Intellect

A newly published paper co-authored by a BYU business professor finds banks still offer Black customers inferior loan products and service, even when those Black customers have objectively stronger financial profiles and FICO scores than White customers.

A group of BYU students and professors recently returned from a memorable study abroad trip to Poland serving in Ukrainian refugee centers. The students provided medical aid, taught classes on health and wellness, and donated thousands of dollars worth of medical supplies.

For the first time ever, BYU will be a stop on the Utah Valley Parade of Homes. The reason? BYU students have designed, engineered and built a truly one-of-a-kind sustainable, transportable, affordable home — right on campus.

While BYU provides excellent, affordable academic and professional training, its deeper purpose is much more ambitious, said mechanical engineering professor Brent Webb in Tuesday’s forum. Webb explained how BYU’s combined focus on faith and study uniquely helps students develop their divine potential.

Scientists at Brigham Young University and Washington State University have developed a version of the protein-rich quinoa plant that can survive and thrive in the often-harsh growing conditions of Rwanda and other African countries.

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.

Devoted BYU student Josie Zenger combines her passion for research and community, helping to create a sense of belonging for all students.

Once again, BYU graduate programs shined in the newly released annual U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings, with the J. Reuben Clark Law School earning its highest ranking to date.

Engineering students at BYU have built a vehicle that can travel from Provo to Niagara Falls on one gallon of gas. To be exact, it can travel 1,915.83 miles per gallon, an astounding distance that is not only the best in the United States, but the best across the Americas.

Rise and shout! Across various disciplines, BYU students are being recognized for their world-class accomplishments.

Dr. Julie Valentine “has been a driving force to inform policy to reduce sexual violence, provide a voice and vision for affected individuals"

In this Q&A, we hear from BYU civil engineering professor Jim Nelson, a hydrologist with decades of experience. He’s traveled across the country and the globe to consult with federal agencies, nonprofits and engineering consortiums to help better predict streamflows and plan for flooding.

An astonishing 327 co-authors from 186 educational institutions in 14 countries participated in a new BYU-led study testing the capacity of ChatGPT to handle university-level accounting exams. They contributed 25,181 classroom accounting exam questions to see if the bot could outscore students.

From developing creative ways to teach math to planting trees along the Provo River, recent scholastic and civic projects from BYU students prove that an education that integrates faith, emotion, and intellect produces leaders with devoted hearts and purposeful souls.

The Television Academy Foundation announced the winners of the 42nd College Television Awards or “Student Emmy’s” earlier this week and BYU students once again claimed the top spot in the best animation series and the best commercial.

From products for ‘plant parents’ to AI-powered learning platforms for teachers, this year’s Student Innovator of the Year Competition covered a lot of ground. Held every year at BYU, SIOY showcases student innovators vying for bragging rights and cash to get their ideas off the ground.

Brooks, Hudson, Milo, Oakley, Navy: if you want to predict the top U.S. baby names of 2033, take a look at some of Utah’s popular names in 2023. Although Utahns are known for their one-of-a-kind monikers — such as Treysen or Swayzee — a new book edited at BYU shows that Utah parents have a long history of anticipating mainstream American naming fads.

Plagued with rising inequality, polarization and social isolation, America is in a tough spot and morale is at a historic low — but we’ve been here before, and our predecessors can show us the way forward, said Shaylyn Romney Garrett in Tuesday’s forum.