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BYU professor leads the way in digitizing Victorian era literature
November 19, 2014
A BYU professor has created a database of Victorian literature known as the Viki Wiki, the first of its kind, after 10 years of work with hundreds of students' help.
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Frozen co-director encourages BYU animators to provide hope
November 11, 2014
Chris Buck, director of Frozen, spent some time on campus addressing BYU animation students and "handing the torch over."
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Super subtitles: Using hyperlinked movie subtitles to learn a language at BYU
October 20, 2014
A BYU professor and students have created an online video tool that could revolutionize how we teach and learn language, using hyperlinked subtitles.
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Meet the Cougars in Meet the Mormons
October 07, 2014
The new full-length documentary Meet the Mormons premieres Friday and Brigham Young University students, staff and alumni have played many different roles in the production of the film. Some of the BYU connections may surprise you.
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Green Jell-O and fry sauce: BYU professor looks at folklore of Utah foods
June 18, 2014
As a folklorist, BYU English professor Eric Eliason studies the cultures, traditions, stories and customs of everyday people. Where's the prime place to see all of those things come together? The state fair, of course.
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Red card! Even the best refs play favorites
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Joe Hadfield
June 10, 2014
Along with Neymar, Ronaldo and Messi, the world’s best soccer referees are heading to Brazil for the World Cup. But according to an analysis of 2,500 soccer matches, it appears the whistles of even the best officials are biased.
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Supermileage Reloaded: Lighter, smoother, better MPG…not necessarily faster
June 10, 2014
A group of BYU engineering students spent the last year building a brand new Supermileage vehicle that’s lighter, smoother and more efficient than past models. The new car achieved an all-time best for BYU, logging 1,716 miles per gallon—or roughly the distance between Provo and Cabo, Mexico, on just one gallon.
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BYU wins Student Academy Award to go with Student Emmy for Owned
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Jon McBride
April 24, 2014
BYU Center for Animation has “owned” the animation category the “student Emmys” for over 10 years. The tradition continued as BYU won its 13th and 14th student Emmys in 11 years. Fittingly, this year’s winner is Owned.
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BYU Humanities grads finding jobs in diverse fields
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Jon McBride
April 21, 2014
Humanities majors everywhere are asked the question, “what are you going to do with that degree,” followed by the predictable “teach?” With some concrete data to display and unique experiences of students to share, the College of Humanities’ hope is that BYU humanities students can be empowered to do with their degree anything they want.
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