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Rachel Wadham, senior librarian at the Harold B. Lee Library, delivered Tuesday's devotional address. She spoke about how vital it is to become more information literate, and how doing so will help us better navigate the world. Read Full Story

Academic Vice President Shane Reese announced new administrative appointments, including an interim dean, associate dean and five new department chairs. All these new hires are effective July 1. Read Full Story

Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Rachel Wadham, senior librarian for education and juvenile collections at the Harold B. Lee Library. Read Full Story

BYU researchers found that more than half of American adults in a new study gained 5% or more body weight over a 10-year period. What’s more, more than a third of American adults gained 10% or more body weight and almost a fifth gained 20% or more body weight. Read Full Story

Tiffany Turley Bowcut, Title IX coordinator, delivered today's devotional address. She spoke on the importance of having faith in the Lord and in ourselves. Read Full Story

Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Tiffany Turley Bowcut, Title IX coordinator. Read Full Story

For the first time, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of a modern oat, the Swedish variety “Sang.” BYU plant and wildlife sciences professors Jeff Maughan and Rick Jellen played an important role in the international project, sequencing the genomes of two of oat’s ancient progenitors to elucidate its evolutionary history. The group’s findings were recently published as the cover article in top science journal Nature. Read Full Story

Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Rhonda Sandberg, Marriott School undergraduate advisement center director. Read Full Story

BYU Administration Vice President and CFO Steve Hafen announced today the hiring of Alan Moose as the new assistant administration vice president, finance. Read Full Story

BYU students helped refugees find clothing, others dutifully assembled hygiene kits. At one point or another, each of the 13 students took time to play with the children; many of whom were eager for a friend and longed for trusted human contact. Read Full Story