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BYU team using wearable nanocomposite sensor and AI to create prescription-like system for chronic back pain

By Emily Lambert
May 24, 2023
To find effective therapies for chronic low back pain, and to help curb opioid addiction, the NIH created the Back Pain Consortium Research Program. BYU is one of 10 major universities (along with Harvard, Ohio State and the University of Utah) tapped to help with this effort, and new work from researchers here has led to a system to prescribe patient-specific back pain remedies like doctors would prescribe medication.
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Brain tumor doesn't stop BYU grad from dancing and giving back

By Emily Lambert
April 25, 2023
Just over a month ago BYU senior Logan Barnes won the title of National Cabaret Champion at the National DanceSport Championships. While Barnes appears to be at the top of his game now, he came very close to missing out on dance, school and life just a few years ago.
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What type of GIF user are you?

By Emily Lambert
March 02, 2023
When you get a text from a friend, is your immediate reaction to reply with a GIF? Do you know which GIF to send, or do you begin to scroll, searching for the perfect one? If so, it may mean more than you realize, according to researchers at BYU.
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Intellect

What do elk, nuclear reactors and quirky Utah phrases have in common? They're all in the Top 10 BYU News Stories of 2022

By Emily Lambert
December 28, 2022
Research from BYU faculty and students made its way across the globe this year, giving a snapshot to the breadth and depth of the academic work happening on campus. The 10 feature stories here — representing nearly every college on campus — were the most viewed of 2022.


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Intellect

BYU profs create new micro nuclear reactor to produce nuclear energy more safely

By Emily Lambert
October 04, 2022
BYU professor and nuclear engineering expert Matthew Memmott and his colleagues have designed a new system for nuclear energy production: a molten salt micro-nuclear reactor that may solve meltdown risks.
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It just makes cents: BYU study shows children need hands-on experience to learn financial responsibility

By Emily Lambert
September 22, 2022
Children who are given opportunities to manage money when they're young are more likely to be financially responsible as they enter adulthood, says a new study from BYU.
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BYU students build Mars rover, travel to Mars-like terrain, compete for Earth's top prize

By Emily Lambert
June 06, 2022
BYU engineering students and undergrads from universities representing 10 countries traveled to the deserts near Hanksville, Utah, last weekend for the annual University Rover Challenge. There they tested their student-built rovers to the limits and the BYU team competed admirably with some of the finest student engineering minds in the world.


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