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Cougar Query: "One Item on My Bucket List is to Do an Ironman."
April 11, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Vika Filimoeatu, Honors Advisement Supervisor.
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Faith
Devotional: Healing Racism Through Jesus Christ
By Brenna Seeman
April 06, 2021
Ryan Gabriel, assistant professor of sociology at BYU, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address on healing racism through Jesus Christ.
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Intellect
BYU No. 1 in the nation for launching business, foreign language Ph.D.s
By Christie Allen
April 06, 2021
BYU prepares more future Ph.D. students in both business management and foreign languages than any other university in the United States.
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Cougar Query: "I spent years trying to create the perfect chocolate chip cookie."
By Kaylee Esplin
April 05, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Ryan Gabriel, assistant professor of sociology.
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Intellect
New research on Alzheimer’s Disease shows ‘lifestyle origin at least in some degree’
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 31, 2021
AD-stricken brains show a genetic deficit in ability to use glucose
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Intellect
Forum: Humility, Hope and the Work of Becoming Educated
By Kaylee Esplin
March 30, 2021
Drew Gilpin Faust, U.S. historian and former Harvard president, delivered Tuesday’s forum address. She spoke on humility’s role in the work of becoming educated.
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Intellect
Five BYU programs make Top 100 in latest US News Grad School Rankings; Nine BYU programs now hold that designation
March 30, 2021
The J. Reuben Clark Law School rocketed up to No. 29 in the 2022 edition of the U.S. News Best Graduate School Rankings, leading a group of five BYU graduate programs that earned top marks.
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BYU research: Childhood adversity shapes adolescent delinquency, fatherhood
By Christie Allen
March 29, 2021
About 61% of Americans have had at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), experts’ formal term for a traumatic childhood event. Two recent BYU studies analyzed how ACEs shape adolescents’ delinquent behaviors as well as fathers’ parenting approaches.
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Cougar Query: "How Lego Bricks Shaped my Eternal Destiny."
By Kaylee Esplin
March 28, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet David Jungheim, BYU MBA Alumni Manager.
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Devotional: There Must Needs Be a Christ
By Cami Buckley
March 23, 2021
Elder Kyle S. McKay, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. He spoke about the many reasons why we need Jesus Christ in our lives.
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Student Employee of the Year Uses Creativity to Improve BYU Newspaper
By Cami Buckley
March 21, 2021
Communications major and The Daily Universe student employee Eric Forbush pairs creativity and hard work to improve BYU publications.
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Announcements
The Table Is Set with 10 Chairs to Assist Students
March 21, 2021
Thanks to Arizona businessman and longtime BYU supporter Ira A. Fulton, there are now 10 endowed chairs named after Fulton family members at Brigham Young University – each in a different college. Six of the chairs are named in honor of Ira’s wife, Mary Lou, who passed away in 2015.
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Elder Gerrit W. Gong to speak at BYU’s April 22 Commencement Exercises
March 18, 2021
Elder Gerrit W. Gong, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled to be the presiding authority and speaker during BYU's commencement exercises on Thursday, April 22.
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Intellect
How BYU and the University of Washington are preventing hereditary cancer one family tree at a time
Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
March 17, 2021
A collaboration between BYU and the University of Washington uses science and family history to prevent hereditary cancer.
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Faith
Devotional: His Sheep Still Hear His Voice
By Brenna Seeman
March 16, 2021
Mark L. Pace, Sunday School General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. He spoke about the importance of hearing the Savior’s voice through the confirming witness of the Holy Ghost.
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Intellect
New BYU algorithm making ID verification more secure by tracking facial movements
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 15, 2021
Like every other human biometric identification system before it, there are still significant security flaws in some of the most advanced identity verification technology. BYU computer and electrical engineering professor D.J. Lee has decided there is a better and more secure way to use your face for restricted access.
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BYU students assemble, deliver 800 care packages to students affected by COVID-19
Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
March 15, 2021
For a time, the day-to-day efforts of the BYUSA office were put on hold while the office morphed into a care package production facility as nearly 50 students and staff members came together to assemble and deliver care packages.
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Devotional: The Transformative Power of Faith and Art
By Kaylee Esplin
March 09, 2021
Janalee Emmer, Associate Director of Exhibitions and Programming of the Museum of Art, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address.
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Cougar Query: "My favorite spot on campus is the MOA, of course!"
By Kaylee Esplin
March 08, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Janalee Emmer from the Museum of Art.
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Intellect
Q&A with BYU professor addresses COVID-19 vaccine misconceptions
Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
March 07, 2021
While myths and half-truths about vaccinations continue to swirl, Dr. Andersen explains how COVID-19 vaccines work and debunks common misconceptions in this interview.
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Devotional: "Divinely Appointed Responsibilities, Heavenly Blessings"
By Cami Buckley
March 02, 2021
Elder Gary E. Stevenson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered this week’s devotional address. He spoke about the divinely appointed responsibilities and heavenly blessings that are associated with Church membership.
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Announcements
BYU releases key findings on race, equity and belonging
February 26, 2021
Brigham Young University President Kevin J Worthen announced today that the Committee on Race, Equity & Belonging (CoREB) has completed its study, which included numerous meetings with students, alumni, faculty, staff and administrators. Additionally, the university released today key findings from a national diversity and equity campus climate survey, which includes data from nearly 20,000 respondents.
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Cougar Query: "If my wife is there, she is quick to say, 'He doesn’t raise money, he throws parties!'"
By Kaylee Esplin
February 24, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Roy Brinkerhoff from BYU Alumni.
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April 2021 Commencement Exercises to Be Held Virtually
February 24, 2021
Commencement exercises will be held on April 22, 2021.
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Intellect
Forum: “The Macroeconomic, Geopolitical and Social Trends Defining our World”
By Kaylee Esplin
February 23, 2021
Dr. Dambisa Moyo, a Zambian-born international economist who analyzes macroeconomics and global affairs, delivered Tuesday’s forum address. She spoke on the macroeconomic, geopolitical and social trends defining our world.
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Intellect
U.S. Special Operations Command turns to BYU researchers for ethics guidance
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 23, 2021
Leaders of U.S. Special Operations Command have turned to the expertise of two Brigham Young University professors for advice on the high-stakes ethical dilemmas their forces face.


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Announcements
Paul Buckner named managing director of supply and logistics
February 18, 2021
Brigham Young University Administration Vice President and CFO Steve Hafen announced today that Paul Buckner has been named the managing director of supply and logistics at BYU.
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Intellect
How the Founding Fathers’ children influenced the Constitution
By Cami Buckley
February 12, 2021
The study found that fathers who had more sons were more likely to vote for a stronger national government than fathers of daughters, who preferred a weaker national government with greater state authority.
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Work From Home Contest
By Kaylee Esplin
February 11, 2021
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Intellect
How one BYU professor predicted the GameStop stock bubble 13 years ago, and what he says is next
Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
February 11, 2021
For Bill Tayler, Robert J. Smith Professor and Associate Director of BYU's School of Accountancy, the GameStop stock market surge wasn't surprising at all. Tayler predicted a stock market saga like this in a research paper published 13 years ago. In this interview, Tayler describes what happened and what he thinks will come next.
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