Checked off "the talk" with your teen? Not so fast: one isn't enough

New BYU research shows that one vague conversation with your teen about sex is not enough. Laura Padilla-Walker found that ongoing communication between parents and their adolescent children benefits the parent-child relationship and leads to safer sexual activity at age 21.
Greater Sage Grouse
Intellect

BYU professors, students helping reverse demise of critical bird species

For the last 20 years, BYU wildlife conservationists have been leading students to an area about 50 miles east of BYU’s campus to help monitor and recover the population of sage grouse. Thanks to their work, the population is one of the few in the west that is growing in size.
Y Mountain
Announcements

BYU tuition to increase three percent for 2019-2020 academic year

Brigham Young University will implement a three percent increase for both undergraduate and graduate tuition for the 2019-2020 academic year. This will bring the undergraduate rate per semester from $2,810 to $2,895, an increase of $85.
disinformation challenges and myths
Intellect

Challenges and myths: How do we combat disinformation?

Haroon K. Ullah, chief strategy officer for the United States Agency for Global Media, spoke at BYU on Monday about the online information battlefield.
dust storm on Titan: artist's rendering
Intellect

Dust storms on Saturn’s largest moon: what can they tell us about Earth’s dunes?

Analyzing images sent by the Cassini spacecraft, an international team of scientists found strong winds over dune fields on Titan. The resulting dust storms can offer insights into Earth's deserts and dunes.
screenshot from BYU video game Nokbak
Intellect

Animation nabs top ranking

The Animation Career Review recently named BYU the No. 1 animation school with a Bachelor of Science program.
BYU Devotional Speaker Scott Miller
Faith

BYU Devotional: Humble uncertainty

Scott Miller, dean of the BYU College of Humanities and professor of Asian & Near Eastern Languages, spoke at Tuesday’s devotional about having faith through times of darkness and uncertainty.