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A group of analysts from the Central Intelligence Agency will visit the Brigham Young University campus on Wednesday, Oct. 4, to present “Inside the CIA Post-9/11” at 3 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
Award-winning dance teams from the Brigham Young University Department of Dance will present a dance performance assembly Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.
The Brigham Young University Office of Research and Creative Activities is now accepting proposals for the 2007 ORCA Mentoring Grant program, a non-need based program that awards $1,500 research grants to undergraduates from all disciplines.
The current edition of Brigham Young University’s BYU Studies journal is a special issue devoted to Mormons and film, offering readers an intriguing view of the history and culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through the lens of a camera.
Kenneth A. Osgood, an associate professor of history at Florida Atlantic University, will visit the Brigham Young University campus to present "America’s Global Battle for Hearts and Minds" at a Global Awareness Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University has awarded its annual Barlow Prize of $10,000 to Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez of Mexico City to compose a new work for percussion ensemble.
When Minerva Teichert attended art school in Chicago and New York in the early 1900s, mural paintings and theatrical pageants were dynamic components of American popular culture. Teichert embraced these popular art forms and used the visual language they provided to tell the stories of her religious heritage and the American West.
Advisers from Brigham Young University Career Placement Services will offer free resume critiques and networking advice Friday, Sept. 28, and Monday, Oct. 1, for students preparing for the Fall 2007 Career and Internship Fair.
Brigham Young University geography professor Chad Emmett will present “Taking Root: The Growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Indonesia” at a House of Learning Lecture in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium Thursday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m.
Kirk A. Hawkins, assistant professor of political science at Brigham Young University, will present “Hugo Chavez and Populism in Venezuela” at a Global Awareness Lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark building.
Brigham Young University will welcome the University of Utah’s Classical Greek Theatre Festival and its performance of Euripides’ “Helen” on Monday, Oct. 1, at 5 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.
Brigham Young University School of Music faculty member Ron Brough will present a percussion recital on Friday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.
In conjunction with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Wilford Woodruff, fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young University will host a symposium Friday, Oct. 12, about President Woodruff’s life and mission titled “Wilford Woodruff: Missionary, Apostle, Church President.”
Former NASA astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Díaz will present a Brigham Young University forum address titled “Mapping a Path to the Solar System and Beyond” Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.
President Gordon B. Hinckley of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encouraged students to cultivate the values of the thirteenth article of faith during Tuesday's Homecoming week devotional in the Marriott Center.
Brigham Young University student Tim van der Horst has been invited to present his latest research in the field of computer security at an international conference this week in Nice, France.
A BYU professor invented the "zing" in General Mills' new carbonated yogurt product, now available in stores all over the country. Fizzix(TM), an extension of Yoplait's Go-GURT brand that comes in a tube, adds a tangy tingle to the traditional fruity flavor of yogurt that will "fizzify" the tongues of the 8- to 12-year-olds the company is targeting.
Brigham Young University professor Tim Smith has received the Emerging Professional Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues.
The School of Music at Brigham Young University will present its popular Choral Showcase featuring more than 500 voices from BYU’s audition choirs Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28-29, in the Provo Tabernacle (100 S. University Avenue). The Friday performance will begin at 7:30 p.m., while the Saturday concert will begin at 8:30 p.m.
The Wall Street Journal ranked Brigham Young University’s Master of Business Administration program first among regional schools in the paper’s 2007 report of top business programs, up from third in 2006 and sixth in 2005. The Marriott School was also ranked number two among the best schools for hiring graduates with strong ethical standards behind Dartmouth College.
J. Arden Hopkin, a professor in Brigham Young University’s School of Music, will present a faculty recital at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, in the Madsen Recital Hall.
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, thousands of Brigham Young University students and alumni will meet with nearly 170 potential employers at the Fall 2007 Career and Internship Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom, Garden Court and East Lounge.
President Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and chair of the Brigham Young University Board of Trustees, is scheduled to speak at a BYU Homecoming Devotional Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.
The richest rookie contract in NFL history, signed by the Oakland Raiders’ JaMarcus Russell, demonstrates precisely why teams take extreme precautions to weed out players who might disappoint the team on or off the field.
Naming this year at Brigham Young University the "Year of the Constitution," President Cecil O. and Sister Sharon Samuelson welcomed students and the campus community at Tuesday's devotional.
A special adaptation for children of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy “King Lear” will be brought to the Nelke Theatre’s stage by Brigham Young University’s Young Company Shakespeare Troupe.
