Cougar Query: Elysa Dishman
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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New research from BYU-led multi-institution consortium finds all major AI models ignore faith, religion in responses
Newly published research from The Consortium for Evaluation of Faith and Ethics in AI (CEFE-AI) — a collaboration among researchers at BYU, Baylor University, the University of Notre Dame and Yeshiva University — found a consistent, repeatable pattern: religious perspectives are being left out of AI responses.
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BYU engineering students design new wearable tech for search and rescue rats... yes, rats!
A recent BYU engineering capstone team took on the challenge of designing an improved backpack localization device for APOPO, a global organization that has deployed HeroRATS for more than 25 years. APOPO’s rats have helped save millions of lives by sniffing out explosives in war-torn regions and detecting tuberculosis in laboratory settings.
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Forum: The Power of Faith Panel
President C. Shane Reese, along with D. Michael Lindsay of Taylor University, addressed the campus community in a panel discussion during today's forum on faith in higher education.
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BYU journalism students bring Olympic stories to life in Italy
Positioned behind her camera, BYU journalism student and photographer Abby Shelton captured the raw emotion of the U.S. women’s hockey team’s semifinal victory to advance to the gold medal game, describing the moment as “epic” — witnessing peak athleticism on one of the world’s biggest stages through her own lens.
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BYU student named Honor Graduate as top U.S. Marine Corps Officer candidate in the nation
BYU students have earned some of the nation’s highest honors, but for the first time ever, a BYU student has been named the top U.S. Marine Corps officer candidate in the country.
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Devotional: The gift and power of your light
Testifying of the Savior and His love, Arlene Sewell, portfolio director of artificial intelligence, offered insights to the BYU community about light and the role it plays in a changing world.
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Building a sustainable global health workforce: BYU nursing professors piloting program to reduce early-career burnout
With the federal officials expecting an 8% shortage in full-time RNs in the US by 2028, and the World Health Organization expecting a shortage of 4.5 million nurses by 2030, a recent surge in nursing program applications is promising news. But there is a major complicating factor: young nurses are experiencing widespread early-career burnout. Enter BYU Nursing.
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Cougar Query: Arlene Sewell
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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BYU's latest Supermileage vehicle winner: Squeezing 2,145 miles out of a single gallon of fuel
BYU engineering students keep finding ways to squeeze more miles out of a gallon of gas. For the third time in the last four years, BYU has won the Shell Eco Marathon, meaning they’ve once again built the most fuel efficient supermileage vehicle in all the land.
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