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A team of BYU biologists has been tracking dragonflies around the world, from Vietnam to the islands of Vanuatu. Their goal is to piece together the first-ever phylogenic tree of all 6,300 known species and their ancestors.
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Amy Jensen, associate dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications, delivered Tuesday’s forum address. She spoke on why our bodies matter in today’s digital world. More specifically, she explained that being more intentional about how we use and where we place our bodies can help us grow and cultivate a deeper understanding of others.
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Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Amy Jensen, College of Fine Arts and Communications associate dean, professor and BRAVO! series executive producer.
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New research finds that children who engaged with princess culture were more likely to hold progressive views about women and subscribe less to attitudes of toxic masculinity.
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From swimming to volleyball to rugby, five athletes with BYU ties will compete and two coaches with BYU ties will be on the sidelines in this pandemic-delayed version of the Olympiad.
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Immigrant communities such as a Finnish settlement in Scofield and a Chinese community in Salt Lake City may not be as well-known or remembered but still play an important part of Utah’s history — a history rich with diverse stories of faith and perseverance.
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Lisa Valentine Clark, BYUradio host of “The Lisa Show,” delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. She spoke on how her decades of improv work on the stage, TV and radio have taught her how to handle unexpected challenges in life and turn them into triumphs.
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BYU Assistant to the President and General Counsel Steve Sandberg announced this week the appointment of Lisa Bohman as BYU’s new chief integrity and compliance officer. She will also serve as the director of the Integrity and Compliance Office at BYU.
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A single bottle of tonic to cure diabetes, cancer, ulcers and dizziness. Raisins and currants for Christmas mince meat pies. Midwifery courses taught by a certified female doctor, $30 a term. A souvenir stone from the Hill Cumorah, “guaranteed genuine,” mailed from New York for 25 cents.
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Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Lisa Valentine Clark, host of "The Lisa Show" on BYUradio.
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BYU cybersecurity professor Justin Giboney is training the next generation of cyber experts to keep your information safe. In this Q&A, Giboney answers a few questions to help breakdown what we are facing and what we can do.
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This academic year, BYU's forum speakers will address the campus community on a variety of topics around the central theme of “Creating a Beloved Community."
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Melissa F. Western, associate professor of accounting, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. She spoke on how principles of Christlike change enabled her to move past fear and realize her divine purpose.
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Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Melissa F. Western, associate professor of accounting.
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As places like Utah, Arizona, Michigan, and Maryland gear up to hold local elections this summer and fall, history predicts that they will see an average of 29–37% fewer voters than they would were their elections held “on cycle,” in tandem with state and federal elections.
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Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Bill Cope, BYU IT software architect.
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Steve Smith, executive director of Student Development Services, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. He spoke on the responsibility we have to lift others and act as the hands of Christ.
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Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Steve Smith, executive director of BYU's Student Development Services.
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Each year, BYU hosts a luncheon for members of the Knight Society – a group of donors who have named BYU in a deferred gift, such as a will or trust. This year, Advancement Vice President Keith Vorkink spoke to members of the Knight Society on what it means to be truly "special."
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Traci Neilsen, physics professor, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. She spoke on the messy elements of revelation and how to navigate its complexity.
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New BYU research recently published in the journal of Social Media + Society sheds light on the motives and personality characteristics of internet trolls.
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Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Traci Neilsen, associate physics professor
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BYU has named Jeff M. Simpson as the new managing director of BYU Broadcasting. In this position, Simpson will oversee BYU’s radio, television and digital channels, including BYUtv.
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Engineering graduate student Jacob Sheffield has created a tiny origami-based device that serves as a miniature windshield wiper for laparoscope camera lenses.
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Jeffery Thompson has been named the first-ever director of the Sorensen Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership at Brigham Young University.
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Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Landon Tooke, academic and professional development manager for the BYU Liberal Arts Advisement and Careers Center.
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Brigham Young University Academic Vice President C. Shane Reese announced the appointment of Scott Esplin as the next dean of Religious Education, effective July 1.
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BYU geography professor Matt Bekker says record-breaking temperatures certainly contribute to Utah's water problem through evaporation, but the less-noticeable warming trend over months and years is the bigger problem. Most of the last 20 years have been drought years.
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Adia Cardona is a 10-year-old violinist who has exceptional skill for her age and determination to match it. The young Provo girl also has just one hand.
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Steven Harper, professor of Church history and doctrine, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. He spoke on how learning about narratives and metacognition has helped him become a seeker of truth.
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