The Brigham Young University Department of Dance will present its popular "World of Dance" concerts Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 26-29, in the de Jong Concert Hall at the Harris Fine Arts Center.
Robert B. Laing, senior foreign service officer and diplomat-in-residence at Arizona State University, will present a lecture titled “Foreign Service Officers: Careers and Lifestyles” Thursday, Sept. 20, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building at Brigham Young University.
Brigham Young University will honor one of its legendary quarterbacks as grand marshal of the 2007 Homecoming parade on Saturday, Sept. 22. The selection of Gifford Nielsen to lead the parade followed another honor earlier in the month when his and fellow football great Ty Detmer’s jerseys were retired at the opening football game Sept. 1 against Arizona.
The directors of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the head of a charitable foundation in Peru, an acclaimed athletics director and a young mother who helps orphans in Bulgaria will be honored with University Awards during Homecoming 2007 at Brigham Young University.
Changes in the political landscape portend the revival of a public land debate pitting families on four-wheelers against solitude-seeking hikers, technical rock climbers against cash-strapped search and rescue teams, and Emery County locals against urban visitors.
Familiar strains from one of the world’s premier choirs will resonate from the Marriott Center rafters during Brigham Young University’s Homecoming Spectacular in September when the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square appear as guest artists for the 2007 festivities.
BYU Broadcasting is launching an all-new, weekly sports television show airing Wednesday nights on BYU Television at 6 and 9 p.m. and on KBYU-TV Thursdays at 10 p.m.
Brigham Young University’s week of Homecoming celebrations will begin with a Tuesday Homecoming Devotional and end with a Saturday football game against Air Force. Wedged between will be reunions, student noonday activities, lectures, dances, free food, contests, performances, a parade, Cougar Run, a free pancake breakfast, a tailgate party and True Blue Football.
Brigham Young University has announced it will receive a $320,000 donation from the Micron Technology Foundation. This donation will help fund microelectronics research and undergraduate training in the Fulton College of Engineering and Technology.
Brigham Young University owes its heritage to many remarkable teachers and scholars beginning with the considerable contributions of Karl Gottfried Maeser. The master teacher’s inspired guidance in the school’s critical founding years continues to illuminate and inspire the university today, more than a century after his death.
Brigham Young University School of Music faculty member Lawrence Vincent will present a recital featuring the song cycle “Winterreise” on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.
The Brigham Young University School of Music Early Childhood Music Program is accepting applications for its 2007-2008 school year. Three classes will be offered and will meet on Saturday mornings for one hour each from September 2005 to April 2006. Classes begin Sept. 15 and include 24 class periods.
The Brigham Young University Special Collections Motion Picture Archive Film Series will begin its 9th season with a diverse offering of classic American motion pictures during fall semester 2007.
Brigham Young University President Cecil O. Samuelson and his wife Sharon will address the campus community at a devotional Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 11:05 a.m in the Marriott Center.
Best-selling author and Brigham Young University alumnus Orson Scott Card will speak at the Harold B. Lee Library Thursday, Sept. 13, prior to a reception recognizing the collection of his works now housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections.
This summer, 19 Korean executives from Hyundai Heavy Industries got a surprise crash course in American biking culture when a pack of Harley-Davidsons roared into the Marriott School of Management parking lot to enhance the visitors’ classroom studies. For 11 years HHI, the top shipbuilder in the world, has sent its managers to Brigham Young University’s Marriott School for three months of trainings in business English, ethics, marketing and more.
Brigham Young University will host a Constitution Day address featuring Pulitzer Prize-winner Jack Rakove Monday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. in the Joseph Smith Building Auditorium.
"Italian Pioneers: From the Gold Rush to Today" will be the topic of a Global Awareness Lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building at Brigham Young Univesity.
The BYU and Provo communities said farewell Sunday evening to Camille Cleverley and expressed their love for her family. President Cecil O. Samuelson spoke, Elizabeth Smart played the harp, and the Cleverley family thanked searchers for their efforts.
All students are invited to visit the new Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center Sept. 5-7 and see a building that broke ground on the prophet’s 96th birthday and was dedicated only a year later on the same date.
Brigham Young University’s David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies will host a New York Times Knowledge Network Lecture featuring David E. Sanger, the New York Times’ chief Washington correspondent, Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. in 250 Spencer W. Kimball Tower.
