smith Building will host a date night activity featuring a tour of the exhibit and and a screening of the stirring film “Amazing Grace” Saturday, Nov. 21, beginning at 7 p.m. in the JSFB gallery.

BYU Symphony Orchestra to perform Dec. 2

BYU’s School of Music will present its Symphony Orchestra in a concert Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

First endowed professorship established at BYU College of Nursing

A new BYU College of Nursing Professorship, sponsored by the Mary Ellen Edmunds Nursing Endowment for the Healer’s Art, was recently announced by Dean Beth V. Cole. Lynn C. Callister is the first recipient of the professorship, which honors faculty for excellence in scholarship and student mentoring.

BYU Jazz Voices plan concert Dec. 2

BYU’s vocal jazz group Jazz Voices will be performing in the Madsen Recital Hall Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m.

Burt Lancaster's "Flame and the Arrow" at BYU film series Nov. 20

“The Flame and the Arrow,” the 1950s Technicolor adventure, will be screened at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Brigham Young University’s Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium.

Coed college housing connected to frequent binge drinking

A new study in the Journal of American College Health finds that students placed by their universities in coed housing are 2.5 times more likely to binge drink each week than students placed in all-male or all-female housing.

Japan's ambassador to U.S. will give BYU lecture Nov. 23

His Excellency Ichiro Fujisaki, ambassador of Japan to the United States, will address “U.S.-Japanese Relations” at a David M. Kennedy Center lecture Monday, Nov. 23, at noon in 250 Spencer W. Kimball Tower.

BYU's Harold B. Lee Library displays a history of photography

Underneath the atrium of the Harold B. Lee Library is “From Daguerreotype to Digital: The History of Photography,” a new exhibit depicting 170 years in the development of photography. The exhibit, which has been in production for several years, features the work of significant photographers, including Ansel Adams, John Telford, George Edward Anderson and William Henry Talbot.

BYU Museum of Art celebrates 100 years of collecting art at BYU

“The First 100 Years: Collecting Art at BYU” tells the remarkable story of the development of the university art collection through the display of 150 of the outstanding works that have been acquired over the past century. This exhibition will be on view in the Marian Adelaide Morris Cannon Gallery on the museum’s main level from Friday, Dec. 4, through Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. Admission is free.

BYU's Paul Farnsworth receives service award from national society

Paul Farnsworth, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at BYU, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Applied Spectrometry. The award was formally presented at the 2009 Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies last month.

Law, religion scholar Noah Feldman at BYU forum Nov. 17

Noah Feldman, an American author and professor of law at Harvard Law School, will speak at a BYU campus forum Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center. Following his address, Feldman will also be available for a question-and-answer session in the Assembly Hall of the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center.

"Christmas Around the World" celebrates 50 years of concerts Dec. 4-5

This year’s production of Christmas Around the World with the BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble, “Magical Memories,” will be celebrating the show’s 50th concert series. The shows will be Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center. There will also be a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are available through the Marriott Center Ticket Office or at byutickets.com.

Babe Ruth's stats padded by BYU statistican

What if Babe Ruth played baseball in our time? A study by Shane Reese answered that question: The Bambino would have hit 199 more home runs. Read The Wall Street Journal story on statistical time travel or Reese's study.

Douglas M. Johnston to discuss "Religion and Statecraft" at BYU Nov. 17

Douglas M. Johnston, founder and president of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy, will present “Religion and Statecraft” at a Wheatley Institution lecture Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center Assembly Hall on the Brigham Young University campus.