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BYU’s China Spectacular tour celebrates 40 years of friendship
May 02, 2019
Forty years ago, a group of Brigham Young University student performers traveled to China and put on a show that made history. This summer, the University is celebrating that anniversary with a return tour that highlights the relationship BYU and China have shared since 1979.
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Love for a sister leads to passion for special education research
April 21, 2019
Bruna Goncalves, a student graduating with a bachelor’s degree in special education, found her passion for behavioral research through the love she has for her best friend and older sister, Barbara.
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BYU multicultural advertising students recognized as nation’s ‘most promising’
March 19, 2019
Four BYU seniors in the School of Communication's advertising program — Lorien Pereyra, Pablo Perez, Erin Gazdik and Jessica Nugent -— were selected for the Most Promising Multicultural Students Program class of 2019 by the American Advertising Federation (AAF).
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BYU professor’s film short gets Sundance premiere, wins Jury award
January 22, 2019
Less than one percent of submissions to the Sundance Film Festival gets accepted. This year alone, the committee selected a mere 112 pieces from more than 14,000 entries.
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New documentary sparks conversation on dancing and ageism
December 02, 2018
Watching the recording of herself dancing, Pam Musil felt uneasy. Her technique wasn’t what it used to be. She thought to herself, “That’s what I look like dancing now? It feels so different from the inside.”
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'Power player' flutist wins top national competition
October 24, 2018
Hands shaky and sweaty, BYU senior Catherine Boyack cleared her dry mouth. She lifted her flute and played. She had been working for months to polish her piece, but she knew it wasn’t her best performance. She left the stage of the convention hall defeated, believing she wouldn’t make it to the final round of the biggest competition of her career.
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BYU prof takes a dive into ‘The Far Side’
August 21, 2018
In Kerry Soper’s new book, “Gary Larson and The Far Side,” the BYU comparative arts and letters professor discusses the comic’s complex and strange humor, artistic variance from the norms of its day and impact on modern alternative comedy.
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BYU grad brings her perspective to the foreground
August 13, 2018
Michelle Stevens may describe herself as “a chill, ordinary graphic design student” but not every graduate has had their own art exhibit independent from their program, spent spare time volunteering for a youth camp or had their life filmed for a reality show.
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Daily Universe takes top national award
July 12, 2018
BYU's newspaper took the first-place general excellence award in the National Newspaper Association’s 2018 Better Newspaper Contest. The Universe received nine other national awards and 17 state awards in journalism.
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