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Analyzing “The Office”: BYU study merges Scranton and Shakespeare
Just in time for the season premiere of NBC’s Emmy award-winning “The Office,” a BYU humanities professor has published research showing how your favorite character from the show is likely based on a centuries-old formula for comedic greatness.
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"Meaning in Sacred Architecture" subject of BYU lecture Sept. 23
“Finding Meaning in Sacred Architecture” will be the topic of an address presented by Val W. Brinkerhoff, associate professor of photography, Wednesday, Sept. 23, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building. The lecture is free, and the public is welcome.
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American Piano Quartet in concert Sept. 29 at de Jong Concert Hall
The American Piano Quartet will perform Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the de Jong Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. The group consists of School of Music faculty artists Jeffrey Shumway, Robin Hancock and Scott Holden and guest artist Paul Pollei.
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BYU schedules Fourth Annual Social Work Conference Oct. 9
The School of Social Work will host the Fourth Annual School of Social Work Conference, “Research and Clinical Perspectives in Social Work Practice,” Friday, Oct. 9, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the BYU Conference Center, located at 770 E. University Parkway.
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Brad Neiger named associate dean of College of Life Sciences
Dean Rodney Brown of the College of Life Sciences has announced the appointment of Brad Neiger, chair of the Department of Health Science, as associate dean of the college.
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Geralyn Giovannetti will give BYU faculty oboe recital Sept. 29
Geralyn Giovannetti, a professor in the School of Music, will be performing four precontemporary works for oboe Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. The recital is free.
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Museum of Peoples, Cultures to host September events
BYU’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures, located at 700 N. 100 East in Provo, will host several activities and entertainment events for students, families and children during September.
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BYU announces fall semester forum speakers
BYU’s fall semester 2009 forum assembly schedule features three unique and diverse American voices at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.
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BYU hosts first Academic Success Week Sept. 14-17
The First Annual Academic Success Week, hosted by BYU’s Career and Academic Success Center, will be held Monday through Thursday, Sept. 14-17, in the Wilkinson Student Center.
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BYU presents Choir Showcase Sept. 24-25
The annual BYU Choir Showcase will take place Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24-25, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The showcase will feature the BYU Singers, Concert Choir, Men’s Chorus and Women’s Chorus.
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BYU guest artists to perform on ancient Chinese instruments Sept. 18
Ancient Chinese music performed by husband-and-wife duo Wang Jian-xin and Li Feng-yun on the historic instruments qin and xiao will be featured Friday, Sept. 18, in BYU's Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.
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Chinese-Korean border topic of BYU lecture Sept. 16
Documentary film producer and director Dodge Billingsley will present a free lecture, “Life Along China’s Korean Border” Wednesday, Sept. 16, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
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President Thomas S. Monson to speak at BYU devotional Sept. 15
President Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and chair of the BYU Board of Trustees, will speak at a campus devotional Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.
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"World of Dance" features BYU's top ensembles Sept. 16-19
BYU will present the annual “World of Dance” Sept. 16-19 in the de Jong Concert Hall. There will be nightly showings at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 2 p.m.
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BYU presents young audiences version of "The Tempest" Sept. 15-26
BYU's Theatre and Media Arts Department will begin the Margetts Theatre season with a theatre-for-young-audiences production of Shakespeare’s final work, “The Tempest.” The production will run Sept. 15- 26 with nightly showings at 7 p.m. in the adjacent Nelke Theatre.
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Ron Brough to present faculty percussion recital Sept. 22
BYU School of Music professor Ron Brough will perform a number of percussion pieces Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. The performance is free.
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BYU prof part of large team that linked two new genes to Alzheimer’s disease
Brigham Young University biology professor John “Keoni” Kauwe is part of an international research team that reports the existence of two genes associated with Alzheimer’s disease in the new issue of Nature Genetics.
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CANCELED: 39th Annual Classical Greek Theatre Festival presents “The Bakkhai” at BYU Sept. 21
As part of the 39th Annual Classical Greek Theatre Festival, students from the University of Utah will be performing Euripides’ “The Bakkhai” at BYU’s de Jong Concert Hall Monday, Sept. 21 at 5 p.m.
