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BYU undergrad publishes better DNA sequencing method in scientific journal

March 01, 2010
Nathan Clement is still a few courses away from earning a bachelor’s degree, but he’s already credited with a significant advance in the field of DNA sequencing.

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BYU presents U.S. National Amateur Dancesport Championships March 11-13

March 01, 2010
BYU will once again host the 2010 U.S. National Amateur Dancesport Championships, one of the nation's largest amateur ballroom dance competitions, Thursday through Saturday, March 11-13, in the Marriott Center.

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Grammy-nominated Imani Winds perform at BYU March 12

March 01, 2010
Imani Winds, the Grammy-nominated wind quintet, will perform Friday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

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Intellect

School reform initiatives topic for annual BYU education lecture March 18

March 01, 2010
The David O. McKay School of Education will be sponsoring the Seventh Annual Benjamin Cluff Jr. Lecture Thursday, March 18, at 11 a.m. in the Assembly Hall of the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center.

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Paraguayan advocate for the poor plans March 5 BYU lecture

February 28, 2010
Founder and CEO of Fundacion Paraguaya Martin Burt will be speaking Friday, March 5, at 3 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

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Intellect

Evening of Concertos features top BYU student soloists March 16

February 28, 2010
Award-winning student soloists from the School of Music and the BYU Philharmonic will present an “Evening of Concertos” Tuesday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

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Intellect

Keith Kirchoff plays electro-acoustic music at BYU guest recital March 5

February 28, 2010
Composer-pianist Keith Kirchoff will present a program of electro-acoustic music for the piano Friday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m., in the Madsen Recital Hall.

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Intellect

BYU Studies celebrates 50 years with symposium March 12-13

February 28, 2010
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, BYU Studies will be hosting a symposium Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center.

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Intellect

Helping plants fertilize themselves

February 24, 2010
A BYU researcher helped discover a cellular tool some plants use to fertilize themselves. This fundamental understanding is important in the effort to reduce the 88 million tons of nitrogen fertilizer used worldwide every year. That in turn could help reduce fossil fuel use, because 3-5 percent of the world's natural gas is burned to make nitrogen fertilizer. The research is published in the journal Science.

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Intellect

BYU nursing faculty member to address March 2 Devotional

February 24, 2010
Barbara Heise, assistant professor in the Brigham Young University College of Nursing, will speak at the University Devotional Tuesday, March 2, at 11 a.m. in the Marriott Center.

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Intellect

Sundance Trio plans Feb. 25 recital

February 23, 2010
The Sundance Trio, a School of Music faculty ensemble of oboe, bassoon and piano, will be performing Thursday Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Brigham Young University Museum of Art Auditorium. Admission is free.

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What’s New at BYU for March 2010

February 23, 2010
What’s New at BYU for March 2010.

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Intellect

Abydosaurus: New dinosaur discovered head-first, for a change

February 22, 2010
A team of paleontologists has discovered a new dinosaur species they’re calling Abydosaurus, which belongs to the group of gigantic, long-necked, long-tailed, four-legged, plant-eating dinosaurs such as Brachiosaurus.

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Lorca's "Blood Wedding" to play at Margetts Theatre March 3-20

February 22, 2010
Federico García Lorca’s “Blood Wedding,” a tragic masterpiece considered to be the greatest Spanish play of the 20th century, will be presented Wednesday through Saturday, March 3-20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Margetts Theatre.

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Intellect

BYU Bookstore hosts Grad Fair March 2-3

February 22, 2010
The BYU Bookstore will be hosting the Grad Fair on Tuesday, March 2, from noon to 6 p.m. and Wednesday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the upper level of the BYU Bookstore.

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BYU dancEnsemble to present "Impetus" concert March 12-13

February 22, 2010
The Department of Dance will present the dancEnsemble winter concert, “Impetus,” Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, in the Dance Studio Theatre, 166 Richards Building, at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee.

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Announcements

Gotta learn to play the organ ASAP? BYU's got a podcast for that

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 21, 2010
A free organ podcast created by BYU music professor Don Cook and some of his graduate students helps pianists make the transition to organist with 12 go-at-your-own-pace lessons.

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BYU School of Music hosts popular Music Dance Theatre Showcase Feb. 26-27

February 21, 2010
Brigham Young University’s Broadway-caliber musical theatre students will take the stage for the Music Dance Theatre Showcase Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27, at 7 and 9 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center.

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Intellect

Turtle Island Quartet, Don Menza guests at BYU Jazz Festival March 2-6

February 21, 2010
BYU’s School of Music will host its annual Jazz Festival featuring BYU’s Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band, Jazz Voices, The Turtle Island Quartet and Synthesis, BYU’s top jazz ensemble with guest artist Don Menza, Tuesday through Saturday, March 2-6.

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Intellect

Sabina Thatcher to perform at BYU Primrose Memorial Concert March 6

February 18, 2010
Sabina Thatcher, principal violist of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, will be the featured guest artist at the School of Music’s annual William Primrose Memorial Concert Saturday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.

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New associate dean, department chairs for McKay School of Education

February 18, 2010
Dean K. Richard Young of Brigham Young University’s David O. McKay School of Education has announced three new administrative appointments.

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BYU Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar for March 2010

February 17, 2010
BYU Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar for March 2010.

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Failure of economic models subject of BYU lecture March 3

February 17, 2010
Economics writer Richard Bronk will speak at BYU Wednesday, March 3, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

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Intellect

Keven Prusak named district president of national health alliance

February 17, 2010
Keven Prusak, an associate professor in Brigham Young University’s School of Education, was elected as a district president for the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Prusak will be presiding over the southwest district of the United States, which consists of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, California and Hawaii. He was elected during a national convention in Santa Fe, N.M., Feb. 10-13.

AAHPERD promotes physical activity and healthy lifestyles in both the schools and in the community. Officers and members are professionals in all different types of industries and work with legislatures and school boards to promote daily physical activity and healthy nutrition.

Prusak, who specializes in children’s health, will be leading the regional organization in its efforts to advocate, research, publish and create standards for health in the United States.

For more information, contact William J. Vincent at (801) 422-2670.

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Intellect

Guest conductor Joshua Habermann joins BYU choirs for concert Feb. 25

February 16, 2010
The School of Music will present “Concert for a Winter’s Eve” performed by a combined ensemble of BYU choirs with guest conductor Joshua Habermann Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m.in the de Jong Concert Hall.

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Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band plan joint concert Feb. 26

February 16, 2010
Brigham Young University’s Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony will join together to perform Friday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

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BYU Philharmonic to perform Mahler's 5th Symphony Feb. 27

February 16, 2010
BYU’s Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Kory Katseanes, will present a concert Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

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Annual BYU Hunger Banquet March 4 and 6 illustrates world poverty

February 16, 2010
Some people will leave the BYU Hunger Banquet still hungry. The event, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6, at 6 p.m. in the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom, serves dinner with a twist.

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Francis Cardinal George to speak at BYU forum Feb. 23

February 16, 2010
His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, OMI, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be speaking at a BYU forum Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.

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Romanian ambassador to U.S. plans BYU lecture Feb. 25

February 11, 2010
His Excellency Adrian C. Vierita, Romanian ambassador to the United States, will be speaking at BYU Thursday, Feb. 25, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

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