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BYU Supermileage Team Exceeds 2000 mpg, Takes Top Spot at Shell Eco-marathon

June 03, 2024 04:11 PM
After a miraculous win last year at the Shell Eco-marathon, the team worked to secure a record-breaking win for BYU.
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Your internet-connected home devices could be compromising your security. BYU computer engineers have a solution

May 29, 2024 08:00 AM
It seems like just about every new household device connects to the internet these days. Thermostat? Check. Doorbell? Yup. Washer and Dryer? In 2024, of course. Even pet feeders connect to WiFi now to be controlled by an app. But all is not well because many of these devices can pose security risks to home networks.
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Forum: Great temples of learning on temple hill

May 21, 2024 04:46 PM
Just as temple worship fortifies us to accomplish spiritual tasks, the academic “temples” of BYU campus give us light and power to serve others through knowledge, taught BYU plant and wildlife sciences professor Rick Jellen in the Distinguished Faculty Lecture at Tuesday’s forum.
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Q&A with President Reese on “dare to be different”

May 16, 2024 06:01 AM
In this Q&A series with President Reese, he shares more about the seven initiatives he shared in his 2023 inaugural response and how they apply to BYU employees
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Devotional: Eternal belonging and becoming

May 14, 2024 05:15 PM
“You do belong. You matter and you are loved. There is a place for you,” said Michelle Bennett, assistant vice president of information technology, as she delivered Tuesday’s devotional address.
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Cougar Query: Michelle Bennett

May 13, 2024 08:34 PM
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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Notable achievements and scholarship wins highlight BYU awards season 2024

May 10, 2024 09:28 AM
While it’s impossible to recognize every award-winning student, these highlights capture the considerable work and creative capabilities of our Cougars during the past academic year.
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Devotional: Choosing God's best blessings — family

May 07, 2024 05:15 PM
“Real history and real relationships develop over time. Love is earned through service, and that’s why it is so strong within families.” said Grant Jensen, dean of the College of Computational, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, as he delivered Tuesday’s devotional address.
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BYU professors using game-changing strategies to prevent injuries, promote wellbeing in youth athletes

May 07, 2024 07:58 AM
BYU professor Matt Seeley created the Strong Youth Project after watching all five of his children participate in youth sports. While he loves the many invaluable benefits of youth sports, he laments that his children often miss family activities for practice or face pressures to compete in sports during the offseason. These concerns have fueled his collaboration with professors from disciplines across BYU’s campus to improve organized sport experiences for youth, parents and coaches.
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Cougar Query: Grant Jensen

May 06, 2024 04:59 PM
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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Inspiring quotes from 2024 Women's Conference

May 05, 2024 08:28 PM
The theme for this year's Women's Conference came from 2 Nephi 4:34: “O Lord, I have trusted in thee, I and will trust in thee forever.”
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Hal Boyd hired as president's chief of staff

April 30, 2024 06:11 AM
Boyd will begin working in this newly created role on May 6.
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