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Office Hours: Julie Allen

September 01, 2025 10:08 PM
Office Hours is a Y News series focusing on unique artifacts that BYU employees display in their offices.
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Learning students’ names boosts belonging at BYU, study finds

August 28, 2025 12:18 PM
The start of a new semester brings more than fresh syllabi. It brings the challenge—and opportunity—of learning the names behind each new face in a classroom.
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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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Inspiring quotes from Education Week 2025

August 25, 2025 08:42 PM
Education Week 2025 came to a close on August 22. The theme for the conference was “Inspiring Lifelong Learning to Benefit the World.”
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Fall 2025 devotional and forum schedule

August 21, 2025 09:37 PM
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community attend the weekly devotional or forum address. Unless specifically marked below, the devotionals and forums will be held in the BYU Marriott Center.
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Office Hours: Josh Perkey

August 21, 2025 03:59 PM
In Josh Perkey’s office, a small but eye-catching statue stands out — Gandalf, the wise and powerful wizard from “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Perkey first read these books as a child, and his appreciation for J.R.R. Tolkien’s world endures; he rereads “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy regularly and is a fan of the Peter Jackson film adaptations.
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Devotional: An ear to wisdom, a heart to understanding

August 19, 2025 11:13 PM
Elder Gerrit W. Gong, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, gave the BYU Education Week devotional. He spoke about the importance of seeking wisdom and understanding in our lifelong learning.
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The next chapter in BYU's origami engineering: Student-discovered patterns unfold like blooming flowers, have major applications

August 19, 2025 10:35 PM
BYU Engineering is well known for origami-inspired research and innovations, including foldable antenna systems used in space. Recently, an undergraduate student made a significant discovery—a new family of origami patterns with promising applications across a range of fields, including space systems, medical devices, bulletproof shields, architecture, furniture and aerodynamic components for transportation.
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Cougs Care service tailgates set for 2025 BYU football season

August 18, 2025 11:54 AM
Fans planning to attend a road football game this year are invited to participate in the BYU Alumni tailgate and team up on a service project that supports families and communities in each road-game city.
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Impossible Burgers at a summer BBQ? Impossible! Why plant-based alternatives are still just beyond reach for most people

August 14, 2025 12:52 PM
Plant-Based Alternatives (PBAs) — such as the Impossible Burger — are becoming more common, and those who try them say they are actually quite good. And while companies are pouring billions into making PBAs taste just like their meat counterparts, they still aren’t catching on. So what’s the hold-up?
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Justin Dyer appointed editor in chief of BYU Studies

August 13, 2025 09:19 PM
Brigham Young University Academic Vice President Justin Collings announced the appointment of W. Justin Dyer as the editor in chief of BYU Studies, part of the Religious Scholarly Publications organization on campus. Dyer replaces Steven C. Harper, who has served as its editor in chief for the past seven years.
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