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Events

BYU Chamber Orchestra to perform preview of Philippines tour March 10

March 05, 2017
The concert will feature music from American composers such as Bernstein, Copland, John Williams, Gershwin and more. 

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Events

BYU to host U.S. National Amateur DanceSport Championships March 8-11

March 02, 2017
The National Dance Council of America has selected the DanceSport Championship at BYU to be its showcase event of the year in amateur dance with $42,000 in championship prize rewards.

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Events

Broadway vocalists including original Mary Poppins joins composer Frank Wildhorn at BYU

February 27, 2017
BRAVO! Professional Performing Arts at BYU presents the multi-Grammy and Tony Award-nominated composer and songwriter Frank Wildhorn in concert.

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Events

Renowned Philharmonia Quartett Berlin to perform at BYU March 11

February 27, 2017
This ensemble has established itself as one of the world’s premier string quartets and has an extensive history of international concerts and diverse discography. The ensemble was founded in 1984.

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Intellect

Americans missed out on $5.4 billion by not refinancing, study says

By Brooke Adams
February 27, 2017
BYU economics professor Jaren Pope found that when interest rates dropped, 20 percent of American homeowners who could have benefited from refinancing didn’t, leaving a total of $5.4 billion on the table.

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Intellect

Forum: Where do we go from here?

By Trevor Morgan
February 27, 2017
Dr. Clayborne Carson, a historian at Stanford University and expert on the life and writings of Martin Luther King, Jr., discussed how we can best answer the question King wrote in his final book. The question: Where do we go from here?

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Events

'BYU Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival' includes performances from BYU Synthesis and guest artists

February 27, 2017
This performance will feature guest artists jazz pianist Tamir Hendelman and jazz trumpet soloist Pharez Whitted.

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Intellect

Engineering students use virtual reality to develop aerospace and defense solutions

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 26, 2017
Students partner with Lockheed Martin to use video game VR for engineering training
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Events

Symphonic Band to perform a show centered on man’s quest for flight

February 26, 2017
The night will feature acclaimed audio book narrator Diane Dabczynski as the poetic voice accompanying the Symphonic Band’s performance.

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BYU Baroque Ensemble to perform March 2

February 23, 2017
The group will perform in the Madsen Recital Hall and play “top ten” hits from the Baroque period including Vivaldi. 

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Events

BYU dancEnsemble presents 'an evening of new choreography' March 10-11

February 23, 2017
The Brigham Young University Department of Dance presents dancEnsemble: an evening of new choreography on Friday, March 10 and Saturday March 11 at 7:30 p.m. with a Saturday matinee performance at 2 p.m. 

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Character

Cougar Query: "On Saturday afternoons you’ll find me on the visiting team's sidelines as a 'ball boy.'"

By Trevor Morgan
February 22, 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 Scott Eldredge, Digital Initiatives Program Manager in the Harold B. Lee Library.

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Intellect

BYU professor encouraged by results of new research on sexual assault kit processing

February 21, 2017
BYU professor Julie Valentine is on the front lines of sexual assault kit processing reform. Her latest, groundbreaking research was just released, showing drastic improvement in submission rates.

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Announcements

How you can help reduce winter inversions in Utah

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 20, 2017
Provo City has launched a website to encourage residents throughout the valley to do their part to help keep Utah County's air clean

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Events

Broadway Revue's 'Landmark' will pay tribute to Broadway legends

February 20, 2017
Landmark is a student production that pays tribute to many of the people and productions that have made Broadway legendary for people around the world. The show will feature ballads and show stoppers from a variety of shows.

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Events

Student production 'happysadness' tackles challenging topics

February 20, 2017
Written by recent BYU alumna Chandra Lloyd, happysadness went through a writer/dramaturge/actor workshop at BYU before being selected as the “Microburst” performance of 2017.

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Living Legends performance includes brand-new journey

February 19, 2017
“Living Legends’ show this year is one that I think everybody would love to come to,” director Janielle Christensen said. “Even those who have seen the show for years will see a lot of new beautiful elements.”

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Intellect

BYU engineers built a bulletproof origami shield to protect law enforcement

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 15, 2017
BYU engineering professors have created an origami-inspired, lightweight bulletproof shield that can protect law enforcement from gunfire.

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Events

Wind Symphony to perform ‘Potpourri’

February 14, 2017
Director Donald Peterson said he hopes the performance will bring in a large and varied audience due to the assortment of works included.

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Venice Baroque Orchestra to perform at BYU with world renowned violinist

February 14, 2017
BYU Arts presents the Venice Baroque Orchestra and the acclaimed Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti in concert March 1.

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Young Ambassadors to perform ‘Welcome Home’ show at BYU

February 14, 2017
Welcome Home is a 90-minute show portraying home and family in a dynamic musical featuring international hits. 

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Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet to perform at BYU

February 13, 2017
The group appears in concerts throughout Europe, North and South America, Israel, Australia and the Far East.

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Faith

BYU Devotional: On failure and finishing

By Trevor Morgan
February 13, 2017
Cassy Budd, professor in the School of Accountancy, shared a few stories about her personal failures in order to help BYU students recognize the strength that comes from acknowledging their own personal weaknesses.

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Character

Cougar Queries: "My advice to incoming freshmen is... figure out how to make failures work for you.”

By Trevor Morgan
February 12, 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 Cassy Budd, a professor in the Marriott School of Accountancy.

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Announcements

Improving university websites

February 09, 2017
We want you to contribute to and use a BYU Web Theme that is being developed and tested.
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Intellect

How eating less can slow the aging process

By Brooke Adams
February 09, 2017
New BYU research shows why calorie restriction made mice live longer and healthier lives.

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Intellect

New study links brain stem volume and aggression in autism

Andrea Christensen
By Andrea Christensen
February 08, 2017
New research from BYU’s autism experts is providing clues into the link between aggression and autism — clues the team hopes will eventually lead to more effective intervention.

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Intellect

BYU scientists help sequence genome of quinoa, potential 'grain of the future'

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 07, 2017
Researchers at BYU were major contributors to the first fully successful effort to sequence the genome of quinoa—a grain experts believe may hold the key to feeding the world’s growing population.

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Events

BYU Contemporary Dance Theatre to perform in concert

February 06, 2017
This event will include a giant trampoline, live video feed and a comparison of commercialized hip-hop as opposed to traditional hip-hop culture.

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Faith

BYU Devotional: A Banquet of Consequences

By Trevor Morgan
February 06, 2017
Elder Quentin L. Cook, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke about the adversary's efforts to falsely interpret  the blessings of living according to God's plan.

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