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Cougar Queries: "Coaching basketball inspired me to become a teacher."
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Blake Peterson, professor of Mathematics Education.
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Update on Sexual Assault Study; Request for Your Feedback
As part of BYU’s efforts to study and improve the university’s sexual assault reporting process and structure under Title IX, BYU has launched a website to obtain feedback on matters related to sexual assault.
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Message to Students, Faculty and Staff: Update on Sexual Assault Study; Request for Your Feedback
Editor's Note: The following message was emailed to all BYU students, faculty and staff on Thursday, May 19.
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Family size and education levels: the right support could reverse long-held theory
More kids in your family. Less education. This pattern isn’t new, but a team of researchers led by BYU sociology professor Ben Gibbs studied why that educational dip occurs and found that there are exceptions to the trend.
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Anatomy of Invention Topic of BYU Forum
Larry Howell, professor of Mechanical Engineering, delivered the Forum address Tuesday in the de Jong Concert Hall.
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Cougar Queries: "I can recite from memory 123 digits of pi."
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Larry Howell, Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
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BYU Arts' staging of “Charlotte’s Web” tells story of friendship and sacrifice
Writer: Riley Oliphant Performance Dates: May 26–28, June 2–4 and 8–10 Times: 7 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on May 28, June 2, 4, 10 and 11 Location: Pardoe Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: $6-12 (discounts for senior citizens, BYU students, groups and alumni) 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 BYU Arts presents a heartfelt adaptation of the family drama, Charlotte’s Web, a story of a pig and a spider, of growing up, of finding a place in the world and, ultimately, a story of facing the challenges of life through friendship and sacrifice that has inspired generations.
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Your dog doesn’t trust you when you’re angry
We know dogs are sensitive to human emotion, but a BYU professor set out to discover how they use that emotion.
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Experience Stars, Science and Smiles at Astrofest
BYU’s Astrofest brings physics and astronomy to life with rockets, robots and planetarium shows.
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Experience the Magic of Chemistry at Open Lab Day
Get ready to find out how cool chemistry really is — BYU is once again giving young students a chance to conduct their own captivating chemistry experiments at Open Lab Day.
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Being in Tune and Minimizing Interference Topic of BYU Devotional
Rebecca Schroeder, acquisitions librarian in the Harold B. Lee Library, delivered the Devotional address Tuesday in the de Jong Concert Hall.
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The BYU Jazz Legacy Band Make New Orleans Debut and Presents Free Concert
Before heading to perform in the city known as the 'big easy,' the BYU Jazz Legacy Band will present a free concert of New Orleans-style jazz on Thursday, May 12, at 7:30 pm in the Madsen Recital Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center.
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Dust mites invading your mattress? Maybe not, say BYU researchers
Worried about dust mites? BYU researchers have good news for Utahans and others who live in semi-arid climates.
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Cougar Queries: "The Library is the heart of BYU. And a source of peace."
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Rebecca Schroeder, Acquisitions Librarian and dept. chair of the Material Acquisitions Department.
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BYU Arts announces ‘16-‘17 theatre season
Writer: Riley OliphantSupercalifragilisticexpialidocious! The Brigham Young University Department of Theatre and Media Arts explores a variety of styles, genres and stories in a dynamic new season of gripping dramas, classic comedies, theatre for young audiences and a beloved, high-flying musical for all to enjoy.
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BYU Names New Director of Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
President Kevin J Worthen has announced the appointment of J. Spencer Fluhman as executive director of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship.
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Learning Through Exercising Agency Topic of BYU Devotional
Stephen W. Liddle, academic director of BYU’s Rollins Center Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology and an Information Systems professor, delivered the Devotional address Tuesday in the de Jong Concert Hall.
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BYU Student Employee of the Year Brings a Unique Approach to the Bean Museum
Each year nearly half of BYU's students are employed on campus, gaining valuable experience and providing important contributions. Nathan Hawks has done just that and was named the Student Employee of the Year.
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Cougar Queries: "In my free time you can find me tending to my bees."
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them a few simple questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Stephen Liddle, a professor in the Information Systems Department.
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BYU to Host UC Berkeley at Rugby National Championship Match on May 7
Tickets are now on sale for the BYU Rugby team's face-off against University of California at Berkeley (Cal) in the national rugby championship game, the Penn Mutual Varsity Cup on Sat., May 7, at 2 p.m., at BYU's South Field.
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Celebrate National Bike Month Around BYU
May is National Bike Month and the perfect time to get out and ride with your family, co-workers and friends. Here are some of the great ways to help you make the most of your biking experience:
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Kristin Chenoweth, Lea Salonga, Branford Marsalis headline BYU's BRAVO! '16-'17 Professional Performing Arts Season
Writer: Riley OliphantTony Award-winning actors, Grammy Award-winning musicians, and celebrated dancers and theatre-makers from ten different countries will come to Provo next season for an unparalleled program of world-class performances. From Broadway legends to chamber music masters and time-honored dance to thrilling circus—there are many treasures to discover during the new season of professional performing arts at BYU.
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Reaching Out and Bringing Hope: BYU Women's Conference
For the 40th time, thousands of women have come to campus to be uplifted and inspired at the annual BYU Women's Conference. The conference, co-sponsored by the Relief Society, offers more than 180 presenters who share their perspectives and gospel insights on a variety of topics of interest and concern to LDS women of all ages. In his brief opening remarks, BYU President Kevin J Worthen said it was especially fitting that this conference brings so many to the BYU campus to be edified.
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Using Nature to Nurture Robots
BYU researchers were inspired by Mother Nature in their quest to design movement patterns for a small army of robots. The computer scientists programmed the robots to mimic flocks of birds and schools of fish.
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BYU to purchase Provo High School property
Brigham Young University today announced the purchase of the Provo High School property.
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David Royce: Entrepreneur of the Year
Writer: Aricka WildeDavid Royce has made pests less pesky by creating four of the most successful, environmentally responsible pest control companies in North America. To recognize the serial entrepreneur’s achievement, the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award to Royce at its semiannual Founders Conference banquet.
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Devotional and forum schedule for spring/summer 2016
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community gathers for the weekly Devotional or Forum address. Here is the schedule for the Spring/Summer 2016 terms.
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BYU announces groundbreaking for new engineering building
The Brigham Young University Board of Trustees has approved the construction of a new building for the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology. Groundbreaking ceremonies are slated for May 9, 2016.
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BYU-created A.I.-powered foosball table goes head to head with humans
Computer engineering students at BYU spent this past semester creating a robotic, vision-controlled foosball table with the objective to beat a human foosball player. The project was a great success. Only problem? The A.I. is a too good.
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Final Phase of BYU Campus Drive Redesign Happening This Summer
BYU is continuing the Campus Drive redesign project this summer. At the conclusion of BYU Women's Conference (April 28-29), the university will be improving the intersection at Bulldog Boulevard and Campus Drive (1230 North and 450 East).
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