Brigham Young University's most outstanding faculty and staff members were honored by President Cecil O. Samuelson during the Annual University Conference on Tuesday, Aug. 28.
The Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center has honored dean emeritus and religious scholar Robert J. Matthews for his 80th birthday by publishing a collection of essays inspired by his wide-ranging interests and academic achievements.
The Brigham Young University Salt Lake Center will open its doors to new and returning students Fall Semester 2007 at its new home at the Triad Center in downtown Salt Lake City.The BYU Salt Lake Center will host an open house to introduce the new center to the BYU communityon Friday, Oct.12. Tours of the building and the Triad campus will be conducted throughout the day for those who wish to see the facility and become more familiar with its operation.
Addressing the topic of how to learn and teach more effectively, Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke to not only the BYU community, but also all those attending Education Week at this week's devotional.
Brigham Young University’s Department of Theatre and Media Arts will open the fall semester arts calendar with a remounting of its popular spring term production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” Sept. 6-22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre.
BYU Benefits Services has issued the following reminders for full-time faculty and staff who are interested in using the tuition benefit for themselves, their spouses and their dependent children.
Brigham Young University student Verlan Lewis has been selected by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute as one of the 50 most talented undergraduates nationwide and has been invited to participate in the institute’s Honors Program.
Brigham Young University is ranked 79th in U.S.News & World Report's annual survey, "America's Best Colleges," with the Marriott School of Management's undergraduate program ranked among the top 50 in "Best Business Programs," coming in at 38th.
Elder Richard G. Scott, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be the speaker at the Education Week devotional Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center at Brigham Young University.
Historically, coin collectors used crude methods of testing the authenticity of coins, such as biting into them, to see if they were really made of genuine gold or silver. For experts, this method has proven to be archaic. Luckily, coin collectors can spare the bite. A Brigham Young University student has demonstrated a way to test counterfeit coins using an X-ray machine.
Brigham Young University mechanical engineering professor C. Greg Jensen and his students recently returned from Germany, where they presented their global race car at the annual PACE faculty forum.
Brigham Young University’s August 2007 graduates are invited to attend a Graduation Fair Tuesday through Thursday, Aug. 14-16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in 3280 and 3290 Wilkinson Student Center.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled to be the presiding authority during Brigham Young University’s August 2007 Commencement Exercises Thursday, Aug. 16, at 4 p.m. in the Marriott Center.
Sharing experiences from his past, Professor Larry Echohawk of Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School discussed the influence of The Church of Jesus Christ and the Book of Mormon on his life when he addressed the university’s weekly devotional assembly.
Two Brigham Young University business professors explored how companies can effectively enter attractive markets dominated by entrenched rivals in a recent issue of the Harvard Business Review.
The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation recently announced the winners of nine scholarships for 2007, naming Brigham Young University communications student Jennifer Borget as the recipient of this year’s Ed Bradley scholarship.
Brigham Young University’s ESL Endorsement through Distance Education program, housed in the David O. McKay School of Education, recently was awarded five years of research funding totaling almost $1.5 million from the Office of English Language Acquisition of the U.S. Department of Education.
Larry EchoHawk, a professor at Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, will speak at the university's weekly devotional on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 11:05 a.m. in the Joseph Smith Building Auditorium.
The Brigham Young University Experimental Theatre Club's newest production, "The Decameron," will begin Thursday, Aug. 9, and run through Saturday, Aug. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Margetts Theatre of the Harris Fine Arts Center.
Alton Thygerson, a professor of health science at Brigham Young University, was recently named one of the first-ever Fellows of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine by the Wilderness Medical Society.
BYU nutrition, dietetics and food science professor Merrill Christensen spoke to students Tuesday about the dangers of comparing and competing and the importance of individual worth.
Brigham Young University students can get an inside look at careers in the U.S. Foreign Service during a lecture Monday, July 30, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark building.
Brian Reynolds, second secretary/vice consul at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India, will present a Global Awareness lecture on Wednesday, Aug. 1, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building on the Brigham Young University campus.
Brigham Young University’s College of Family, Home and Social Sciences will host a Master of Social Work Applicant Open House Thursday, Aug. 9, from 11 a.m. to noon in 2198 Joseph F. Smith Building.
Merrill Christensen, professor of nutrition, dietetics and food science in Brigham Young University’s College of Life Sciences, will speak on “Comparing, Competing and Individual Worth” at the university’s weekly devotional Tuesday, July 31, at 11:05 a.m. in the Joseph Smith Building Auditorium.
