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COVID-19 and Vaccination Rates: Answers from a BYU statistician

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 15, 2021
In this Q&A, BYU Academic Vice President and statistician Shane Reese discusses the complex numbers behind COVID-19 and vaccination rates.
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Intellect

Q&A with BYU economics professor addresses supply chain shortages, price surges and what to expect in the post-pandemic economy

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
June 01, 2021
The interconnected reasons your favorite products might be facing a shortage.
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Announcements

BYU will hold traditional fall semester in 2021

May 24, 2021
The vast majority of courses will be offered in-person with full-capacity classrooms.
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Intellect

Simple text message reminders may significantly boost COVID-19 vaccination rates

By Christie Allen
April 30, 2021
A recent mega-study co-authored by a BYU professor showed that sending patients text message reminders to get a flu shot at their routine appointments increased vaccination rates by up to 11%, enough to make a significant impact in national immunity.
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Intellect

Q&A with BYU professor addresses COVID-19 vaccine misconceptions

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
March 07, 2021
While myths and half-truths about vaccinations continue to swirl, Dr. Andersen explains how COVID-19 vaccines work and debunks common misconceptions in this interview.
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Intellect

BYU student-driven 1918 dataset details how pandemics spread

By Christie Allen
January 19, 2021
BYU professors and students developed a tool that can auto-index the cause of death from death certificates.
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Intellect

BYU COVID-19 Research

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Intellect

BYU study: Alcohol-free hand sanitizer just as effective against COVID-19 virus as alcohol-based versions

By Christie Allen
December 03, 2020
A new BYU study, recently published in The Journal of Hospital Infection, finds that alcohol-free hand sanitizer is just as effective at disinfecting surfaces from the COVID-19 virus as alcohol-based products.


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Intellect

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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Intellect

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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Intellect

Work to be done before people feel ready for COVID-19 vaccine, BYU study finds

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 13, 2020
A new BYU study, published in the journal Vaccines, shows that 68% of respondents are supportive of being vaccinated for COVID-19, but concerns remain about side effects, sufficient vaccine testing and vaccine effectiveness.


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Intellect

Reports of domestic violence on the rise during pandemic, BYU study finds

By Christie Allen
August 21, 2020
The conditions created by COVID-19—unexpected time at home, unemployment and financial insecurity, anxiety and stress—are the same conditions known to aggravate domestic violence.
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Intellect

Health lobbyists swarming for COVID-19 funding, study finds

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 12, 2020
To date, Congress has authorized roughly $3 trillion in COVID-19 relief assistance— the largest relief package in history. With more COVID relief money on the way, a new study led by two Brigham Young University business professors finds these newly available funds led to a significant surge in health sector lobbying activity, especially within the pharmaceutical industry.


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Intellect

BYU analysis of 115+ studies: Masks powerful & cost-effective in combating COVID-19

July 23, 2020
In an analysis of more than 115 studies on the effectiveness of masks in controlling COVID-19, BYU researchers found that masks could be one of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to stop COVID-19 and accelerate the economic recovery.


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Intellect

For pandemic comfort eating, Utah is the plate: new book shows why

By Brenna Seeman
July 23, 2020
We may be in the middle of a global pandemic, but there is no way Utahns would ever give up their fry sauce!
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Intellect

Study: Going to virtual work spaces has changed leadership. Have you noticed?

By Christie Allen
June 29, 2020
According to recent BYU research, members of virtual teams identify leaders in significantly different ways compared to members of in-person teams.
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Intellect

Low-cost ventilator evolves from BYU Capstone project to FDA-approved device for COVID-19

By Cami Buckley
June 19, 2020
A group of BYU alums and BYU students have created a low-cost, lightweight ventilator that just received emergency FDA approval for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Intellect

BYU profs design bluetooth stethoscope with a 50-foot range to help healthcare practitioners stay safe

By Cami Buckley
June 15, 2020
To protect both patients and practitioners during COVID-19, BYU nursing and technology professors collaborated to design a digital, 3D-printed stethoscope that makes it possible to listen to the heart and lungs of their patients while standing up to 50 feet away.
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