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Intellect

Code warriors: Trio of BYU students take on world’s toughest collegiate coding challenge in Egypt

By Shelby Clark
April 16, 2024
In a high-stakes showdown of wit and code, three BYU students are set to compete in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) world finals. Armed with a single computer and five hours to solve 12 complex programming problems, Lawry Sorenson, Thomas Draper and Teikn Smith are vying for the title of the globe’s finest programmers.
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Intellect

National math associations agree: BYU's got some of the best math programs in the country

By Shelby Clark
December 05, 2023
Accolades continue to pour in for BYU’s College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, as both the statistics and math departments have recently received national awards recognizing their programs as some of the best in the country.
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Intellect

COVID-19 and Vaccination Rates: Answers from a BYU statistician

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 15, 2021
In this Q&A, BYU Academic Vice President and statistician Shane Reese discusses the complex numbers behind COVID-19 and vaccination rates.
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Intellect

Statistics professors awarded for their excellence in research

Aaron Sorenson
By Aaron Sorenson
July 22, 2020
Three separate statistics articles by BYU professors recently won paper-of-the-year awards from three academic journals.
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Announcements

BYU launches 4 new majors, new minor

July 25, 2018
Brigham Young University has created five new courses of study available to its students starting Fall Semester 2018. The four new majors and the new minor come from five different colleges on campus.
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Intellect

Want safe travels? Find freeways with these features

Andrea Christensen
By Andrea Christensen
November 16, 2017
A solid median, wide shoulders, minimal hills — and a high speed limit? BYU researchers explore freeway features that minimize crash risk.

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Intellect

BYU psychologist, physicist and statistician collaborate on unique study

By Alec Sears
November 02, 2016
Sunshine matters. A lot. The idea isn’t exactly new, but according to a recent BYU study, when it comes to your mental and emotional health, the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is the weather variable that matters most.

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Intellect

BYU researchers shrink device for detecting toxins in liquids, boost sensitivity

Natalie Ipson
By Natalie Ipson
March 22, 2016
A team of BYU researchers have designed a portable version of a device used to identify chemicals in different liquids that can better aid doctors, police, and environmental studies. 

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Intellect

X-why? Female researchers sweep this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition

By Brooke Adams
March 21, 2016
For the first time since the 3-Minute Thesis competition began at BYU, there was a three-way tie for first place.

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Intellect

Field goal forecasts: BYU study predicts the outcome of basketball possessions

By Brooke Adams
March 16, 2016
The "pick and roll" is one of the most commonly used plays on the basketball court, but statistically it might not be the most effective play when it comes to scoring.

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Character

Reigning U.S. marathon champ graduating from BYU

April 20, 2015
Don't be surprised if Jared Ward runs a victory lap around campus in his cap and gown after graduation.
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