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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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 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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BYU School of Medicine to be located on west campus property
The Brigham Young University Board of Trustees has approved the BYU West Campus, site of the former Provo High School, as the location for the future BYU School of Medicine building. This site on the BYU campus is also located near Intermountain Health’s Utah Valley Hospital.
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BYU’s 2025 awards season honors student standouts
Rise and shout! Across various disciplines, BYU students have been recognized for their world-class accomplishments.
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Devotional: The most desirable above all things
“If today you feel your prayers are not heard, or you can’t feel God’s love for you, please know that every effort you make matters, even if you don’t yet recognize it,” Salani Pita said in her Tuesday morning devotional address.
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Cougar Query: Salani Lesā Pita
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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Student inventors help BYU rank as a top U.S. university for newly-issued patents
Brigham Young University was just ranked as one of the Top 100 universities in the nation for most issued patents. But the new ranking from the National Academy of Inventors isn’t the story for BYU; it’s who holds the patents.
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BYU research: Your beliefs about money may reveal clues about your relationship
Everyone holds their own beliefs about money – what it’s for, how much we need and how to use it. But a new study from researchers at BYU says personal beliefs about money also shape the health of your relationship.
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