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Intellect

Forum: Lessons from Noise: Crackle to Calm

By Bitsy Tullis
June 03, 2025 10:00 PM
This year’s Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, Kent Gee, delivered his forum address on the science of sound and how he and BYU students have contributed to significant research in the acoustics industry.
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Intellect

BYU study finds the real reasons why some people choose not to use artificial intelligence

By Melissa Jenson
June 03, 2025 08:15 AM
In a recent study, BYU professors Jacob Steffen and Taylor Wells explored why some people are still reluctant to use GenAI tools. While some people might worry about an AI apocalypse, Steffen and Wells found that most non-users are more concerned with issues like trusting the results, missing the human touch or feeling unsure if GenAI is ethical to use.
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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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Character

Cougar Query: Kent Gee

June 02, 2025 03:52 PM
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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News

BYU cybersecurity students adapt to a continually growing field by learning together, inside and outside of class

By Taylin Galloway
May 30, 2025 01:28 PM
As technology and computer programming industries continue to boom, students in cybersecurity at BYU keep up. They stand out by creating new ways to develop skills together outside of class, creating a culture of hard work and love for learning.
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Career Director Business Visits

Exciting opportunity with the State of Utah for Civil Engineering Graduates

Andrea Merriman
By Andrea Merriman
May 29, 2025 10:51 AM
Join UDOT's Rotational Engineer Program
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Intellect

Rethinking sugar: BYU study shows food source is key to understanding diabetes risk

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
May 27, 2025 07:46 AM
A recent BYU study shows that not all dietary sugars carry the same risks. In the largest and most comprehensive meta-analysis of its kind, BYU researchers—in collaboration with researchers from Germany-based institutions—found that the type and source of sugar may matter far more than previously thought.
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Intellect

BYU researchers show social connection is still underappreciated as a medically relevant health factor

Sharman Gill
By Sharman Gill
May 22, 2025 09:27 AM
Despite mounting evidence that social connection is vital to physical health, new BYU research shows most people, including doctors, still underestimate its importance.
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Faith

Devotional: Jesus Christ, the Master Teacher

By Bitsy Tullis
May 20, 2025 09:23 PM
Sarah Clark, dean of the David O. McKay School of Education, delivered the devotional address on Tuesday morning at the Marriott Center. She centered her address on the idea that each person has stories, often ones of failure or hardship, that the Savior wants to help us revisit, understand and rewrite.
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School of Medicine

BYU School of Medicine to be located on west campus property

May 19, 2025 06:00 AM
The Brigham Young University Board of Trustees has approved the BYU West Campus, site of the former Provo High School, as the location for the future BYU School of Medicine building. This site on the BYU campus is also located near Intermountain Health’s Utah Valley Hospital.
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Intellect

BYU’s 2025 awards season honors student standouts

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
May 15, 2025 09:29 AM
Rise and shout! Across various disciplines, BYU students have been recognized for their world-class accomplishments.
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