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“Safety Last” starring Harold Lloyd at BYU Silent Film Night Feb. 19

February 02, 2010
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Brigham Young University’s Classical 89 (KBYU-FM) will be showing the 1923 silent movie classic “Safety Last” starring Harold Lloyd, Friday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Mike Ohman, premier theater organist, will accompany the film.

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Religion, ecology topic for Yale lecturer at BYU Feb. 17

February 01, 2010
John Grim of Yale University will be speaking at the BYU David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 3 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

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James R. Schlesinger to speak at BYU Feb. 9

February 01, 2010
James R. Schlesinger, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Energy, will be speaking Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center Assembly Hall.

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BYU's Steven P. Sondrup elected president of international association

February 01, 2010
Steven P. Sondrup of the College of Humanities faculty was recently elected president of the International Comparative Literature Association.

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High Pitch: BYU’s PR program top 5 in nation

January 31, 2010
BYU's public relations program has been named one of the top five PR education programs in the country by PR Week, an international public relations trade magazine.

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BYU students win national construction management showdown

January 31, 2010
For the second year in a row, a BYU team won the Residential Construction Management Competition, the premier muscle match for construction management students. It’s sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders and held in Las Vegas in conjunction with the industry’s largest trade show.

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BYU's David Embley honored by computer modeling association

January 31, 2010
David Embley of the Department of Computer Science was recently selected as the 2009 recipient of the Peter Chen Award and named as an Entity-Relationship Fellow. Both of these honors are bestowed by the International Conference on Conceptual Modeling.

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CO2 threat subject for BYU Kennedy Center lecture Feb. 12

January 31, 2010
Tyler Volk, professor of biology at New York University, will be speaking at the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies Friday, Feb. 12, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building. His subject will be “CO2 Rising: The World’s Greatest Environmental Challenge.”

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Pianist Menahem Pressler in BYU recital Feb. 9

January 31, 2010
Legendary pianist Menahem Pressler will be performing Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. He will be joined by BYU faculty chamber artists Monte Belknap on the violin, Claudine Bigelow on the viola and Julie Bevan on the cello.

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Violist LaDonna Smith to present improvisational recital Feb. 11 at BYU

January 28, 2010
BYU’s School of Music and the Laycock Center for Creative Collaboration in the Arts present LaDonna Smith, violist and composer, in concert Thursday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.

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28th annual BYU Symposium on Science Fiction Feb. 11-13

January 28, 2010
BYU will host the 28th Annual Marion K. Smith Symposium on Science Fiction and Fantasy, "Life, the Universe and Everything," Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 11-13, in the Wilkinson Student Center.

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Symposium on Mormons, media issues call for papers

January 28, 2010
The Mormon Media Studies Symposium has issued a call for papers for its conference that will be held Nov. 11 and 12, 2010, “Mormon Media Studies: Across Time, Space and Disciplines.”

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Capt. Dan Jones subject of BYU Lee Library exhibit, lecture

January 28, 2010
Beginning Feb. 2, the L. Tom Perry Special Collections in the Harold B. Lee Library will host an exhibition of the writings and publications of Capt. Dan Jones. The exhibition can be seen on the first floor of the library at Special Collections (Room 1130) throughout the month. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m., Ronald D. Dennis will give a presentation about the life and missions of Jones, his great-great-grandfather, in Room 1131 (the Special Collections classroom). All are welcome to attend.

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Doctors cut back hours when risk of malpractice suit rises, study shows

January 27, 2010
A new study shows that the number of hours physicians spend on the job each week is influenced by the fear of malpractice lawsuits.

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BYU's Young Ambassadors celebrate 40th anniversary with concerts Feb. 11-13

January 27, 2010
In celebration of its 40th year of performing, BYU’s Young Ambassadors will be presenting “The New Music Makers” in the de Jong Concert Hall Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 11-13, at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance Saturday, Feb. 13, at 2 p.m.

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Rosemary Thackeray to give BYU devotional address Feb. 2

January 27, 2010
Rosemary Thackeray, associate professor of public health at BYU’s College of Health and Human Performance, will be the speaker at the weekly devotional Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.

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University of Paris professor to discuss French prisons Feb. 3 at BYU

January 26, 2010
Dominique Kalifa, professor of contemporary history at the University of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne, will be speaking Wednesday, Feb. 3, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

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BYU's Maxwell Institute publishes new volume in METI series

January 26, 2010
The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship announced the publication of the newest title in its Middle Eastern Texts Initiative. “Avicenna: The Physics of ‘The Healing,’” was translated by Jon McGinnis, an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy of the University of Missouri, St. Louis.

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New Shanghai Circus to perform at BYU Feb. 2-3

January 25, 2010
The New Shanghai Circus, a contemporary interpretation enhanced by powerful and enchanting choreography, lighting, scenery and music, will perform in concert Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 2-3, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

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What's New at BYU for February 2010

January 25, 2010
Events during February 2010 at BYU.

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"Rigoletto" subject of David M. Kennedy Center lecture Feb. 9

January 24, 2010
Luca Bonomi, president of the Dante Alighieri Society, will be speaking at the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 3 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

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"Why Married People are Healthier" topic of annual Hinckley lecture Feb. 11

January 24, 2010
Linda J. Waite of the University of Chicago will be the title speaker at the Sixth Annual Marjorie Pay Hinckley Endowed Chair Lecture Thursday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center Assembly Hall.

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BYU will again host popular Passover Seder Services

January 24, 2010
BYU will hold its annual Passover Seder Services March 26 and 27 and April 1, 7, 10, 15 and 23. All events, except the April 1 service, will take place in 3228 Wilkinson Student Center. The April 1 service will be held in 3220 WSC. All services will begin at 6:30 p.m. and typically run until 10 p.m. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 16, in 271 Joseph Smith Building.

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Exhibit, lecture at BYU Jan. 28 honor author Lloyd Alexander

January 24, 2010
The Harold B. Lee Library has announced the opening of its newest exhibit, a unique recreation of author Lloyd Alexander’s office and personal artifacts. The exhibit will be unveiled Thursday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m., following a lecture by BYU professors James Jacobs and Michael O. Tunnell titled “Lloyd Alexander: The High King of Fantasy.”

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BYU Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar for February 2010

January 24, 2010
The BYU Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar for February 2010.

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Timpanogos Storytelling Conference at BYU Feb. 5-6

January 20, 2010
BYUs Department of Theatre and Media Arts will combine with the City of Orem and BYU’s Division of Continuing Education to present the fourth annual Timpanogos Storytelling Conference Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Young Company's "A Thousand Cranes" Feb. 2-13 celebrates peace

January 19, 2010
BYU’s Young Company will present a theatre for young audiences production of “A Thousand Cranes,” an award-winning true story of hope and love by Kathryn Shultz Miller, Feb. 2-13, at 7 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center.

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Howard Dodson Jr. to speak at BYU forum Jan. 26

January 19, 2010
Howard Dodson Jr., chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library, will be speaking at a BYU forum Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the Marriott Center at 11:05 a.m.

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Innovators practice 5 skills the rest of us don’t, says BYU, INSEAD and Harvard B-school study

January 18, 2010
The most innovative CEOs spend 50 percent more time practicing five specific innovation skills than do their less creative counterparts. That's according to a study in the new issue of the Harvard Business review by three prominent business scholars at BYU, INSEAD and Harvard.

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BYU hosts Career Fair Jan. 27

January 18, 2010
BYUs general Career Fair will be held Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom and Garden Court.

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