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Joe Hadfield

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Joe worked at University Communications from 2007 to June 2020.

 

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Father's Day: Dads still matter to kids who have moved out

June 12, 2011
BYU family life professor Larry Nelson’s oldest daughter Jessica graduated from high school this spring, so his career researching the transition to adulthood is starting to get personal.

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Voters in red states and blue states virtually the same on the issues, study shows

June 06, 2011
Take a random person from a so-called “red state,” and the odds are nearly 50/50 that he or she would actually be more liberal on political issues than a random resident of a “blue state.”

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Teens' religious commitment springs from relationships, study shows

May 18, 2011
In a new study, Brigham Young University professor David Dollahite and graduate student Emily Layton identified seven anchors of religious commitment for teens. Through in-depth interviews of 80 adolescents and their families belonging to different faiths, they recognized an overarching theme of teens building relationships.

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Christianity in Lord of the Rings: Would Easter fly on Middle Earth?

April 19, 2011
Without a single chapel on Middle Earth, one might assume that religion has no place in The Lord of the Rings. 

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BYU, U. of U. discover method to predict premature birth

April 17, 2011
A new study by BYU and University of Utah researchers suggests that more than 80 percent of pre-term births can be spotted in advance with a blood test taken during the second trimester of a pregnancy.

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Wikipedia a reliable source for political info, study says

April 13, 2011
Not so long ago Wikipedia was considered a playground for Capitol Hill staffers to game the system and make “the boss look better and the opponent look ridiculous.”

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Rockets, gongs and Gatling guns make really loud science

March 16, 2011
Professor Kent Gee and his physics students are making a little noise with their research on NASA rockets, Air Force weaponry and gongs made in Bali.

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Scientists grow micro-machines (and "nano Jimmer") from carbon

March 07, 2011
A Brigham Young University physics student and his professor had some fun with their new method of growing tiny machines from carbon molecules.

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Math professor Jessica Purcell wins prestigious science fellowship

February 21, 2011
For only the second time, a scientist at Brigham Young University has won the prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship — a secret she and her husband had to keep quiet for a few days last month.

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