Preventing contamination of medical samples is a continuing challenge in lab testing, and now a team of Brigham Young University chemists is a step closer to making a cleaner and faster way to screen for multiple diseases at the same time.
Michael Tunnell, a professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Brigham Young University’s David O. McKay School of Education, has been elected to the 2009 Newbery Award Selection Committee.
Eighteen students from Brigham Young University’s Romney Institute of Public Management traveled to Ghana for a two-week educational field study and a chance to share their business knowledge with 12 local nonprofit organizations.
A Brigham Young University junior molecular biology major has sequenced the mitochondrial genome of the "Mormon cricket," the insect said to have scourged Utah's early settlers' crops until the miraculous intervention of California gulls.
Parents of children with severe development disabilities confront similar challenges as those of Alzheimer’s patients, soldiers missing in action, and 9/11 victims whose bodies were never recovered from the rubble: unresolved grief.
Lynn Callister, a professor in Brigham Young University's College of Nursing, recently received the 2007 Distinguished Professional Service Award from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses.
Scott Ritter has been selected to serve as the new chair of the Department of Geological Sciences in the Brigham Young University College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, according to Academic Vice President John S. Tanner.
Academic Vice President John S. Tanner has announced new chairs for the Departments of History and Political Science in the Brigham Young University College of Family, Home and Social Sciences.
The BYU Bookstore will host a book release party for the seventh and final Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” on July 20. Doors will open at 10 p.m. and books will be released at 12:01 a.m.
The Brigham Young University Department of Theatre and Media Arts has announced its 2007-2008 performance series for the Pardoe and Margetts Theatres in the Harris Fine Arts Center.
Brigham Young University’s David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies will host a Global Awareness Lecture featuring the vice consul of the U.S. Embassy in Guadalajara, Mexico, Wednesday, July 18, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
Jenny Pulsipher, professor in Brigham Young University’s Department of History, will speak on “Indiana Jones in the Archive: The Art and Adventure of History” at a forum assembly on Tuesday, July 17, at 11:05 a.m. in the Joseph Smith Building Auditorium.
Girls who don a sports uniform in high school are more likely to eventually sport a collegiate cap and gown, a conclusion based on a new Brigham Young University study about the playing field and classroom dynamic.
Tina Dyches, an associate professor and program director for Brigham Young University's Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, will speak at the university's weekly devotional on Tuesday, July 10 at 11:05 a.m. in the Joseph Smith Building Auditorium.
Performing groups from Brigham Young University have traveled the globe this summer, presenting more than 100 shows and concerts for an estimated 50,000 people in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
President George W. Bush has announced his intention to appoint Rodney J. Brown, dean of Brigham Young University's College of Life Sciences, as a member of the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science.
Two Brigham Young University faculty members have been selected as Agenda for Education in a Democracy Scholars by the Institute for Educational Inquiry.
Brigham Young University will host the 39th annual Family History and Genealogy Conference Tuesday through Friday, July 31-Aug. 3, at the BYU Conference Center.
Brigham Young University will host the 85th annual Campus Education Week, possibly the largest continuing education program of its type in the world, Aug. 20-24 at various locations across the BYU campus.
A new Brigham Young University study using sophisticated eye-tracking technology showed that, to most adolescents, alcohol advertisers' "responsible drinking" messages might as well be written in invisible ink.
A BYU human resources specialist encouraged students during Tuesday's devotional to "recognize the efforts of so many to make life pleasant for you," emphasizing the importance of physical facilities, admissions, records, the library, the bookstore, and many other areas.
Three groups of students from Brigham Young University's College of Nursing spent spring term putting their skills to good use by volunteering to do some unique acts of community service in both domestic and international settings.
Brigham Young University economics student Dong-Jin (Dan) Kim of Orem, Utah, has been selected to receive the prestigious 2007 Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship worth up to $300,000.
Delora Bertelsen, Brigham Young University’s managing director of employee relations, equal opportunity and benefit services, will address the BYU community during the university’s weekly devotional on Tuesday, June 26, at 11:05 a.m. in the Joseph Smith Building Auditorium.
Love-hate relationships may threaten your cardiovascular health by preventing your body from relaxing in everyday situations and by failing to provide social support during more stressful times.
After only one year of construction, the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center will be dedicated Saturday, June 23, during a 1 p.m. ceremony on BYU's campus.
