BYU News
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NASA Takes Flight with BYU Student’s Work
Computer Science undergrad Andrew Wallace has some ideas for managing congested national air space, and NASA likes what they’ve seen so far from him.
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BYU computer scientist earns distinction of being “Highly Cited”
As recognized by Thomson Reuters’s publications database
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Elder Dallin H. Oaks to speak at BYU’s August 13 Commencement Exercises
Elder Dallin H. Oaks, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled to be the speaker during Brigham Young University’s Commencement Exercises on Thursday, August 13, at 4 p.m., in the Marriott Center. President Russell M. Nelson, also of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will preside and give remarks. BYU President Kevin J Worthen will conduct the exercises.
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Setting the Odds for Those with MS
Both the doctors who treat multiple sclerosis and the people who experience it agree that the disease is highly unpredictable.
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The Sound of Music, According to Physicists
Joshua Bodon is sick of hearing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” More specifically, he’s sick of hearing one 25-second clip of the song repeated more than 550 times.
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E3 Loves Video Game from BYU
While the BYU Center for Animation is accustomed to being in the national spotlight, it’s usually for student-made animated shorts, not for award-winning video games.
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Student’s Nanocrystals Make Him a Wanted Man
From an underground lab on campus, an undergraduate student discovered how to harvest more energy from sunlight.
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Big Setback Helps Student Land Publication in Prestigious Science Journal
Midway through her pursuit of a Ph.D. in biochemistry, Rebecca Plimpton hit a complete dead end with her research.
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Creativity is about Solving Problems
President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios Ed Catmull talked of the role of failure in creativity as he shared experiences creating movies such as Frozen, Toy Story and Up on Tuesday at BYU.
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“Relative Finder” app now certified with FamilySearch
When it comes to family history, many people enjoy the thrill of discovering long lost ancestral lines. But what about your group of friends? Or your coworkers at the office? Have you ever been with a group of people and thought to yourself, “I wonder if any of us are related?”
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BYU mathematicians calculate the best local pizza “Pi”
Ever have a craving for pizza but can’t decide where to go? Well fret no more because five BYU undergrads have made the decision a piece of cake. Using a combination of math, statistics, restaurant reviews and computer programming they have narrowed down the top five pizza places in Provo and Orem:
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Football Ratings Study: The Bandwagon is Your Second-favorite Team
When it comes to watching NFL games in Utah on television, the most popular teams are the Broncos, Cowboys or 49ers.
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How Far Urine Flows in a Tiny Tube Says a lot About Your Health
When you flush the toilet, you may be discarding microscopic warning signs about your health.
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Discovery May Lead to Lower Doses of Chemotherapy
No matter what type of chemotherapy you attack a tumor with, many cancer cells resort to the same survival tactic: They start eating themselves.
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One Giant Dino Nose to Rule Them All
Utah may be known as the Beehive State today, but approximately 75 million years ago, it was home to a more “nosey” creature.
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