Elder Matthew S. Holland, a general authority seventy for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, began his devotional address by iterating his deep ties to BYU and expressing his gratitude for his and his family’s time there. Read Full Story

A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical treatments for individuals with alcohol use disorder. This collaborative research involved 13 students and four professors across three departments in the College of Life Sciences and the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences.

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Sister Wendy Reese and President C. Shane Reese welcomed students and employees back from winter break in the first devotional of 2026. Read Full Story

Sharks at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, Utah, glide silently behind glass walls — but just how silent is their world? A team of BYU researchers set out to discover how much of the aquarium’s daily bustle filters into the shark tank, and whether that noise is affecting the animals who call it home. Read Full Story

BYU’s Sesquicentennial year started off with great momentum as BYU’s professional programs earned high rankings and the location for the BYU School of Medicine building was announced. Alongside breaking ground on major campus projects — including a brand new Creamery on Ninth — BYU also led groundbreaking research on sugar, generative AI, and wildfires. Here are the top ten BYU news stories of 2025. Read Full Story

Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community attend the weekly devotional or forum address. Read Full Story

Data recently released from the National Center for Education Statistics show that when it comes to yield rate — the percentage of admitted students who go on to enroll — BYU is elite. The Cougs’ 78% rate is good enough for No. 5 in the country, placing it just behind Harvard and Stanford and ahead of Princeton and Yale. Read Full Story

BYU Professor of Geology, Greg Carling, and his team are investigating possible groundwater contamination in the Great Salt Lake, a crucial ecosystem that supports thousands of migratory birds. Read Full Story

Elder John A. McCune, a general authority seventy for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered a campus devotional at the Marriott Center. Elder McCune testified that God wants to guide and direct each of His children through revelation. Read Full Story

The new building is located on the west side of the parking lot of the original Creamery on Ninth. Read Full Story