Nora Nyland, a professor in Brigham Young University’s Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, has been elected chair of the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education.
Before professional sports figures, movie stars and rock bands captivated the public’s attention, the great ballerinas of the mid-19th century were among the first “stars” to achieve celebrity.
The Brigham Young University Symposium on Books for Young Readers will convene Thursday and Friday, July 12 and 13, at the Provo City Library at Academy Square in Provo, Utah.
A Marriott School of Management alumnus and three faculty members will receive the John B. Thurston Award at the Institute of Internal Auditors International Conference July 8-11 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, for their article about how to protect wireless networks from hackers.
Brigham Young University’s David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies will present a Latin American Studies lecture by Christopher Mitchell, professor of international conflict analysis at George Mason University, on Monday, June 18, at 1 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
Brigham Young University’s Ballroom Dance Company sparkled on stage at the Blackpool Dance Festival in Blackpool, England, and received first-place in the Modern Formation category and second-place in the Latin Formation division.
For the first time, Brigham Young University will offer Arabic and Chinese language summer camps for high school students in connection with the federal government’s STARTALK program, part of the National Security Language Initiative.
Effective immediately, employees are no longer required to have full or partial custody to cover a stepchild younger than 18 on DMBA medical insurance.
Every parent would love to get inside their baby’s mind to see what they are thinking, which is just what one Brigham Young University professor does through a series of video tests that help him plot the baby learning curve.
Brigham Young University Conference and Workshops is hosting a real estate investment analysis seminar on Wednesday, July 11, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in 2295 BYU Conference Center.
Fourteen students majoring in Russian at Brigham Young University participated in British parliamentary style debate and Model United Nations competitions at Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow and Saratov State University in Saratov, Russia.
Academic Vice President John S. Tanner has announced the appointment of Timothy W. McLain as the new department chair of mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University effective June 1.
Ruth Checketts, a student at Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, has been selected to participate in the 2007 Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Program.
Experience paid dividends at the Rice University Business Plan Competition in Houston, where a seasoned team from Brigham Young University won third place and took home $9,500 in prize money.
Brigham Young University's School of Music will present the Spring Jazz Ensemble in concert Tuesday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center.
Brigham Young University’s David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies will host a Global Awareness Lecture featuring Christopher Liechty, president and creative director of Meyer & Liechty, Inc., on Wednesday, June 13, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
The Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University has recently undergone a reorganization that reflects the importance technology plays in modern academic research.
John Telford, a professor of visual arts in Brigham Young University’s College of Fine Arts and Communications, will speak at the university’s weekly devotional Tuesday, June 12 at 11:05 a.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center.
Lynn Clark Callister, a professor in the College of Nursing at Brigham Young University, was recently appointed to the International Advisory Council of the Fulbright Academy of Science and Technology.
Brigham Young University's University Chorale will present its spring concert, "Evening Song at the Provo Tabernacle," on Friday, June 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the downtown Provo landmark.
A Brigham Young University professor and his research collaborators have created a portable laboratory the size of a microchip that uses light to detect gases.
Last week in Paris three Brigham Young University advertising majors were awarded "Best Communication Campaign" by the CEO of the world's 4th-largest advertising and communications company in the annual Brandstorm marketing competition sponsored by L'Oreal. The team from the university's Ad Lab faced the top advertising students from 35 countries.
The current issue of Science magazine recognizes BYU's program to train the next generation of physics teachers. Last year BYUgraduated 5 percent of all new physics teachers produced by U.S. colleges and universities.
Focusing his remarks on the parable of the watchman on the tower from the Doctrine and Covenants, Elder Earl C. Tingey of the Presidency of the Seventy addressed students Tuesday in the de Jong Concert Hall.
Brigham Young University student engineers will return next week to the California Speedway for an international Formula Racing competition with a trimmed-down vehicle that can handle more G-force than performance kings Audi and Porsche.
Brigham Young University's School of Music will present "The Gondoliers," a comic opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, Wednesday through Saturday, June 13-16, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center.
Why are BYU professors and scientists from around the nation gathering to discuss yodeling, crackling and hearing? Scientists will be gathering to present and discuss their latest acoustics research at the Acoustical Society of America’s 153rd meeting.
Elder Earl C. Tingey of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will address the Brigham Young University communityduring the university’s weekly devotional Tuesday, June 5 at 11:05 a.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center.