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BYU physics professor named fellow by National Science Foundation
Gus Hart, a professor of physics in the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, was recently named an American Competitiveness and Innovation Fellow by the National Science Foundation. The award will help fund Hart’s research efforts, providing $600,000 over a five-year span.
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President Samuelson, Sharon Samuelson at BYU devotional Sept. 8
President Cecil O. Samuelson and his wife Sharon will officially welcome students back to a new academic year during their regular back-to-school campus devotional Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center. President Samuelson talk is titled “Your Future,” and Sharon Samuelson will discuss “The Iron Rod, the Word of God.”
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Poet Kevin Hart to give pair of lectures at BYU Sept. 8-9
Kevin Hart, poet, professor and chair of Christian studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, will present two lectures during a visit to BYU.
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BYU law librarian named council chair of American Association of Law Libraries
Dennis S. Sears, senior law librarian at the Howard W. Hunter Law Library at the J. Reuben Clark Law School, was recently elected as the Special Interest Section Council Chair of the American Association of Law Libraries.
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Even a few puffs of secondhand smoke raises death risk, BYU study finds
Inhaling secondhand cigaratte smoke or air pollution increases risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 20 to 30 percent, according to a new study led by BYU epidemiologist C. Arden Pope III. The paper is published in the new issue of Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association.
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Young Women's President Elaine S. Dalton to speak at Sept. 13 CES fireside
Elaine S. Dalton, Young Women general president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will speak at a Church Educational System fireside Sunday, Sept. 13, at 6 p.m. in the Marriott Center.
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Constitution Day lecture features Boston College scholar Sept. 16
In celebration of the U.S. Constitution, Brigham Young University will host a Constitution Day lecture, “Building a Vibrant Constitutional Structure,” Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 1 p.m. in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center Assembly Hall.
Ken I. Kersch, founding director of the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy and associate professor of political science, history and law at Boston College, will be the speaker.
The lecture is free and open to students, staff and members of the community.
Kersch’s primary interests are American political and constitutional development, American political thought and the politics of courts. Kersch is the author of many articles and books and was the recipient of the American Political Science Association's Edward S. Corwin Award in 2000 and the J. David Greenstone Prize in 2006 for the best book on politics and history.
He is working on a book on the development of constitutional conservatism between the presidencies of Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.
Kersch received a bachelor’s degree from Williams College, a Juris Doctorate from Northwest University and master’s and doctoral degrees in government from Cornell University. He has been a visiting associate professor of government at Harvard University.
For more information contact Erica Germaine at 801-422-4440 or at erica_germaine@byu.edu.
Ken I. Kersch, founding director of the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy and associate professor of political science, history and law at Boston College, will be the speaker.
The lecture is free and open to students, staff and members of the community.
Kersch’s primary interests are American political and constitutional development, American political thought and the politics of courts. Kersch is the author of many articles and books and was the recipient of the American Political Science Association's Edward S. Corwin Award in 2000 and the J. David Greenstone Prize in 2006 for the best book on politics and history.
He is working on a book on the development of constitutional conservatism between the presidencies of Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.
Kersch received a bachelor’s degree from Williams College, a Juris Doctorate from Northwest University and master’s and doctoral degrees in government from Cornell University. He has been a visiting associate professor of government at Harvard University.
For more information contact Erica Germaine at 801-422-4440 or at erica_germaine@byu.edu.
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The Enlightenment topic for BYU Kennedy Center lecture Sept. 9
Terrence James Reed will present a free David M. Kennedy Center lecture, “Reversals — Enlightenment and the Movements of the Heavens,” Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
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BYU student vocalists, following study in Vienna, to give recital Sept. 11
After performing and studying during winter semester in Vienna, nine BYU students will be participating in a free recital at the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11.
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Trombonist Stuart Dempster to join BYU Group for Experimental Music for Sept. 17 concert
BYU’s Group for Experimental Music will be joined by Stuart Dempster for a performance Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
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On 2-year-anniversary of disaster, BYU study on mine safety finds Crandall Canyon lives not lost in vain
A BYU study of decades of mine disasters found that mines are indeed safer after fatal accidents. But more could be done to preserve the painful lessons learned.
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