Skip to main content
Intellect

700 young scientists compete at this week's Central Utah Science and Engineering Fair

More than 700 young students in grades 5-12 from the southern end of Utah’s Wasatch Front are competing this week (March 22-25) for more than $30,000 in cash awards and scholarships at the Central Utah Science and Engineering Fair at the Brigham Young University Conference Center.

The young scientists are also vying for the opportunity to represent Central Utah at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest pre-college science competition.

The fair is open to the public. For a complete schedule, visit cusef.byu.edu/schedule

John Gardner (801-422-2202, john_gardner@byu.edu), director of the BYU Microscopy Lab in the BYU Department of Integrative Biology, directs the fair.

Lisa Clarke (801-422-1987, lisa_clarke@byu.edu), a joint employee of the BYU-Public School Partnership and the McKay School of Education, manages the day-to-day work to develop the fair and students’ abilities to compete.

The fair is open to students from Alpine, Jordan, Nebo, Provo, Canyons and Wasatch School Districts.

Related Articles

data-content-type="article"

BYU educators, Native American tribal leaders team up to enrich Utah elementary arts programs

September 14, 2023
The BYU ARTS Partnership, part of the David O. McKay School of Education, began 16 years ago to increase the quality and quantity of arts education through dance, drama, music and visual art in elementary schools. The NACI is one of its four initiatives.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Female judges, especially women of color, cited far less frequently than male judges

September 12, 2023
Researchers from UNC Charlotte, University of Louisville, University of Georgia and Brigham Young University analyzed how the race and gender of federal judges might be impacting judicial processes. Specifically, they wanted to see which types of judges get the most attention from their peers when they have complete discretion to reference another judge’s work.

overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

BYU is one of the top universities in the nation, according to new Wall Street Journal rankings

September 06, 2023
BYU comes in at No. 20 overall in the newly released 2024 Best Colleges in America rankings from The Wall Street Journal and College Pulse, joining the likes of Princeton, MIT, Yale, Stanford and Harvard in the top 25.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=