A Brigham Young University education professor, himself a former African refugee, has coauthored the first formal study of the status of international refugees in Utah.
Brigham Young University’s Courtyard International Cinema presents “Howl’s Moving Castle” at an outdoor movie event Friday and Saturday, June 15 and 16, beginning at 9:30 p.m. in the courtyard of the Joseph F. Smith Building.
Brigham Young University student engineers returned from Tonga last week after successfully demonstrating to locals a better way to produce fuel - showing that it can, in fact, grow on trees.
Brigham Young University information systems students stole the show with their technology and problem-solving abilities during a recent competition at the Association of Information Technology Professionals National Collegiate Conference in Detroit.
A group of BYU students will compete this weekend with their prototype of the next generation of Mars rovers – the kind designed to support human expeditions to our neighboring planet.
Brigham Young University will host a Global Awareness Lecture by Aminata Sow Fall, a Senegalese author, on Wednesday, June 6, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
Academic Vice President John S. Tanner has announced the appointment of Jeffrey D. Keith as a new associate academic vice president for undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University effective July 1.
Brigham Young University’s Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages will host a series of workshops and performances by four members of Japan’s Hakuho performing troupe on Thursday, May 31, and Friday, June 1.
Scott D. Sommerfeldt, who has served as chair of the Brigham Young University Physics and Astronomy Department since 2003, has accepted an appointment by Academic Vice President John S. Tanner as dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Gary Palmer, a teaching professor in Brigham Young University’s Department of Recreation Management and Youth Leadership, will present the university’s weekly devotional on Tuesday, May 29, at 11:05 a.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.
Brigham Young University’s David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies will host a Latin American Studies lecture featuring Dutch researcher Henri Gooren Tuesday, May 29, at 1 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
Many Utah Hispanics suffer from an addiction to cigarettes with little information and support about living smoke-free, but now a Brigham Young University professor’s advertising campaign is taking a real-life approach to illustrate the “Truth” before and after the habit is formed.
Kent Schull, a visiting professor in Brigham Young University's Department of History, will discuss Islamic nationalist movements, Al-Qaeda and the global war on terror during a Global Awareness Lecture Wednesday, May 30, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
Brigham Young University’s Department of Theatre and Media Arts will bring the lovable characters of the “Peanuts” comic strip to life in its production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” Wednesday, May 30, through Saturday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre.
Four Brigham Young University students took home the Society of Professional Journalists’ national Mark of Excellence Award for the best overall student radio newscast.
Brigham Young University Academic Vice President John S. Tanner announced that the university has formally changed the name of the College of Biology and Agriculture to the College of Life Sciences.
When Living Legends – BYU’s American Indian, Hispanic and Polynesian performing troupe – began its concert tour this month, the performers were met by the aftermath of drenching rains and wild storms that have inundated the American Midwest.
Brigham Young University’s Motion Picture Archive Film Series’ Memorial Day tribute will feature James Cagney in the World War II drama “Captains of the Clouds” Friday, May 25, at 7 p.m.
Lance Larsen, a professor of English at Brigham Young University, will speak on "Coaxing the Muse: Thoughts on the Creative Process" at a forum assemblyTuesday, May 22, at 11:05 a.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.
Eric Dursteler of Brigham Young University’s Department of History recently spoke at a special symposium at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Brigham Young University’s Ballroom Dance Company will perform its European Pre-Tour Showcase Friday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center.
John Wright of Brigham Young University’s Harold B. Lee Library has been elected vice president/president-elect of the national Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials.
The Brigham Young University Museum of Peoples and Cultures is slated to host a Utah Prehistory Week Block Party Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Elder Richard G. Hinckley, a member of the Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be the speaker at a Brigham Young University devotional Tuesday, May 15 at 11:05 a.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center.
Brigham Young University Conferences and Workshops will host the 8th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Workshop June 11-15 at the BYU Conference Center.
Brigham Young University geology professor W. Kenneth Hamblin received the Willard and Viola Gardner Prize in the area of physical sciences, one of three distinguished prizes from the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.
Paul Lyman, author of “The Willie Handcart Company: Their Day-by-Day Experiences, including Trail Maps and Driving Directions,” will focus on seldom-discussed aspects of the ill-fated pioneer company's trek in a BYU Studies lecture Thursday, May 17, at 4 p.m. in room 260 of the Brigham Young University Museum of Art. Admission is free.
