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Cougar Query: Jennifer Brooks

June 07, 2026
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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Faith

Devotional: Elysa Dishman

By Ashleigh Staples
June 02, 2026
BYU law professor Elysa Dishman spoke at a BYU Devotional this morning about the healing power of community and its role in the miracles of Jesus Christ.
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Office Hours: Christopher McAfee

By Ashleigh Staples
June 02, 2026
Office Hours is a series focusing on unique artifacts that BYU employees display in their offices.
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Cougar Query: Elysa Dishman

May 31, 2026
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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Intellect

New research from BYU-led multi-institution consortium finds all major AI models ignore faith, religion in responses

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
May 26, 2026
Newly published research from The Consortium for Evaluation of Faith and Ethics in AI (CEFE-AI) — a collaboration among researchers at BYU, Baylor University, the University of Notre Dame and Yeshiva University — found a consistent, repeatable pattern: religious perspectives are being left out of AI responses.
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Intellect

BYU engineering students design new wearable tech for search and rescue rats... yes, rats!

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
May 21, 2026
A recent BYU engineering capstone team took on the challenge of designing an improved backpack localization device for APOPO, a global organization that has deployed HeroRATS for more than 25 years. APOPO’s rats have helped save millions of lives by sniffing out explosives in war-torn regions and detecting tuberculosis in laboratory settings.
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Faith

Forum: The power of faith panel

By Ashleigh Staples
May 19, 2026
President C. Shane Reese, along with D. Michael Lindsay of Taylor University, addressed the campus community in a panel discussion during today's forum on faith in higher education.
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Intellect

BYU journalism students bring Olympic stories to life in Italy

By Abigail Degn
May 19, 2026
Positioned behind her camera, BYU journalism student and photographer Abby Shelton captured the raw emotion of the U.S. women’s hockey team’s semifinal victory to advance to the gold medal game, describing the moment as “epic” — witnessing peak athleticism on one of the world’s biggest stages through her own lens.
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BYU student named Honor Graduate as top U.S. Marine Corps Officer candidate in the nation

By Ellie Larsen
May 19, 2026
BYU students have earned some of the nation’s highest honors, but for the first time ever, a BYU student has been named the top U.S. Marine Corps officer candidate in the country.
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Devotional: The gift and power of your light

By Ashleigh Staples
May 12, 2026
Testifying of the Savior and His love, Arlene Sewell, portfolio director of artificial intelligence, offered insights to the BYU community about light and the role it plays in a changing world.
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Intellect

Building a sustainable global health workforce: BYU nursing professors piloting program to reduce early-career burnout

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
May 12, 2026
With the federal officials expecting an 8% shortage in full-time RNs in the US by 2028, and the World Health Organization expecting a shortage of 4.5 million nurses by 2030, a recent surge in nursing program applications is promising news. But there is a major complicating factor: young nurses are experiencing widespread early-career burnout. Enter BYU Nursing.
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Cougar Query: Arlene Sewell

May 10, 2026
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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Intellect

BYU's latest Supermileage vehicle winner: Squeezing 2,145 miles out of a single gallon of fuel

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
May 07, 2026
BYU engineering students keep finding ways to squeeze more miles out of a gallon of gas. For the third time in the last four years, BYU has won the Shell Eco Marathon, meaning they’ve once again built the most fuel efficient supermileage vehicle in all the land.
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Faith

Devotional: What are you becoming at BYU?

By Ashleigh Staples
May 05, 2026
Brian Radford, the information technology vice president and CES CIO, addressed the campus community in a devotional at Brigham Young University this morning.
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Cougar Query: Brian Radford

May 03, 2026
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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Events

April 2026 commencement: Keepers of the light

By Sage Johns
April 23, 2026
At the annual commencement ceremony, held Thursday, April 23, at the Marriott Center, Brigham Young University recognized more than 7,100 students as they completed their degrees.
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Creating messages for good — A BYU graduate’s impact on the Special Olympics

By Abigail Degn
April 22, 2026
Sitting on a boat in the middle of the ocean, filming an ad idea for Starlink, was a moment when Samuel Haggard felt grateful he chose to attend BYU.
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BYU graduate finds belonging on campus, in the lab, and at home

By Ellie Larsen
April 22, 2026
For Family Life student Michelle Si Broadbent, the decision to come to the United States from China was not the difficult part. Her parents had studied here and encouraged her to look for opportunities. The difficult part was the transition itself.
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Who will you serve next? Mikayla Filfred’s mission to serve and uplift native students

By Ashleigh Staples
April 21, 2026
Through faith and service, Filfred has found purpose in overcoming self-doubt and uplifting others.
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More than Law: a BYU graduate’s commitment to service

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
April 21, 2026
MinJae Kim (JD, Dec.’25) sits at his desk at Spencer Fane in Salt Lake City, reflecting on BYU, grateful because he is doing exactly what he set out to do when he left full-time law enforcement for law school – civil rights litigation. He loves his job.
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Peacemaking, promptings and prayer: A Q&A with the 2026 commencement student speaker

Aaron Sorenson
By Aaron Sorenson
April 21, 2026
At BYU’s commencement exercises this week, student Mirabella Archibald Keogh will represent the graduates as the student speaker.
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Spring/summer 2026 devotional and forum schedule

By Sage Johns
April 21, 2026
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community attend the weekly devotional or forum address in the BYU Marriott Center.
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From Appalachia to BYU: on a student’s journey to becoming a first-generation BYU grad

By Abigail Degn
April 19, 2026
During the winter semester of her freshman year, Hannah Criser walked home as the BYU bell tower rang across campus, playing “Country Roads.” Hearing that, she knew God was aware of her and that BYU was where she needed to be.
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Mountains to milestones: How this BYU graduate overcame doubt

By Ellie Larsen
April 19, 2026
BYU chemical engineering student Ovidio Gomez Avila stepped onto the now familiar pavement for his final semester. The sunrise-glow over the mountains in Provo reminded him of the rolling horizon back home.
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BYU Spanish for nurses club president shares his light through nursing, research and global service

By Ashleigh Staples
April 16, 2026
Senior Carter Bird learns the Healer’s art by providing care not only to others’ physical bodies but also to their souls
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'The biggest miracle of my life': How language studies opened doors for a BYU graduate

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
April 15, 2026
Family has always been at the core of Faith Hall’s life, even shaping her academic focus at BYU. After a particularly inspiring Eternal Family class and a strong spiritual impression, she chose her major: Family Life with an emphasis in Family Services.
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A BYU grad's first-generation journey guided by God

By Sage Johns
April 14, 2026
Passion: Identify it, explore it, pursue it.
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Kathryn Douglas: Learning to trust the detours

By Sage Johns
April 13, 2026
“Have the courage to be a beginner again.”
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‘You can do chemistry short on sleep’: How one BYU grad balances faith, scholarship

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
April 12, 2026
For James Corey, some of the most important lessons he learned at BYU came between late nights and early mornings.
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Events

Elder Ulisses Soares to speak at April 2026 commencement

April 09, 2026
Elder Ulisses Soares, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled to speak during Brigham Young University's commencement exercises on Thursday, April 23, at 10 a.m.
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