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Announcements

Matt Giles named new assistant administration vice president

February 20, 2024
BYU Administration Vice President and CFO Steve Hafen announced today the hiring of Matt Giles as the new assistant administration vice president of physical facilities.
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Intellect

The NSF wants to pay tuition, rent and much more for BYU Cybersecurity students

By Shelby Clark
February 14, 2024
The NSF recently awarded the cybersecurity program within the BYU Electrical & Computer Engineering department with a five-year, $3.7 million grant called the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service. BYU is one of only six schools nationwide to receive the award this year, which recognizes students with technical talent, moral integrity, leadership, and second language skills.
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Faith

Devotional: "Can you imagine?"

By Kailey Marshall
February 13, 2024
Elder Evan A. Schmutz, a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered Tuesday's devotional address. He urged the audience to consider the importance of their mortal lives.
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Intellect

Wheatley Institute report: Flourishing romances are more the result of proactive behaviors than soulmate spark

February 13, 2024
Sixty percent of Americans believe in the idea that true love is found in a one-and-only soulmate relationship, confirming that the quest to find one’s soulmate continues to play a significant role in our modern dating culture. However, a new report finds that enduring connection in romantic relationships results more from the personal virtues and intentional efforts of the partners, than it does from spontaneous love and emotional spark.
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Intellect

BYU documentary on Wyoming Black 14 featured at College Football Hall of Fame Black History Month event

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
February 12, 2024
Against the backdrop of iconic football memorabilia in the heart of the College Football Hall of Fame, a story of reconciliation and love took center stage last week. BYU students and professors were part of it.
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Intellect

Newly discovered (tiny) animal species now carries the name of a BYU professor

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 08, 2024
Meet the newest nematode to be discovered on Earth: Steinernema adamsi, named after BYU professor Byron Adams. It’s not cute or cuddly, but it’s part of a special group of nematodes considered beneficial to humans because it can infect and kill insect pests.
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Faith

Devotional: Magnifying our precious gift of time

By Kailey Marshall
February 06, 2024
Brother Jan E. Newman, Second Counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency, delivered the Tuesday morning devotional. He taught that making time for the most important things in our lives is essential no matter our stage in life.
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Intellect

Study visually captures hard truth: Walking home at night is not the same for women

February 06, 2024
An eye-catching new BYU study shows just how different the experience of walking home at night is for women versus men.
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Character

A semester in London: BYU students reflect on global growth and learning

Aaron Sorenson
By Aaron Sorenson
January 31, 2024
BYU students share transformative tales from across the pond.
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Intellect

Forum: The (costly) arc of religious freedom

By Christie Allen
January 30, 2024
In Tuesday’s forum, Harvard law professor Ruth Okediji explored a paradox: the stronger a nation’s commitment to religious freedom, the less a faithful presence Christians feel they can have in secular society.
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Intellect

Four things to know about the BYU London Centre

Aaron Sorenson
By Aaron Sorenson
January 29, 2024
The study abroad program in London lasts for a whole semester in winter and fall, or for seven weeks during the summer.
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Character

Cougar Query: Cecilia Peek

January 28, 2024
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Cecilia Peek, the director of the BYU London Centre.
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Faith

Devotional: “Consider the wondrous works of God”

By Kailey Marshall
January 23, 2024
Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, along with his wife, Sister Susan Bednar, delivered Tuesday's devotional address.
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Intellect

A Hindu scholar in the heart of Utah: How Sudam Mane combines faith and science at BYU

By Grace Pope
January 23, 2024
At BYU, Mane discovered more than just a center for scientific research; he found a community of faith and belonging.
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Intellect

Cold & flu season is in full swing... This BYU professor knows the best research-backed medicine for each symptom

By Shelby Clark
January 17, 2024
In this Q&A, BYU nursing professor Katreena Merrill shares her decades of expertise and recent findings from her perfectly timed research (carried out with fellow BYU professor Beth Luthy) to help make navigating the cold and flu aisle at the store more manageable this winter.
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Faith

