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Todd Hollingshead

Media Relations Manager/Information Manager
Email: toddh@byu.edu
801-422-8373

Todd's primary roles for BYU include writing feature stories and pitching them to national and local media, serving as a spokesperson and managing one of BYU’s social media accounts. He's also the point of contact for journalists looking for data & information requests or expert sources from our faculty.   

Todd graduated from BYU with a bachelor's degree in communications in 2004 and added a master's degree in communications in 2012. Before coming to BYU, he worked as a news reporter for The Daily Herald and The Salt Lake Tribune. Todd has worked in University Communications since 2007. He teaches an undergraduate public relations class in the Communications Department and loves the chance to be part of the students' lives.   

He loves working with the people in his department and across BYU and counts himself lucky to have witnessed the Jimmer years in person. 

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BYU researchers helping connect fluid dynamics research to brain trauma

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 10, 2017
As many YouTube videos show, striking the top of a liquid-filled bottle can shatter the bottom. Researchers are hoping to use new knowledge of the party trick to help fill a gap in something much more serious: brain research.

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An unlikely tool to combat diabetes: chocolate, say researchers

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 23, 2017
BYU researchers have discovered certain compounds found in cocoa can actually help your body release more insulin and respond to increased blood glucose better.

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Professors 3D-print first truly microfluidic "lab on a chip" device

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By Todd Hollingshead
August 14, 2017
Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective at a scale much less than 100 micrometers.

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BYU researchers develop method that could produce stronger, more pliable metals

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 07, 2017
BYU researchers said this paper is the first to attempt to crack the code of the atomic structures that heavily influence grain boundary properties with the computer algorithms of machine learning.

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Running experts: You've already hit your stride

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By Todd Hollingshead
July 26, 2017
A new study by the duo of BYU professors finds the stride length people naturally choose is the best for them, whether they are experienced or inexperienced runners.

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Dream On: BYU data scientist wants to mine your dreams to help you

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By Todd Hollingshead
July 14, 2017
A BYU dreamer (and professor) wants to help people better understand dreams to help improve their lives. So he and his colleagues built an app.

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BYU engineering in the Dominican Republic: A study in water

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By Todd Hollingshead
July 04, 2017
Helping a country predict water flow leads to a flow of BYU PhDs
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Now or Later: How taste, touch and sound affect when you buy

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
June 29, 2017
There’s a reason marketers make appeals to our senses; the “snap, crackle and pop” of Rice Krispies makes us want to buy the cereal and eat it. But as savvy as marketers are, they may be missing an ingredient in their work.

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One vehicle, 10 students and 1,700 mpg

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By Todd Hollingshead
May 18, 2017
Move over Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt and other hybrids: BYU engineering students just built a car that gets 1,700 miles per gallon.

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