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Tim McLain named new dean of the College of Engineering

June 15, 2026
Brigham Young University Academic Vice President Justin Collings announced today that Tim McLain will be the next dean of the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering. Read Full Story

Devotional: "That the works of God should be made manifest"

By Ashleigh Staples June 09, 2026
“Blindness is symbolic of the inability to perceive or the refusal to acknowledge the works of God.” Read Full Story

Cougar Query: Jennifer Brooks

June 07, 2026
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Read Full Story

Devotional: Elysa Dishman

By Ashleigh Staples June 02, 2026
BYU law professor Elysa Dishman spoke at a BYU Devotional this morning about the healing power of community and its role in the miracles of Jesus Christ. Read Full Story

Cougar Query: Elysa Dishman

May 31, 2026
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Read Full Story

New research from BYU-led multi-institution consortium finds all major AI models ignore faith, religion in responses

By Todd Hollingshead May 26, 2026
Newly published research from The Consortium for Evaluation of Faith and Ethics in AI (CEFE-AI) — a collaboration among researchers at BYU, Baylor University, the University of Notre Dame and Yeshiva University — found a consistent, repeatable pattern: religious perspectives are being left out of AI responses. Read Full Story

BYU engineering students design new wearable tech for search and rescue rats... yes, rats!

By Sharman Gill May 21, 2026
A recent BYU engineering capstone team took on the challenge of designing an improved backpack localization device for APOPO, a global organization that has deployed HeroRATS for more than 25 years. APOPO’s rats have helped save millions of lives by sniffing out explosives in war-torn regions and detecting tuberculosis in laboratory settings. Read Full Story

Forum: The power of faith panel

By Ashleigh Staples May 19, 2026
President C. Shane Reese, along with D. Michael Lindsay of Taylor University, addressed the campus community in a panel discussion during today's forum on faith in higher education. Read Full Story

BYU journalism students bring Olympic stories to life in Italy

By Abigail Degn May 19, 2026
Positioned behind her camera, BYU journalism student and photographer Abby Shelton captured the raw emotion of the U.S. women’s hockey team’s semifinal victory to advance to the gold medal game, describing the moment as “epic” — witnessing peak athleticism on one of the world’s biggest stages through her own lens. Read Full Story

BYU student named Honor Graduate as top U.S. Marine Corps Officer candidate in the nation

By Ellie Larsen May 19, 2026
BYU students have earned some of the nation’s highest honors, but for the first time ever, a BYU student has been named the top U.S. Marine Corps officer candidate in the country. Read Full Story