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BYU Humanities Professor Commended by the Foreign Minister of Japan

September 20, 2016
As a young missionary in Japan, Professor Van C. Gessel jokingly admits he was guilty of some cultural confusion. But now he's one of a select number of non-Japanese citizens to be commended for promoting cultural understanding. 

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Intellect

Fight For What You Believe In, Ari Fleischer Speaks at Forum

By Trevor Morgan
September 19, 2016
Some people bleed red. Some people bleed blue. Republican or Democrat, that is.
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Cougar Queries: "I'm currently working on creating a whole new BYU Store experience."

September 16, 2016
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Mark Clegg, director of the BYU Store.

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Events

BYU School of Music to Present Instrumental Showcase Sept. 23

September 15, 2016
Performance Date: Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: $6 Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com The BYU School of Music presents its annual Instrumental Showcase on Friday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m., in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center.
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Events

Four BYU Jazz Groups to Perform at Annual Jazz Showcase Sept. 21

September 15, 2016
Performance Date: Wednesday, Sept. 21 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: $6 Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com The BYU School of Music presents its annual Jazz Showcase Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m., in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center.
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Events

‘The Musical Zoo’ Opens the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Family Concert Series

September 15, 2016
Performance Date: Saturday, Sept. 24 Time: 11 a.m. Location: de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: Free Tickets: No tickets required The BYU Philharmonic presents The Musical Zoo on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m., in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center.
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Events

Westminster College Classical Greek Theatre Festival presents "Herakles"

September 14, 2016
· Performance Date: Monday, Sept. 19
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Intellect

Call for Entries: Final Cut Film Festival

September 14, 2016
Submissions are due for the Final Cut Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 23. All BYU students are invited to enter this student-produced, student-created film festival. 

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Events

Evolution and Faith to be Discussed at BYU’s Summerhays Lecture

September 14, 2016
Date: Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 Time: 6 p.m. Location: Varsity Theatre, Wilkinson Student Center, BYU Price: free Although the topics of evolution and faith are often seen as conflicting, BYU biology professor Steven L. Peck will argue otherwise in this fall’s Summerhays Lecture, titled Evolving Faith: Putting Evolution in an LDS Context.
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Events

Grammy-winning Opera Star Joyce DiDonato to Perform with Brentano String Quartet on Sept. 22

September 14, 2016
Performance Date: Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: $45+ ($3 off for senior citizens or BYU alumni, $10 off with BYU or student ID) Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano singer and winner of the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo, will perform at BYU with the Brentano String Quartet on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m., in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center.
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Events

BYU Young Company to Present Cyrano Production Sept. 23-Oct. 8

September 14, 2016
Performance Dates and Times: Sept. 23, 28-30, Oct. 5-7 at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 and Oct. 8 at 2 and 4 p.m. Location: Margetts Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: weekdays $6, weekends $7 Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com The BYU Department of Theatre and Media Arts (TMA) presents the Young Company’s production of Cyrano beginning Friday, Sept. 23, and running for three weeks.
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Intellect

Surviving earth’s extremes: BYU research in the mountains of Antarctica

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 13, 2016
BYU biologist Byron Adams has spent many bone-chilling months in Antarctica digging up creatures like tardigrades, nematodes and rotifers to find out how they survived the ice age. His latest work took him to the top of an Antarctic glacier.

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Faith

Elections, Hope and Freedom, Elder Dallin H. Oaks Speaks at Devotional

By Trevor Morgan
September 13, 2016
Don't be mean. Remember to vote. Value and defend freedom of speech and of religion. Find hope in the Lord. These are several words of wisdom Elder Dallin H. Oaks shared at Tuesday's BYU Devotional.

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Character

U.S. News Rankings: BYU one of best values in America

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 12, 2016
When it comes to getting a superb education for a reasonable cost, BYU again ranks as one of the best in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report.

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Character

Cougar Queries: "Delivering newspapers as a kid sparked my interest in communications"

September 11, 2016
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Quint Randle, Associate Professor in the School of Communications.

