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Intellect

BYU seeks to develop students of faith, intellect, and character. In addition to teaching classes, most BYU professors also conduct research in their academic field. Students – even at the undergraduate level – participate in research and publish their work alongside a faculty mentor. Here are the stories of what they discover together.

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Q&A with President Reese on BYU’s undergraduate teaching focus

March 15, 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.
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BYU math videos aim to transform equations into excitement

March 13, 2024
From calculating the perfect bottle flip to understanding how much force is behind a penny dropped off a skyscraper, Math the World videos creatively answer the age-old math question, “When will I ever use this?”
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BYU professor and alumni shine with Oscar-nominated animated film

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

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

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

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

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

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.
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Wheatley Institute report: Flourishing romances are more the result of proactive behaviors than soulmate spark

February 13, 2024
Sixty percent of Americans believe in the idea that true love is found in a one-and-only soulmate relationship, confirming that the quest to find one’s soulmate continues to play a significant role in our modern dating culture. However, a new report finds that enduring connection in romantic relationships results more from the personal virtues and intentional efforts of the partners, than it does from spontaneous love and emotional spark.
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BYU documentary on Wyoming Black 14 featured at College Football Hall of Fame Black History Month event

February 12, 2024
Against the backdrop of iconic football memorabilia in the heart of the College Football Hall of Fame, a story of reconciliation and love took center stage last week. BYU students and professors were part of it.
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Newly discovered (tiny) animal species now carries the name of a BYU professor

February 08, 2024
Meet the newest nematode to be discovered on Earth: Steinernema adamsi, named after BYU professor Byron Adams. It’s not cute or cuddly, but it’s part of a special group of nematodes considered beneficial to humans because it can infect and kill insect pests.
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Study visually captures hard truth: Walking home at night is not the same for women

February 06, 2024
An eye-catching new BYU study shows just how different the experience of walking home at night is for women versus men.
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Forum: The (costly) arc of religious freedom

January 30, 2024
In Tuesday’s forum, Harvard law professor Ruth Okediji explored a paradox: the stronger a nation’s commitment to religious freedom, the less a faithful presence Christians feel they can have in secular society.
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Four things to know about the BYU London Centre

January 29, 2024
The study abroad program in London lasts for a whole semester in winter and fall, or for seven weeks during the summer.
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A Hindu scholar in the heart of Utah: How Sudam Mane combines faith and science at BYU

January 23, 2024
At BYU, Mane discovered more than just a center for scientific research; he found a community of faith and belonging.
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Cold & flu season is in full swing... This BYU professor knows the best research-backed medicine for each symptom

January 17, 2024
In this Q&A, BYU nursing professor Katreena Merrill shares her decades of expertise and recent findings from her perfectly timed research (carried out with fellow BYU professor Beth Luthy) to help make navigating the cold and flu aisle at the store more manageable this winter.
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Intensely prepared, BYU Japanese majors make perfect candidates for Japanese companies

January 08, 2024
For the past two years, through a semester-long, one-credit-hour course, BYU Japanese professor Steve Moody has meticulously prepared a group of seven to eight students to attend the Boston Career Forum for Japanese-English bilinguals. Big-name companies that regularly participate include Amazon, Bank of America and Nintendo, as well as powerhouse Japanese companies like SoftBank and Sumitomo. Among American undergraduates, BYU students studying Japanese are uniquely prepared to thrive in this job market.
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Faith, innovation and impact: BYU 2023 video highlights

December 20, 2023
From an unprecedented collaboration with a YouTube sensation to humanitarian projects that impacted local families, BYU students and faculty shared their light across the globe this past year. Take a look at some of the BYU video highlights of 2023.
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