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Making fashion out of art: Students hit the runway with designs inspired by BYU Museum of Art exhibit

November 25, 2025 11:16 AM
BYU students recently showcased fashion and makeup designs in a runway show at the Museum of Art. They each designed and modeled a look inspired by one of the paintings on exhibit from an art museum in Puerto Rico. On display until Jan. 3, The Sense of Beauty: Six Centuries of Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce showcases world-class art that reflects the innate beauty of the human experience.
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Remembering Dr. Richard Christiansen

November 21, 2025 01:50 PM
Dr. Richard Christiansen, a cherished former member of our faculty, passed on November 2, 2025.
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Aaron Hawkins Awarded IEEE Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award

Aaron Hawkins was awarded the IEEE Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award for the invention and development of optofluidic waveguides and their applications, in particular commercialization for biomedical diagnostics.
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NASA Turns to BYU for Critical Mars Research

A multidisciplinary team of BYU chemistry and engineering researchers has been tasked by NASA to develop a system to measure the size and electrical charge of Mars dust — a detail seemingly innocuous, yet critical to the success of human missions to the Red Planet.
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BYU professor earns prestigious honor of National Academy of Public Administration Fellow

November 20, 2025 10:22 PM
BYU professor Robert Christensen, a member of the Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics in the Marriott School of Business, has been named a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow. Christensen is one of 42 public administration leaders selected to the 2025 Class of Academy Fellows and is the only representative from Utah, and the first from BYU to be named to the list.
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Music professors share new anthem for BYU 150 service challenge

November 20, 2025 09:44 AM
"Enter To Learn, Go Forth To Serve" can be downloaded for those who give 75 hours of service during the sesquicentennial year.
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A Farmer's Field of Dreams? BYU-built smart tech maps moisture levels, will adjust watering automatically

November 19, 2025 08:10 AM
The team of BYU engineers placed 86 Bluetooth devices throughout a 50-hectare field near Elberta, Utah, to measure water levels across every inch of the field. Placing this many sensors in a commercial field is unprecedented and allows researchers to see unique patterns that have never before been captured.
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Forum: BYU 150 president's panel

November 18, 2025 11:00 PM
Today’s special forum featured a panel discussion with current BYU President C. Shane Reese and previous Presidents Kevin J Worthen, Cecil O. Samuelson and Merrill J. Bateman.
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How One BYU Alum Shaped the Sound of Modern Music

November 13, 2025 01:34 PM
If you haven’t heard about him, you’ve most certainly heard the fruits of his labors. D. B. Keele Jr. , or “Don,” as his friends and family call him, attended BYU between 1969 and 1972 where he graduated with his Masters in Electrical and Engineering (MSEE) and a Minor in Acoustics. If you’ve ever listened to music on any loudspeaker, you’ve enjoyed some of his many contributions to the professional audio industry.
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Duo of BYU professors named to list of world's most influential researchers

November 13, 2025 08:45 AM
Two Brigham Young University professors have been named as two of the most influential researchers in the world, with one earning the distinction for the first time and another extending a years-long streak on the list.
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Devotional: "What desirest thou?"

November 11, 2025 08:55 PM
In the campus devotional on Tuesday, Elder B. Corey Cuvelier of the Quorum of the Seventy spoke to students about having righteous desires and how to align life goals and daily habits with those desires.
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Steve Lindsey Named 2025 Honored Alumnus

November 07, 2025 10:24 AM
The BYU Electrical and Computer Engineering Department is proud to recognize Steve Lindsey, Chief Information and Technology Officer at LiveView Technologies (LVT), as the 2025 Honored Alumnus. A BYU graduate whose career spans software development, electronics design, and network engineering, Steve has built an impressive legacy of technical innovation and leadership.
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