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Cougar Query: Steve Hafen

March 11, 2024
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Read Full Story

BYU professor and alumni shine with Oscar-nominated animated film

By Tyler Stahle March 07, 2024
An animated short film co-produced by BYU animation professor Kelly Loosli was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Animated Short category. The Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, March 10, on ABC. Read Full Story

Devotional: Stronger and closer connection to God through multiple covenants

By Kailey Marshall March 05, 2024
“There is only one way to return to live with God, and it is designated as the covenant path,” said Elder Dale G. Renlund, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as he delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. Read Full Story

Experience Design Study: Attending campus devotionals increases student sense of connection

By Grace Pope March 04, 2024
Professors asked BYU students how they anticipated their experiences on campus would impact their feelings of connectedness to BYU. While the top-ranking activity was playing for a BYU athletic team, something only a few students have the privilege to do, the next thing on the list was something available to every BYU student: attending weekly campus devotionals.

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Forum: The value of faith in your education

By Christie Allen February 27, 2024
“Tell your story and your journey, not to say that you’re so great, but rather to say, you are so blessed,” taught Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, president emeritus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in Tuesday’s forum. Read Full Story

Q&A with President Reese on “strengthening the student experience”

By Aaron Sorenson February 23, 2024
In this Q&A series with President Reese, he shares more about the seven initiatives he shared in his 2023 inaugural response and how they apply to BYU employees. Read Full Story

Life and Breath: Interdisciplinary BYU team travels to Nepal to study health effects of air pollution

By Christie Allen February 21, 2024
An interdisciplinary BYU team recently came together to conduct a research study in Nepal, aiming to measure brick workers’ exposure to pollutants and to assess their respiratory health. The eventual goal is to determine what information, technology and strategies they can develop with the Nepali people to help them improve their well-being. Read Full Story

Matt Giles named new assistant administration vice president

February 20, 2024
BYU Administration Vice President and CFO Steve Hafen announced today the hiring of Matt Giles as the new assistant administration vice president of physical facilities. Read Full Story

The NSF wants to pay tuition, rent and much more for BYU Cybersecurity students

By Shelby Clark February 14, 2024
The NSF recently awarded the cybersecurity program within the BYU Electrical & Computer Engineering department with a five-year, $3.7 million grant called the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service. BYU is one of only six schools nationwide to receive the award this year, which recognizes students with technical talent, moral integrity, leadership, and second language skills. Read Full Story

Devotional: "Can you imagine?"

By Kailey Marshall February 13, 2024
Elder Evan A. Schmutz, a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered Tuesday's devotional address. He urged the audience to consider the importance of their mortal lives. Read Full Story