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Americans missed out on $5.4 billion by not refinancing, study says
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Brooke Adams
February 27, 2017
BYU economics professor Jaren Pope found that when interest rates dropped, 20 percent of American homeowners who could have benefited from refinancing didn’t, leaving a total of $5.4 billion on the table.
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BYU professor encouraged by results of new research on sexual assault kit processing
February 21, 2017
BYU professor Julie Valentine is on the front lines of sexual assault kit processing reform. Her latest, groundbreaking research was just released, showing drastic improvement in submission rates.
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Picking teams and picking music in P.E.
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Alec Sears
February 01, 2017
BYU education professor David Barney recently published two studies on P.E. practices that can help kids have better experiences: listening to music and picking teams privately.
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Study finds superhero culture magnifies aggressive, not defending behaviors
January 09, 2017
A new BYU study found children who frequently engage with superhero culture are more likely to be physically and relationally aggressive one year later and not more likely to be defenders of kids being picked on by bullies.
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BYU school psychology program honored nationally for quantity and quality of research
December 14, 2016
Faculty in the BYU school psychology program do more, high-quality research than any other group of school psychology professors in the US, as stated by academic journal Research and Practice in the Schools.
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BYU professor's research links deportation crisis to housing market crisis
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Jon McBride
December 07, 2016
With the possibility of more mass deportations ahead, BYU sociology professor Jacob Rugh discovered a link between the mass deportations from 2005 to 2013 and the foreclosures that contributed to a housing crisis.
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Animation students create quick, easy-to-learn video game and find mainstream success
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Brooke Adams
November 30, 2016
Along with their longheld success with animated shorts, BYU animation students continue to venture more into the world of video games and found some mass appeal with their latest project.
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BYU professor’s research shapes American Girl doll with an important, historical back-story
November 28, 2016
BYU's Rebecca de Schweinitz has studied children and youth in the Civil Rights Movement for years. Her recent work with American Girl aims to empower young people and gives parents some important, timely talking points.
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BYU psychologist, physicist and statistician collaborate on unique study
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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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