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BYU and the U: Rivals on the field, teammates in the lab

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
November 07, 2024
Over the past 10 years, BYU professors coauthored a staggering 1,388 publications with colleagues at the University of Utah. While athletic competitions between the two schools produce a lot of headlines, academic collaborations produce a lot of research.
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Character

BYU students ‘go forth to serve’ in their own communities

By Melissa Jenson
October 17, 2024
The adage “Enter to learn, go forth to serve” is a slogan many BYU students are familiar with. The calling inspires students and graduates to use their education to make a meaningful impact in the world.
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Intellect

Beyond diet: New BYU study links diesel exhaust to obesity and diabetes

By Melissa Jenson
October 09, 2024
A study co-authored by eight BYU students and three BYU faculty finds that exposure to the exhaust gas produced by diesel engines is tied to increased fat mass, enlarged fat cells, insulin resistance and inflammation. These changes can cause metabolic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
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Intellect

BYU professor changing the game for BYU and Team USA elite steeplechasers

By Melissa Jenson
August 20, 2024
Plenty of media stories have detailed the dedication and effort displayed by Kenneth Rooks and fellow BYU Olympians Courtney Wayment and James Corrigan. But most people don’t know that a key to Team USA’s steeplechase success is the personalized research of BYU exercise science professor Iain Hunter.
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Intellect

Cracking the carb code: BYU researchers create new glycemic index database to improve dietary awareness

By Abigail Haven
July 31, 2024
BYU researchers create the first national glycemic index database, revealing how common foods impact health and contribute to chronic diseases.
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Intellect

BYU researchers play central role in state's approval of drought-resistant grass in Utah

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 17, 2024
In the midst of a sweltering heat wave, the state of Utah this week approved a type of grass that will have a critical impact on future water conservation — and a couple of BYU professors (and their students) have been a key part in making it happen.
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Faith

Devotional: Illuminating your place in God's masterpiece

By Bitsy Tullis
July 16, 2024
“By placing yourself in the hands of the Master Artist, He can transform you,” said Fischio in her devotional address, as she spoke on the journey of becoming who God knows you can become.
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Intellect

BYU-created water cycle resources adopted by USGS for nationwide use

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
June 18, 2024
The USGS, the nation’s largest water, earth and biological science agency, has tapped resources created by BYU to help teach school children coast-to-coast about water science in modern times. The new images, created by an interdisciplinary group of BYU scientists, educators and creatives, include a much-needed modernized version of the water cycle.
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Faith

Devotional: The entire church shall take hold of Christ

By Bitsy Tullis
June 04, 2024
In her devotional address at the Marriott Center on Tuesday morning, Ali Crandall focused her remarks on taking hold of Christ and following His example by prioritizing meaningful relationships in our lives.
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Character

Cougar Query: Ali Crandall

June 03, 2024
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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Intellect

Forum: Great temples of learning on temple hill

By Christie Allen
May 21, 2024
Just as temple worship fortifies us to accomplish spiritual tasks, the academic “temples” of BYU campus give us light and power to serve others through knowledge, taught BYU plant and wildlife sciences professor Rick Jellen in the Distinguished Faculty Lecture at Tuesday’s forum.
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Intellect

Notable achievements and scholarship wins highlight BYU awards season 2024

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
May 10, 2024
While it’s impossible to recognize every award-winning student, these highlights capture the considerable work and creative capabilities of our Cougars during the past academic year.
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Intellect

BYU professors using game-changing strategies to prevent injuries, promote wellbeing in youth athletes

By Grace Pope
May 07, 2024
BYU professor Matt Seeley created the Strong Youth Project after watching all five of his children participate in youth sports. While he loves the many invaluable benefits of youth sports, he laments that his children often miss family activities for practice or face pressures to compete in sports during the offseason. These concerns have fueled his collaboration with professors from disciplines across BYU’s campus to improve organized sport experiences for youth, parents and coaches.
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Character

BYU student’s Nepal internship leaves lasting impact

Aaron Sorenson
By Aaron Sorenson
April 22, 2024
Last summer, in the mountains of Nepal, thousands of miles away from Provo, BYU student Leilani Harmuth knew her global health internship was not just a fun vacation.
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Intellect

Green-thumb dynasty: BYU landscaping wins fifth national championship in six years

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 27, 2024
For the fifth time in six years, BYU students dug, pruned and planted their way to the National Collegiate Landscaping Competition title, the March Madness of college landscaping teams. BYU bested 50 other universities in the four-day event, outscoring the second-place finisher by more than 358 points and breaking the 5000-point total for the first time in the 48-year history of the tournament.
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Intellect

Life and Breath: Interdisciplinary BYU team travels to Nepal to study health effects of air pollution

By Christie Allen
February 21, 2024
An interdisciplinary BYU team recently came together to conduct a research study in Nepal, aiming to measure brick workers’ exposure to pollutants and to assess their respiratory health. The eventual goal is to determine what information, technology and strategies they can develop with the Nepali people to help them improve their well-being.
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Intellect

Newly discovered (tiny) animal species now carries the name of a BYU professor

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 08, 2024
Meet the newest nematode to be discovered on Earth: Steinernema adamsi, named after BYU professor Byron Adams. It’s not cute or cuddly, but it’s part of a special group of nematodes considered beneficial to humans because it can infect and kill insect pests.
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Intellect

Study visually captures hard truth: Walking home at night is not the same for women

February 06, 2024
An eye-catching new BYU study shows just how different the experience of walking home at night is for women versus men.
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