BYU law professor honors ancestors and advocates for tribal rights
With 574 tribes, countless treaties and evolving court decisions, Native American law can be a complex maze. BYU law professor Michalyn Steele has spent her career helping navigate that maze in defense of Native rights and sovereignty.
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Brian Santiago named BYU director of athletics
Following a national search, Brigham Young University has appointed Brian Santiago as the university’s next director of athletics.
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BYU: A place we can go to the light, be filled with light and share light
Richard Houseman, dean of BYU Continuing Education, gave his devotional address Tuesday morning in the Marriott Center. He centered his remarks on a powerful spiritual pattern of going toward light, being filled with it and then sharing it.
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Geology meets history: BYU professor studies WWII shrapnel on Normandy beaches
Eighty years after D-Day, BYU geologists uncover lingering WWII shrapnel on Normandy beaches to study how history still shapes the coastline today.
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Forum: Lessons from Noise: Crackle to Calm
This year’s Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, Kent Gee, delivered his forum address on the science of sound and how he and BYU students have contributed to significant research in the acoustics industry.
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BYU study finds the real reasons why some people choose not to use artificial intelligence
In a recent study, BYU professors Jacob Steffen and Taylor Wells explored why some people are still reluctant to use GenAI tools. While some people might worry about an AI apocalypse, Steffen and Wells found that most non-users are more concerned with issues like trusting the results, missing the human touch or feeling unsure if GenAI is ethical to use.
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Cougar Query: Kent Gee
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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Rethinking sugar: BYU study shows food source is key to understanding diabetes risk
A recent BYU study shows that not all dietary sugars carry the same risks. In the largest and most comprehensive meta-analysis of its kind, BYU researchers—in collaboration with researchers from Germany-based institutions—found that the type and source of sugar may matter far more than previously thought.
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BYU researchers show social connection is still underappreciated as a medically relevant health factor
Despite mounting evidence that social connection is vital to physical health, new BYU research shows most people, including doctors, still underestimate its importance.
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Devotional: Jesus Christ, the Master Teacher
Sarah Clark, dean of the David O. McKay School of Education, delivered the devotional address on Tuesday morning at the Marriott Center. She centered her address on the idea that each person has stories, often ones of failure or hardship, that the Savior wants to help us revisit, understand and rewrite.
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