Joe worked at University Communications from 2007 to June 2020.
Joe Hadfield
Email: joe_hadfield@byu.edu
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Study: Pay kids to eat fruits & veggies with school lunch
The good news: Research suggests that a new federal rule has prompted the nation’s schools to serve an extra $5.4 million worth of fruits and vegetables each day.
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Academic genealogy: Where BYU professors got their doctorates
Geography professor Brandon Plewe created an interactive map to visualize where 1,216 BYU professors earned their doctorate degrees.
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Supervolcanoes discovered in Utah by BYU geologists
Brigham Young University geologists found evidence of some of the largest volcanic eruptions in earth’s history right in their own backyard.
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Prestigious publication for ‘sloppy’ research
A new professor at Brigham Young University saw his research appear last month in Science magazine, one of the top scientific journals in the world.
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Too much texting can disconnect couples, research finds
Couples shouldn’t let their thumbs do the talking when it comes to serious conversations, disagreements or apologies.
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Comments on immigration news stories show trend toward civility, moderation
Things often get ugly in the comments that follow political news, but research based on reader comments in Utah suggests that anti-immigrant sentiment is on the decline.
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Suicidal talk on Twitter mirrors suicide rates
Heart-breaking accounts of cyber bullying and suicide seem all too common, but a new study offers hope that social media can become an early warning system to help prevent such tragedies.
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How depression blurs memories
To pinpoint why depression messes with memory, researchers took a page from Sesame Street’s book.
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NBA drafts BYU’s moneyballers
In the movie “Moneyball,” Brad Pitt is cast as the man who revolutionized professional baseball with modern statistical analysis.
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