Devotional: Choose You This Day — Think Celestial

By Kailey Marshall
January 16, 2024
“How many times in life do we cause ourselves pain and sorrow through poor choices?” asked Elder K. Brett Nattress, a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as he delivered Tuesday morning’s devotional.
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Faith

Devotional: President & Sister Reese

By Kailey Marshall
January 09, 2024
The Reeses shared how being “doers of the word” and having “eyes to see” can help us become better disciples of Christ.
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Intellect

Intensely prepared, BYU Japanese majors make perfect candidates for Japanese companies

By Christie Allen
January 08, 2024
For the past two years, through a semester-long, one-credit-hour course, BYU Japanese professor Steve Moody has meticulously prepared a group of seven to eight students to attend the Boston Career Forum for Japanese-English bilinguals. Big-name companies that regularly participate include Amazon, Bank of America and Nintendo, as well as powerhouse Japanese companies like SoftBank and Sumitomo. Among American undergraduates, BYU students studying Japanese are uniquely prepared to thrive in this job market.
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Intellect

Faith, innovation and impact: BYU 2023 video highlights

Julie Walker
By Julie Walker
December 20, 2023
From an unprecedented collaboration with a YouTube sensation to humanitarian projects that impacted local families, BYU students and faculty shared their light across the globe this past year. Take a look at some of the BYU video highlights of 2023.
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Intellect

Top 10 BYU news stories of 2023: President Reese, top rankings, high-impact research

By Grace Pope
December 19, 2023
The most viewed, read and shared BYU feature stories of the year
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Events

Winter 2024 devotional and forum schedule

December 18, 2023
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community attend the weekly devotional or forum address at the Marriott Center.
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Intellect

BYU professors can detect identity fraud by tracking computer keystrokes

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
December 14, 2023
Information systems professors at BYU have created a technology using JavaScript that can detect online identity fraud simply by measuring interaction behaviors like keystroke speed.
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Intellect

A mother, a mission, a major, two minors and a lot of plants

By Grace Pope
December 07, 2023
It was an Education Week workshop that gave Alyssa Bagoyo the courage to major in chemical engineering and pay tribute to her late mom’s BYU degree and heritage by minoring in business and Japanese.
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Announcements

New assistant vice president of information technology hired at BYU

December 06, 2023
Brigham Young University Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Tracy Flinders named Michelle Bennett as assistant vice president of information technology. In this role, Bennett will assist in directing the work of the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and coordinating strategy and efforts with all Church Educational System (CES) institutions.
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Faith

Devotional: We believe in being honest

By Kailey Marshall
December 05, 2023
“As you are honest in all you do, you will feel happier. You will feel more full of light. You will feel more confident and more comfortable in your relationships with others,” said Elder Matthew L. Carpenter, a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as he delivered Tuesday morning’s devotional.
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Intellect

National math associations agree: BYU's got some of the best math programs in the country

By Shelby Clark
December 05, 2023
Accolades continue to pour in for BYU’s College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, as both the statistics and math departments have recently received national awards recognizing their programs as some of the best in the country.
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Intellect

BYU has a new No. 1 ranking: University with the most students studying abroad

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
November 30, 2023
New data from the Institute of International Education Open Doors Report shows BYU is tops in the United States for the most students who studied abroad this past academic year.
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Intellect

Forum: Mammon or marriage?

By Christie Allen
November 28, 2023
The 21st-century American trend to prioritize career, money and personal freedom over marriage is deeply misguided, argued W. Bradford Wilcox, professor of sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, in Tuesday’s forum.
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Intellect

Molecular marvel: BYU study expands scientists’ knowledge of protein folding in cells

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
November 28, 2023
Thanks to new research from scientists at BYU and the University of Utah Health, researchers now have a more complete understanding of how chaperone molecules direct the protein folding process.
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Events

2023 BYU holiday event guide

By Kailey Marshall
November 26, 2023
Celebrate the magic of the Christmas season at BYU with festive music and inspiring events.
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