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BYU Women's Conference: The Healing Power of Christ

May 04, 2017
During Thursday's afternoon session of BYU Women’s Conference, General Sunday School President, Brother Tad R. Callister spoke with his wife, Sister Kathryn Callister of the healing power of the Savior.

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Faith

BYU Women's Conference: The Relief Society “Divinely Ordained of God”

By Kristine Hoyt
May 04, 2017
The recently reorganized General Relief Society Presidency spoke together for the first time at the 2017 BYU Women’s Conference. Each shared experiences and insights on The Relief Society.

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Faith

BYU Women's Conference: Eyes to See, Discipline to Create, Glue to Bind

By Kristine Hoyt
May 03, 2017
Sister Sharon Eubank, first counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency, opened the 2017 BYU Women’s Conference by sharing examples of women who were truly converted.

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Intellect

Training computers, helping humans

Andrea Christensen
By Andrea Christensen
May 01, 2017
Three BYU professors recently received Career Awards: the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for junior faculty.

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Intellect

BYU study finds more evidence why depressed dads should seek help

May 01, 2017
A father’s depression has a direct effect on both internalized and externalized behavioral problems in adolescents, according to a recent study out of BYU's School of Social Work.

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Announcements

James N. Crane receives prestigious NAGAP distinguished service award

By Kristine Hoyt
May 01, 2017
The Association for Graduate Enrollment Management (NAGAP) has given its most prestigious award to James N. Crane, assistant dean of Graduate Studies.
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Events

April 2017 Commencement speakers: Be awful, create a legacy of service

By Kristine Hoyt
April 27, 2017
Read through President Worthen's advice to BYU's newest graduates. Be inspired by stories of pushing others across the finish line. And improve your life with 3 steps for success.

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Character

BYU grad breaks through language barrier with numbers

April 24, 2017
It was a love of numbers that carried Kim Chi Pham through homesickness, past language barriers and eventually placed her at the top of her field.

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BYU grad: The unexpected teaching experience

April 24, 2017
From students to teachers overnight: Elizabeth Olsen and Kalie Peck, elementary education students, taught 37 students when their practicum mentor suddenly became ill.

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BYU grad: Finding and feeding a passion

April 24, 2017
Once Amy Briggs found engineering, there was no stopping her.

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Unpredictability and loss help BYU grad find greater joy in success

By Amanda Chase
April 24, 2017
After an accident resulting in paralysis, Stephen Merrill excelled by identifying what he did well and things he could do––like graduate with a master's degree in Applied Statistics.

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Prioritizing, connecting and empathizing: A Q&A with the student commencement speaker

April 23, 2017
At BYU's Commencement exercises this week, Thomas Stone will represent the graduates as the student speaker.

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Intellect

BYU students make winter hammocking a warmer reality

By Alec Sears
April 23, 2017
BYU's 2017 Student Innovator of the Year created a lightweight insulator that covers hammocks for cold-evening camping.

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Announcements

BYU No. 4 in the country for taking research inventions to market

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
April 21, 2017
BYU is one of the top five universities in the country for turning research discoveries into new technology, products and companies, according to a report released today.

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Students creating prosthetic sockets for thousands of amputees in Africa

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
April 19, 2017
BYU engineering students have teamed with non-profit Engage Now Africa to create a socket for above-knee amputees that fits neatly into prosthetics made available by the international Red Cross.

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Announcements

BYU OIT names new assistant vice president of Information Technology

April 17, 2017
Brigham Young University Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Kelly Flanagan has named Nathan Hatch as the new assistant vice president of Information Technology responsible for directing the work of the Office of Information Technology (OIT).
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NCAA Inclusivity leader meets with BYU students and staff

April 17, 2017
In November 2016, Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator Liz Darger attended NCAA Common Ground II — a forum to explore how representatives of the LGBTQ and faith-based communities can work more cohesively in college sports and higher education. Since then BYU has been developing a stronger relationship with the NCAA Office of Inclusion.
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Announcements

BYU opens new Reflection Room, peaceful retreat for students

April 17, 2017
Several months of work and cooperation culminated in the opening of the Reflection Room in the Wilkinson Student Center on April 19, 2017. The new Reflection Room will serve as a beautiful and reverent space where students can come to quietly contemplate and experience peace.
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Intellect

Lab on a chip designed to minimize preterm births

Andrea Christensen
By Andrea Christensen
April 13, 2017
With help from a palm-sized plastic rectangle, BYU researchers are hoping to minimize the problem of premature deliveries. The chip is designed to predict, with up to 90 percent accuracy, a woman’s risk for a future preterm birth.

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Intellect

BYU profs discover Moabosaurus in excavations from Utah's 'gold mine'

By Brooke Adams
April 12, 2017
Meet Utah’s newly discovered dinosaur, Moabosaurus utahensis, whose past offers insights into the state’s ancient history.

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Events

Evening of Percussion to feature Gamelan Bintang Wahyu, Panoramic Steel and Percussion Ensemble April 15

April 12, 2017
Evening of Percussion features percussion music by BYU’s Percussion Ensemble directed by Matt Coleman, the Panoramic Steel ensemble directed by Ron Brough and the Gamelan Bintang Wahyu directed by Jeremy Grimshaw.

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Intellect

Engineering students make biking possible for kids with leg-length discrepancies

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
April 10, 2017
Mechanical engineering students at BYU have created a special adapter to a bike pedal that allows people with leg-length discrepancies and knee flexibility issues ride smoothly and painlessly.

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Intellect

Award-winning BYU undergrad examines neurological pathways and marital relationship quality

April 10, 2017
Erin Kaseda, just a junior, recently presented her research at a prestigious professional neuroscience conference in Spain, as one of just three students invited. She was the only undergrad.

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Events

BYU Women's Conference to be held May 4-5

April 10, 2017
The theme for this year is "Converted Unto the Lord."

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Faith

BYU Devotional: Testimony & Other "Wicked" Problems

By Trevor Morgan
April 10, 2017
Eric Gillett, chair of the BYU Department of Design, explained how basic principles of design combined with gospel thinking help solve some of life's "wicked" problems.

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Cougar Query: "Three things that are always found in my refrigerator are hummus, fancy olives and The Greek Gods honey yogurt."

By Trevor Morgan
April 10, 2017
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Eric Gillett, current Chair of the BYU Department of Design.

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Events

BYU Synthesis and guest artist perform April 12

April 06, 2017
SONY Recording Artist Lexi Walker will join BYU Synthesis April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU.

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Events

Men’s Chorus to showcase classical to Broadway hits in end-of-year performance

April 06, 2017
Interim Director Matthew Nielsen said the students always look forward to this end-of-year performance. In fact, the choir has been working on some of these pieces since September.

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Events

Philharmonic season finale: An Evening of Russian Spectaculars

April 05, 2017
The performance begins with the “Violin Concert no. 1” by Dmitri Shostakovich with artist Alex Woods. The second half of the concert is given over to Sergei Rachmaninoff's famous “Symphony no. 2, in E Minor.”

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BYU Singers and Concert Choir to perform final academic year performance

April 04, 2017
“There is nothing quite like the power of music in helping us to express emotions,” BYU Singers member Elisa Thurber said. “Performing and rehearsing never fails to be a healing experience for me."

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