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BYU engineering prof helping find answers to why Mexico quake was so deadly
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 25, 2017
It’s been a little over a month since a devastating 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed 370 people and injured roughly 6,000 more in Mexico. A BYU professor is helping find answers to help the rebuilding effort.

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Intellect
BYU engineering in the Dominican Republic: A study in water
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 04, 2017
Helping a country predict water flow leads to a flow of BYU PhDs
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BYU research could lead to new method for detecting, managing prostate cancer
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
November 20, 2016
Prostate cancer is much easier to cure in its early stages, but can remain undiagnosed because early stages of the disease may not produce symptoms until the tumor is either very large or has invaded other tissues.

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Professor Michael Scott becomes 3rd at BYU to earn 'Highly Cited' distinction
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 09, 2016
BYU professor Michael Scott is one of 54 American professors recently named as a “ Highly Cited Researcher” by Thomson Reuters.

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BYU prof one of four in U.S. invited to Italy quake sites for drone reconnaissance
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 04, 2016
BYU professor Kevin Franke was one of four U.S. professors invited to a special geotechnical engineering reconnaissance mission to learn how the earthquake impacted ancient and modern infrastructure.

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Intellect
BYU study shows a fourth of Utah HOV lane users are breaking rules
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 20, 2016
Newly published research from BYU civil engineers finds that up to 25 percent of vehicles in Utah’s high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes during rush hour are violating carpool requirements.

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