At BYU, “we have the great privilege of an education for our whole souls,” said Susan Tanner, former Young Women General President, in Tuesday’s forum. Sister Tanner and her husband, former BYU–Hawaii president John Tanner, delivered a joint address on BYU’s ambitious mission.
Jeff Bednar is a ghost hunter. And while the BYU business professor doesn’t have night vision cameras or ultra-sensitive recording equipment, he’s found a bunch of them — including several here at BYU.
BYU research finds that more than 1,000 people have drowned because of low-head dams. In a massive effort to prevent future tragedies, BYU professors and students joined forces with a national task force to recently create the first nationwide database cataloging the location of more than 13,000 low-head dams.
A new study from BYU finds that a family’s religious beliefs and practices are a key catalyst to promote hope in the future and hope to manage personal challenges, which can help families build resiliency and unity.
When she received an email from a former student one evening, BYU English professor Dawan Coombs experienced déjà vu. The former student, a graduate of the BYU English teaching program, was desperate for help with the seventh-grade reading class she was now teaching.
“The most important change [in the world] is the increased accessibility of the house of the Lord,” said Elder Allen D. Haynie, a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Tuesday morning’s devotional.
The College Day of Service will be held on October 14 from 9 a.m. until noon on the various college campuses across the state. Each school has planned a service project that will be meaningful for its local community and help establish a sense of unity and love among participants.
“How do we carry His name?” Abigail Allen, an associate professor in the Marriott School of Business, considered this question during her devotional on Tuesday.
Researchers at BYU and Duke University say derisive online conversations don’t have to be the norm. A joint paper between the two universities found that artificial intelligence can be used to improve conversation quality and promote civil dialogue in online interactions.
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today we meet Abigail Allen, an associate professor in the Accounting and Management Department.
In Mark Rober’s latest sure-to-be-viral video, he pursues an epic journey to make the world’s tiniest Nerf blaster. That journey leads the engineer and YouTuber extraordinaire straight to his alma mater, Brigham Young University.
Knowing America’s national story is the only way to preserve liberty, taught Akhil Reed Amar, Yale’s Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, at Tuesday’s Constitution Day forum.
A new study led by a BYU business professor offers strategic measures that businesses can take (and that consumers should be aware of) to instill a greater sense of trust in online review platforms and combat misinformation.
The inauguration of C. Shane Reese as the 14th president of Brigham Young University this Tuesday not only marked his formal induction to the presidency but also unveiled his commitment to help BYU fully reach its prophesied potential.
This special event will mark the formal induction of President C. Shane Reese as the 14th president of BYU and give the university community a chance to celebrate a milestone in BYU’s history.
The BYU ARTS Partnership, part of the David O. McKay School of Education, began 16 years ago to increase the quality and quantity of arts education through dance, drama, music and visual art in elementary schools. The NACI is one of its four initiatives.
BYU Student Life Vice President Julie Franklin announced the hiring of David Rasmussen as the university’s new Title IX coordinator. He began his tenure in late August after serving as the interim director since February.
President C. Shane Reese and Sister Wendy Reese welcomed students back to campus with the first devotional of the fall 2023 semester on Tuesday at the BYU Marriott Center.
Researchers from UNC Charlotte, University of Louisville, University of Georgia and Brigham Young University analyzed how the race and gender of federal judges might be impacting judicial processes. Specifically, they wanted to see which types of judges get the most attention from their peers when they have complete discretion to reference another judge’s work.
In this special edition Cougar Query, University Communications’ Aaron Sorenson met with President and Wendy Reese to help give insight into today’s devotional speakers.
BYU comes in at No. 20 overall in the newly released 2024 Best Colleges in America rankings from The Wall Street Journal and College Pulse, joining the likes of Princeton, MIT, Yale, Stanford and Harvard in the top 25.
At BYU, Abadia says she has strengthened her complete character and she’s eager to use her talents to extend love and hope. She envisions returning to Ecuador to help shape the country’s music curriculum and make an education in the arts more accessible to students; maybe even starting a school to teach voice to young students.
Two Brigham Young University researchers are principal contributors to the largest comprehensive study to date on how cancer spreads and affects proteins in the body.
The Church Board of Education announced today updates to the Student Ecclesiastical Endorsement, the Honor Code and Dress and Grooming Principles and Expectations for the Church Educational System.
For years, farming facilities across the country have utilized anaerobic digesters to convert cow manure into renewable energy. However, these digesters have been limited to a modest 30–40% efficiency. Now, groundbreaking research led by a team of BYU professors is revolutionizing the process, making it faster and more efficient than ever before by pretreating the waste with a special bacteria.
Observation and reason are not opposed to faith, but work synergistically with faith, taught Elder Dale G. Renlund, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Tuesday’s Education Week devotional.