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BYU Study: Dirty words in teen flicks getting flushed

What the heck? Swearing in teen movies is on the decline. Three BYU professors looked at the top teen movies from the last three decades and found that profanity has been cut in half in those films.

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BYU student’s project takes him to immigration’s home front

The immigration issue is often focused on the immigrants themselves and the impact on American society, which makes Jared Wilkerson’s undergraduate research experience stand out.

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How termites help build structures

BYU student engineers teach Mozambicans novel construction method

BYU student engineers were challenged to create a low-cost, sustainable building material for impoverished villagers in Mozambique. They turned to an unlikely source for their creative solution, which they have since traveled to the African nation to implement.

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Flipping the brain’s addiction switch without drugs

Researchers have found a way to get rats hooked without giving them any drugs. Instead they use a naturally occurring protein that they show plays a critical role in becoming drug dependent. The finding may suggest ways to medically counteract drug and alcohol addiction.

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BYU hybrid race car team wins national design awards

Brigham Young University student engineers won two first-place awards at an international hybrid car design competition in New Hampshire. The team’s hybrid impressed both judges and contestants with its unique hydraulic system.

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Babies understand dog-speak, BYU study finds

New research shows babies have a handle on the meaning of different dog barks – despite little or no previous exposure to dogs.

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Study: Bankruptcy Rates Reflect Policy, Not People

What do high bankruptcy rates in states like Tennessee and Utah tell us about the people that live in those places? Not much, according to a new 50-state bankruptcy study published in the Journal of Law and Economics.

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Political blogs more accurate than newspapers, say those who read both

Plus: Political reporters aware of blogs on the right but follow blogs on the left

People who closely follow both political blogs and traditional news media tend to believe the content on blogs is more accurate, according to research by a Brigham Young University political scientist.

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June 06, 2023
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.
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Cougar Quinoa: BYU, Washington State University release new quinoa varieties to address global food security, nutrition

June 01, 2023
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.
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BYU team using wearable nanocomposite sensor and AI to create prescription-like system for chronic back pain

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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