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Intellect

Fire research from BYU creating better, faster models to predict how wildfires burn

September 04, 2019
New Department of Defense-sponsored research from BYU’s Fire Research Lab is getting into the microscopic details of how fast wildfires burn.
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Golden Hashtags 2019

September 02, 2019
The 7th Annual BYU Golden Hashtags took place this summer, an event where the best 2018-19 social media content posted from throughout the BYU campus is recognized and best practices are promoted.
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Announcements

2019 University Conference Awards

August 27, 2019
The contributions of Karl G. Maeser and Abraham O. Smoot to the foundation of BYU are well heralded and well deserved, and every year BYU honors them by bestowing awards in their names during each University Conference.
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Intellect

President Worthen champions "real value of BYU"

August 26, 2019
Brigham Young University's unique opportunity to educate students in a way that integrates faith, emotion and intellect is a recipe for nurturing characters who have a devoted heart, courageous mind and a purposeful soul.
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Intellect

More than a job: Conveying a Christlike culture at BYU

August 26, 2019
Elder Dale G. Renlund encouraged BYU employees to strengthen the kingdom of God by building a Christlike culture on campus.
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Intellect

BYU scientists discover way to make crops grow in salt-damaged soil

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 22, 2019
A group of BYU researchers may have found a way to reverse falling crop yields caused by increasingly salty farmlands throughout the world.
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Announcements

Honor Code Office implements new student communication and internal assessment system

August 21, 2019
The BYU Honor Code Office has changed the way it contacts students and tracks the progress and outcomes of its work.
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Faith

BYU Devotional: The ongoing Restoration

By Kaylee Esplin
August 20, 2019
Elder Gary E. Stevenson, a member of The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered the Education Week Devotional address about the history of education week, Joseph Smith, The Book of Mormon and the ongoing restoration of the gospel.
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Announcements

For the third year in a row, BYU is a top 10 university for social media engagement

August 20, 2019
Thanks to its passionate student body, faculty, alumni and friends, BYU finds itself ranked No. 6 in the nation among universities for social media engagement.
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Intellect

How many Earth-like planets exist in the universe?

August 19, 2019
A new study from researchers at BYU and Penn State provides the most accurate estimate of the number of Earth-like planets in the universe.
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Intellect

BYU announces new majors, classes, department for Fall 2019

August 18, 2019
Brigham Young University has created two new majors, one new department and several new classes available to its students starting Fall Semester 2019.
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Announcements

Updates to BYU Homecoming 2019

August 16, 2019
Brigham Young University today announced a few adjustments to the upcoming Homecoming festivities in October:
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Intellect

Are Siri and Alexa making us ruder? The answer is...

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 15, 2019
Is the way we bark out orders to digital assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant making us less polite? Prompted by growing concerns, two BYU information systems researchers decided to ask.
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Events

Devotional and Forum schedule for Fall Semester 2019

By Kaylee Esplin
August 12, 2019
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty and staff head to the Marriott Center for the weekly Devotional or Forum address. BYU President Kevin J Worthen and his wife Peggy kick off the semester and are followed by members of the leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU employees and a range of industry leaders and thinkers. Entertainment assemblies celebrating the talent of BYU Arts round out the semester schedule.
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Intellect

Increasing workplace diversity: It’s simpler than you think

By Cami Buckley
August 08, 2019
In the United States, nearly 90 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are white males, while less than four percent of CEOs are African American or Hispanic. With these numbers in mind, companies are constantly trying different strategies to increase diversity in the workplace.
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Faith

BYU Devotional: The path to transformative change

By Kaylee Esplin
August 06, 2019
Pam Musil, associate chair of the department of dance, delivered Tuesday’s Devotional address in the de Jong Concert Hall about the importance of changing and transforming our lives to prepare to meet God.
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Character

Cougar Query: "The content can be transformative."

By Kaylee Esplin
August 05, 2019
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Pam Musil, associate chair of the dance department.
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Announcements

BYU Physical Facilities nationally recognized for excellence

By Kaylee Esplin
August 01, 2019
Every season has its own beauty on Brigham Young University’s campus. The physical facilities department works tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure campus is a sight to see. That hard work received national recognition for the incredible beauty it produces.
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Intellect

BYU researchers dig up ways to improve Utah Lake

August 01, 2019
Researchers at BYU examined the sediment content of Utah Lake and its connection to toxic cyanobacteria
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Announcements

New BYU Director of Residence Life

July 31, 2019
Paul Barton has been named the new director of residence life at Brigham Young University effective Aug. 1, 2019.
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Faith

BYU Devotional: The University and the Kingdom of God

By Kaylee Esplin
July 30, 2019
Spencer Fluhman, executive director of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship and an associate professor of history, delivered Tuesday’s Devotional address in the de Jong Concert Hall about the unique role of education at Brigham Young University and the perspective it provides.
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Intellect

How valuable is financial aid to low-income students?

July 29, 2019
In the 2015-16 academic year, students received $28 billion in Federal Pell Grants. The monetary assistance helps students who display exceptional financial need pay for their tuition. But more than the dollar amount is how that aid helps college students shape the rest of their lives.
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Character

Cougar Query: "Rethinking keeps me alive to the world around me"

By Kaylee Esplin
July 26, 2019
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Spencer Fluhman, executive director of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship.
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Intellect

There are 57 billion nematodes for every human on earth; Understanding them will help address climate change

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 25, 2019
Study details first global analysis of world's most abundant creatures
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Intellect

New study: Thousands of lives could be saved by reducing air pollution levels

July 24, 2019
The estimate of lives that could be saved by further reduction of air pollution levels is more than thirty thousand, which is similar to the number of deaths from car accidents each year.
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Instagram Story with Survivor Advocate

July 19, 2019
BYU's Sexual Assault Survivor Advocate, Lisa Leavitt, took over the BYU Instagram Story in May to share a little more about what she does here on campus and who she serves (it's not just students).
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Intellect

Forum: Capital markets and human flourishing

By Kaylee Esplin
July 16, 2019
Christine Hurt, associate dean and professor at BYU Law, delivered Tuesday’s forum address in the de Jong Concert Hall about capital markets and human flourishing.
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Intellect

Backed in Black: How to get people to buy more produce

July 16, 2019
Researchers from BYU and the Netherlands’ Delft University of Technology may have figured out a secret to get people to buy more fresh produce: dress veggies up in black.
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Character

Cougar Query: "I've auditioned for Jeopardy twice!"

By Kaylee Esplin
July 15, 2019
Name: Christine Hurt
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Intellect

BYU team breaks down major players in cell to score future cancer therapy wins

July 10, 2019
Learning more about a specific protein complex and how it works is a stepping stone for others who might look for cancer therapies or ways to help treat diabetes and other diseases.
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