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Character

BYU Vocal Point Goes the Distance with The All-American Boys Chorus in new video

By Brooke Adams
September 08, 2016
It was a whirlwind 24 hours for members of BYU Vocal Point and The All-American Boys Chorus as the two groups collaborated on their latest music video that almost wasn't.

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Faith

Let the Y Light You and Learn to Lead, President and Sister Worthen Speak at Devotional

September 06, 2016
President and Sister Worthen welcomed students back to campus for the Fall semester at the Devotional Tuesday in the Marriott Center. Sister Worthen shared several life-lessons about leadership. President Worthen followed, encouraging students to be influenced by the positive experiences they can have while at BYU.
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Faith

BYU professor works with University of Utah library to translate 1700-year-old obituary

September 06, 2016
BYU associate professor of ancient scripture Lincoln H. Blumell recently translated a unique inscription written in ancient Greek on an epitaph from Egypt. The small limestone epitaph commemorates a woman named Helene.

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Events

BYU DANCE in Concert to Feature Five Dance Performance Groups, Sept. 15-17

September 05, 2016
Performance Dates: Thursday- Saturday, Sept. 15-17 Time: 7:30 p.m. (additional matinee on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m.) Location: de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: $8-15; discounts available for groups Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com The BYU Department of Dance will present this year’s BYU DANCE in Concert in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center from Sept. 15-17, at 7:30 p.m. There will be a matinee performance on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m.
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Intellect

Faculty research speed-pitch results in major BYU collaborations

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 04, 2016
Interdisciplinary connections get made at the Faculty Research Networking Event, a 2 hour-blitz where three dozen faculty members across BYU speed pitch 3-minute summaries of their research to each other.

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Intellect

Do You Write Like Mark Twain or Ralph Waldo Emerson? BYU Corpus Has The Answer

By Carrie Duford
September 01, 2016
If you've ever wondered how your writing style compares to the literary greats, the Essay Genome Project can help you find your place. Submit your writing to the project and receive personalized feedback about your writing style.

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Character

Cougar Queries: "I should have asked more questions at the interview."

August 31, 2016
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 Hunter, BYU Broadcasting's Production Manager.

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Intellect

Illustrating Hidden Treasures at the BYU Library

August 30, 2016
From stunning collections of art to retro media consoles and a swimsuit exhibit, BYU’s Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) has more than a few treasures hidden within its walls – and two student illustrators are trying to prove it.

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Events

Three-time Grammy Award Winner Branford Marsalis to Perform with Special Guest Kurt Elling

August 30, 2016
Performance Date: Thursday, Sept. 15 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Pardoe Theater, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: $40, with discounts available for alumni, seniors, employees and students Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com The Brigham Young University BRAVO! Professional Performing Arts Series presents an evening with The Branford Marsalis Quartet, in the Pardoe Theater on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m.
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BYU welcomes one of largest, highest-achieving freshman classes

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 30, 2016
With the beginning of the fall semester upon us we thought it would be nice to share a little about the BYU freshman class of 2016, some of the brightest students in the world.

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Events

Devotional and Forum schedule for fall 2016 semester

By Trevor Morgan
August 29, 2016
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty and staff head to the Marriott Center for the weekly Devotional or Forum address. Speakers consist of BYU professors, LDS Church leaders and a range of influential figures.

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Announcements

Advisory Council Preparing Final Report

August 28, 2016
The BYU Advisory Council on Campus Response to Sexual Assault is concluding its study and preparing a final report with recommendations that will be sent to the President and President’s Council.

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Events

BYU Young Ambassadors Release Latest Music Video as a Preview for Upcoming Production

August 26, 2016
BYU Young Ambassadors released its latest music video, Thinking Out Loud, the single that won the 2016 Grammy Award Song of the Year.

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Intellect

How telecommuting can cause leadership issues in your organization

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 25, 2016
Wherever your organization falls on the spectrum of telecommuting and virtual teams, new BYU business research reveals something about leadership and telecommuting that everyone should take into consideration.

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From #BYUBound to BYU found

By Ali Cecile Noorda
August 24, 2016
New freshmen roomies find each other with a hashtag
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