Cheryl B. Preston, the Edwin M. Thomas Professor of Law at Brigham Young University, was recently named the winner of the 2007 Distinguished Research Award by the BYU Women’s Research Institute.
The History Channel’s tech-savvy show, Modern Marvels, gives behind-the-scenes glimpses into innovations of past and present and this week will announce the year’s top five inventions. Among the 25 semifinalists is a machine invented by a Brigham Young University professor that automates the production of lightweight composite 3-D lattice structures 12 times stronger than steel per pound of material.
Dale Pratt of Brigham Young University’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese was recently elected regional vice president of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society.
A new study concludes that ongoing efforts to cut the costs of a program that provides low-income children with health insurance would send more kids to the emergency room and increase the total cost of care by $2,121 per child each year.
The BYU Writing Center hours for spring and summer terms are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 6 p.m.
Kathleen B. Sheffield will lead the Young DanceMakers, the performing company of Brigham Young University's Children and Teens' Creative Dance Program, in "Mother Earth . . . Come Dance With Me" Friday and Saturday, May 11-12, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.
Amr Al-Azm, dean of Faculty and University Requirements at the Arab European University and lecturer at the University of Damascus, will speak at Brigham Young University Wednesday, May 9, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
The Brigham Young University David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies will host two lectures featuring Rebecca E. Billings, foreign affairs officer, Wednesday, May 16, in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
The 32nd Annual Summer Institute of Applied Statistics, sponsored by Brigham Young University's Department of Statistics, will take place Wednesday through Friday, June 20-22, at various locations on campus.
Neil J. Anderson, professor in the Brigham Young University Department of Linguistics and English Language, will present the first devotional of Spring Term Tuesday, May 8, at 11:05 a.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.
Brigham Young University will recognize Sen. Bob Bennett's long-standing support of higher education and scholarly endeavors on Tuesday (May 8) with the presentation of several volumes of English translations of important Arabic writings.
The Brigham Young University College of Nursing will celebrate National Nurses Week, scheduled for May 6-12, with free blood pressure screening and various services in Utah and around the world.
A video created by a group of first-year students in the Brigham Young University master in public health program was recently selected as a winner in the National Public Health Week Viral Video Contest.
When BYU junior J. T. Davis was 14 years old and first read a book about Warren Buffett, he never imagined that one day he'd be riding in the front seat of Buffett's Cadillac DTS.
The annual Deseret Chamber Music Festival, this year featuring a special tribute to the music of Canadian artist Jim Hiscott, will be held Friday-Saturday, May 11-12, and Friday-Saturday, May 18-19 at Brigham Young University. All concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. A pass to all four concerts is $14, while individual tickets are $7 or $5 for seniors and students.
A member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and of the Brigham Young University Board of Trustees is scheduled to preside at BYU’s April 2007 Commencement Exercises Thursday, April 26, 2007, at 4 p.m. in the Marriott Center.
The Marriott School of Management’s William G. Dyer Institute for Leading Organizational Change presented Alison Davis-Blake, dean of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, with its 2007 Distinguished Alumni award.
When Leticia (Tisha) Klemetz was born with cystic fibrosis, doctors told her mother she would not live to see her sixth birthday. Defying their prediction, she will graduate from Brigham Young University Thursday with a bachelor’s degree in linguistics, a minor in Scandinavian studies and university honors.
Stephen David Grover, a Brigham Young University senior and English major, is one of three winners of the Association of Writers and Writing Program’s Intro Journals Award in creative nonfiction.
University personnel who established Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) during 2006 have until April 30 to submit claims to be reimbursed. Any money left in the account after April 30 will be forfeited.
A team of students from Brigham Young University took third place and won $2,000 at the international finals of the tenth annual Venture Capital Investment Competition, held April 12-14 at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.
"From Bullets to Ballots: U.S. Economic Assistance to Iraq" will be the topic of a Global Awareness lecture to be presented by Susan Merrill, a member of the United States Agency for International Development, Wednesday, May 2, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.
Brigham Young University students will hold a candlelight vigil in honor of the Virginia Tech community on Friday, April 20, from 8 to 9 p.m. on Brigham Square. Any members of the campus community who would like to show their support are invited. Candles will be provided.
Broadcast students from the Department of Communications at Brigham Young University recently took second place in the Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition of the Hearst Broadcast News Competition.
Brigham Young University's Department of Mathematics recently placed in the top 20 in an international mathematics competition, with four students earning scores in the top 10 percent.