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Christie Allen

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Online therapy just as effective as in-person therapy for many patients
By Christie Allen
November 12, 2020
Online therapy boasts a number of benefits, including eliminated wait times, increased accessibility, lower cost, anonymity and the ability to self-pace.
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Tired of staring at your phone? Grab a short story from BYU’s new dispensers
By Christie Allen
November 04, 2020
Two new vending machines on BYU's campus will print out free short stories, poems and essays on rolls of receipt paper. One is on the library's ground-floor thoroughfare and another is taking stops all across campus.
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Families resilient in face of COVID-19, American Family Survey says
By Christie Allen
October 29, 2020
In the tumult of 2020 America—the pandemic, the protests, the presidential election—BYU political scientists have spotted some good news.
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Undergraduate research opportunities launch BYU grad to Yale Med
By Christie Allen
October 29, 2020
Jacob Mabey authored two research papers as an undergraduate at BYU and coauthored two more before graduating this year. Now he is using his research experience as a first-year student at the Yale School of Medicine. He follows the path of many BYU grads who go on to earn PhDs, something for which BYU ranks No. 5 in the country.
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Civic participation higher among male veterans compared to other men
By Christie Allen
October 26, 2020
A new BYU study shows that contrary to many assumptions, military service has historically predicted greater civic participation — involvement in formal, purposeful social organizations — later in life.
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Undergraduate research opportunities launch BYU grad to Yale Med
By Christie Allen
October 22, 2020
Jacob Mabey authored two research papers as an undergraduate at BYU and coauthored two more before graduating this year. Now he is using his research experience as a first-year student at the Yale School of Medicine. He follows the path of many BYU grads who go on to earn PhDs, something for which BYU ranks No. 5 in the country.
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With innovative nanofiber membranes, cloth masks’ efficacy goes up to 99%
By Christie Allen
October 21, 2020
The cloth masks many are sporting these days offer some protection against COVID-19. However, they typically provide much less than the professional N95 masks used by healthcare workers. That may soon change. Recently, students from BYU’s College of Engineering teamed up with Nanos Foundation to develop a nanofiber membrane that can be sandwiched between the cloth pieces in a homemade mask, increasing efficacy up to 99%.


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BYU professor helps courts solve 60 cases as language detective
By Christie Allen
September 25, 2020
Dr. Eggington has had plenty of exciting moments as a forensic linguist. What he really cares about—why he became a linguistics professor to begin with—is using his knowledge of language to help others.
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BYU Chamber Orchestra, Lea Salonga beat out stiff competition for BroadwayWorld award
By Christie Allen
September 09, 2020
A collaborative album between the BYU Chamber Orchestra and Broadway superstar Lea Salonga, “The Story of My Life: Lea Salonga Live from Manila,” recently received the 2020 BroadwayWorld Album Award for Best New EP/Solo Release.
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