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How you feel about your home is more important than the size

June 19, 2019
Although home environments affect the way many feel which, in turn, has the potential to influence family relationships, researchers at BYU recently found that how individuals perceive the space (too crowded or too spread out) in their homes has more of an effect on family functioning than actual characteristics, such as the size of the house or number of bedrooms. Read Full Story

Be a light on the hill, BYU Broadcasting director inspires Knight Society

June 19, 2019
BYU Broadcasting stands on the shoulders of giants, according to managing director Michael Dunn. Read Full Story

Rosemary Thackeray appointed BYU assistant to the president for planning and assessment

June 18, 2019
Replaces James D. Gordon III, who is retiring after 35 years of service to the university Read Full Story

NASA turns to BYU for critical Mars research ahead of human missions

By Todd Hollingshead June 17, 2019
A multidisciplinary team of BYU chemistry and engineering researchers has been tasked by NASA to develop a system to measure the size and electrical charge of Mars dust — a detail seemingly innocuous, yet critical to the success of human missions to the Red Planet. Read Full Story

Helicopter parenting: Control vs. support makes all the difference

By Jayne Edwards June 17, 2019
BYU researchers identify three different kinds of helicopter parents Read Full Story

Karl G. Maeser and James E. Talmage mentorship inspired special BYU coin

June 13, 2019
Justin Kunz, an illustration professor at BYU and medallic artist for the U.S. Mint, has previously designed more than 10 coins for the U.S. Mint as a member of the Artistic Fusion Program. Perhaps his most well-known was the 2017 portrayal of Lady Liberty that commemorated the 225th anniversary of the Mint’s coin production and was later named Best Gold Coin in the Coin of the Year Awards at the World Money Fair in Berlin. Recently, Kunz designed a new commemorative coin for BYU to celebrate the motto Inspiring Learning. Read Full Story

Larry Howell new BYU associate academic vice president

June 13, 2019
Academic Vice President C. Shane Reese has announced the appointment of Larry L. Howell as the new associate academic vice president for research and graduate studies at Brigham Young University. Read Full Story

Paul S. Edwards named new director of BYU’s Wheatley Institution

June 10, 2019
Replaces founding director Richard Williams, who will be returning to full-time teaching and research in Counseling Psychology and Special Education in the David O. McKay School of Education. Read Full Story

Water cycle diagrams are giving us a false sense of water security

By Todd Hollingshead June 10, 2019
New study finds texbook depictions need to be updated to show human impact Read Full Story

BYU Devotional: The relational aspects of covenants

By Kaylee Esplin June 10, 2019
Ellie Young, associate professor of clinical psychology and special education delivered Tuesday’s Devotional address in the de Jong Concert Hall. Young spoke on keeping our covenants with the Lord in an uplifting and supporting way. Read Full Story