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BYU kicks off largest internal grant program

By Alexa Reimschussel
July 08, 2018
BYU faculty can earn up to $120,000 through the Interdisciplinary Research Origination Awards, two-year grants that are meant to help faculty conduct research across disciplines that will lead to additional funding from external sources.

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Intellect

Stopping a tiny — and deadly — fly in its tracks

By Jayne Edwards
July 04, 2018
Sixty million people in sub-Saharan Africa live at risk of African sleeping sickness, a disease caused by parasites transmitted through the tsetse fly. In the late stage of the disease, when the parasite crosses the blood-brain barrier, the results are oftentimes fatal.
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Faith

BYU Devotional: Finding your place in the universe

By Erica Ostergar
July 02, 2018
Denise Stephens, professor of astronomy, spoke at Tuesday’s devotional about how understanding stars can help us understand our place in the universe.

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Announcements

BYU names new director of BYU Salt Lake Center

July 02, 2018
Jay Young has been named the eighth director of the Brigham Young University Salt Lake Center.

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Character

Cougar Query: "Playing flag football at BYU has allowed me to make some great friendships"

By Erica Ostergar
July 01, 2018
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Denise Stephens, professor of Astronomy.

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Announcements

Plans for Allen Hall and Amanda Knight Hall

June 29, 2018
BYU recently received a permit from Provo City to demolish Allen Hall, a university building at the corner of 100 East and 700 North. The university is also looking to preserve the architectural features of Amanda Knight Hall.

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Announcements

BYU receives national gold award for Stone-Cold Sober campaign

Andrea Christensen
By Andrea Christensen
June 28, 2018
Rather than downplay 20 years’ worth of the Princeton Review’s quirkiest label, BYU embraced it in a big way. And just received national recognition for its celebratory campaign.

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Faith

BYU Devotional: Keeping the spiritual lifeblood flowing

By Erica Ostergar
June 25, 2018
Steven Shumway, professor in the Technology and Engineering Studies program, spoke at Tuesday’s BYU Devotional about keeping our spiritual lifeblood flowing by ministering to others.

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Intellect

Women TEDx speakers receive more polarized comments than men

By Alexa Reimschussel
June 25, 2018
BYU researchers found that though most comments on TEDx and TED-Ed videos are neutral, women receive more of both positive and negative comments than men.

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Character

Cougar Query: "My go-to comfort food is tacos"

By Erica Ostergar
June 24, 2018
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Steven Shumway, professor in the Technology and Engineering Studies program.

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Intellect

Religious Freedom Annual Review encourages protections for religious identity, community building

By Erica Ostergar
June 21, 2018
Elder L. Whitney Clayton said religious identity deserves as much attention and protection as racial and sexual identities at BYU’s 2018 Religious Freedom Annual Review.

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Character

BYU students connect missing soldiers to their families

By Jayne Edwards
June 20, 2018
The U.S. Army called in genealogical reinforcements in the form of BYU students who track down living relatives of soldiers who have 

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Intellect

BYU traffic study: No more left turns on busy streets

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
June 19, 2018
BYU traffic engineers Grant Schultz and Mitsuru Saito are on a mission to stop people from making left turns on busy roads. It’s not because they want to make life more difficult; it’s because they want to save it.

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Intellect

AdLab takes best in show for 'One More Giant Leap'

Andrea Christensen
By Andrea Christensen
June 15, 2018
For the second consecutive year, students from BYU’s AdLab have won best in show at the country's largest advertising competition.

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Intellect

BYU students win E3 game competition

Andrea Christensen
By Andrea Christensen
June 14, 2018
With their genre-bending "Beat Boxers," BYU animation students take the top prize at E3's College Game Competition.  

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Intellect

Study: Patients maintain muscle mass five years after surgically-induced weight loss

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
June 12, 2018
Newly-published research from BYU provides important evidence supporting the long-term safety and viability of bariatric surgery.

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Intellect

Study: Today’s dads are engaging more with their kids

June 11, 2018
Whether it’s physically being there for a baseball game or piano recital, or emotionally being there to provide warmth or support in a tough time, there appears to be a shift in how fathers are viewing their roles.

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Faith

BYU Devotional: The faith to do His will

By Erica Ostergar
June 11, 2018
Professor of nursing Beth Luthy spoke at Tuesday’s BYU Devotional about having faith even during times of suffering.

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Character

Cougar Query: "Getting more involved in global vaccine initiatives changed the way I view medicine"

By Erica Ostergar
June 10, 2018
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Beth Luthy, professor of nursing.

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Faith

BYU Devotional: Recognizing and understanding the Spirit at BYU

By Erica Ostergar
June 04, 2018
Michael Orme, BYU’s General Counsel, spoke at Tuesday’s Devotional about the mission of the university and the unique spiritual experiences students and employees can have at BYU.

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Cougar Query: “People often ask me, 'Why does BYU even need to have lawyers?'”

By Erica Ostergar
June 03, 2018
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Michael Orme, General Counsel to the University President.

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Events

BYU's best of the best in social media recognized at the 6th Annual BYU Golden Hashtags

June 01, 2018
Last week was the 6th Annual BYU Golden Hashtags, an event where the best 2017-18 social media content posted from throughout the BYU campus is recognized and best practices are promoted.
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Intellect

Keep calm and carry on: Mothers with high emotional, cognitive control help kids behave

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
May 31, 2018
A new parenting study led by professor Ali Crandall finds that the greater emotional control and problem-solving abilities a mother has, the less likely her children will develop behavioral problems such as throwing tantrums or fighting.

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Events

BYU Theatre and Media Arts announces 2018-19 theatre season

May 30, 2018
The BYU Department of Theatre and Media Arts explores a variety of styles, genres and stories in a dynamic new series of gripping dramas, theatre for young audiences, and a whimsical musical by Frank Wildhorn. 

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Intellect

Scientists reveal the secrets behind Pluto's dunes 

Andrea Christensen
By Andrea Christensen
May 30, 2018
An international team of scientists have discovered a series of dunes on Pluto — a finding that indicates the planet's surface is younger and more dynamic than previously thought.

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Events

Colbie Caillat and David Archuleta to headline BYU Spectacular!

May 28, 2018
Grammy Award-winning and multiplatinum-selling singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat will be the featured guest for BYU Spectacular! She will be joined by singer-songwriter and American Idol standout David Archuleta.

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Intellect

Study of Android users: How to get people to pay attention to mobile security notifications

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
May 23, 2018
Using brain data, eye-tracking data and field-study data, a group of BYU researchers have confirmed something about our interaction with security warnings on computers and phones: the more we see them, the more we tune them out.

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Intellect

Study: Hockey players born October through December score more and are paid more

May 23, 2018
With youth hockey teams being organized by age groups, the idea has persisted that kids born earlier in a year have a greater athletic advantage than kids born later in the year. BYU researchers show a trend reversal happening.

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Events

BYU’s Anne of Green Gables plays to imagination

May 22, 2018
L.M. Montgomery’s classic “Anne of Green Gables” inspires imagination through original music in BYU's new production

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Announcements

New dean for BYU Marriott School of Business

May 22, 2018
Brigham Young University Academic Vice President James R. Rasband announced this morning that Brigitte C. Madrian has been named the ninth dean of the BYU Marriott School of Business. 

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