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Expert Research for a Non-Expert Audience

June 20, 2016 01:31 PM
Research presentations could become a regular part of your job if you pursue a career in a science field. BYU’s Student Research Conference (SRC) gives students a chance to prepare for that responsibility.
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Graduates Encouraged to ‘Let BYU Run Through’ Them

May 31, 2016 01:52 PM
Supportive family members, friends, and faculty gathered together in the Wilkinson Student Center ballroom on April 22 to celebrate the most recent graduates from the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
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The College Awards Banquet: A Night of Fellowship and Recognition

May 20, 2016 12:26 PM
Conversations were in full swing, jokes were flying, and enthusiasm was strong during the Annual College Awards Banquet on the evening of February 26, 2016. The event is held each year to honor faculty members and staff in the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
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Success Starts with the STEM Fair

April 06, 2016 10:28 AM
The BYU STEM Fair is what happens when bright students and prominent employers come together. On February 11, hundreds of recruiters from all over the country came to the Wilkinson Center to meet BYU students and see what they had to offer.
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Vatican Astronomer Bridges Faith and Science at Summerhays Lecture

April 06, 2016 10:26 AM
For Brother Guy Consolmagno, science and religion have always been intertwined, and to separate them would be to deny God’s creations.
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Stay True, Make Mistakes, Know Your Worth

March 17, 2016 12:05 PM
Female students majoring in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematical sciences) gathered for delicious food and empowering advice at the Women’s Career Conversations Luncheon on February 5, 2015 in the Hinckley Center at BYU.
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Students Helping Students

February 16, 2016 01:10 PM
There is a common misconception that all scholarships are funded by wealthy, middle-aged philanthropists. But during Choose To Give (C2G), BYU opens the door to a less likely group of donors: students.
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The Honor Code: More than Shaving and Modest Dress

January 29, 2016 01:39 PM
Have you ever recorded your own class attendance, kept test answers a secret, or received a grade based on your word alone? These experiences are common at BYU, but they don’t happen everywhere.
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CPMS Breaks the Record for External Grant Funds

January 28, 2016 01:41 PM
The College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (CPMS) received $12.7 million in external grant funds in 2015—the largest amount that CPMS has received in a single year and the largest amount that any college at BYU has received in the past decade. CPMS faculty received a total of 121 external research grants in 2015.
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Director of Vatican Observatory to Deliver BYU’s Summerhays Lecture

January 21, 2016 01:43 PM
Brother Guy Consolmagno, planetary scientist and director of the Vatican Observatory, will deliver BYU’s Summerhays Lecture on March 10, 2016. Consolmango’s lecture is entitled “Encountering God’s Personality in Creation.”
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SRC 2016: Research in the Spotlight

January 19, 2016 01:46 PM
Now in its thirtieth year, the CPMS Student Research Conference (SRC) gives hundreds of students an opportunity to present their research to an audience comprised of faculty, family, and community sponsors.
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Rex Lee Run Raises Funds for Cancer Research

January 19, 2016 01:44 PM
Runners from around Utah will gather to compete in the 21st annual Rex Lee Run Against Cancer at BYU on March 12, 2016. All registration fees will fund cancer research fellowships at BYU’s Simmons Center for Cancer Research.
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Putting Your Thesis in the Fast Lane

January 12, 2016 01:50 PM
While writing a graduate thesis can feel like a marathon, presenting it at BYU’s Three-minute Thesis (3MT) competition feels more like a sprint.
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Supporting Women in STEM

January 11, 2016 11:38 AM
Female students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematical sciences (STEM) are invited to attend the biannual Women’s Career Conversations Luncheon.
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Student Alumni Networking Dinner

November 03, 2015 12:31 PM
Students in the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences are invited to attend the first annual Student Alumni Networking Dinner (SAND).
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Research is the Key at CVLC

October 29, 2015 12:37 PM
Timpanogos Lodge in Provo Canyon became an academic gathering place on October 9 when supporters of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (CPMS) gathered for the semi-annual College Volunteer Leadership Council (CVLC) meeting.
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Sage Advice for Women in STEM

October 27, 2015 12:43 PM
Female students majoring in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematical sciences) gathered for good food and good advice at the Women’s Career Conversations Luncheon on September 22, 2015.
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Preparing for the Future

September 25, 2015 11:47 AM
The BYU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (CPMS) is pleased to announce Dr. Randall Barnes as this year’s speaker for the CPMS Honored Alumni Lecture on October 8.
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