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BYU celebrates 150 years with a scientific twist on a birthday tradition

November 05, 2025 10:30 AM
BYU is marking its 150th anniversary with a creative spin on a classic celebration: blowing out birthday candles in BYU style.
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Travis Lemon Receives the 2025 Honored Alumni Award

October 13, 2025 04:01 PM
The College and University Proudly Announce Travis Lemon as the 2025 Honored Alumni.
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New BYU microscopes offer atomic-level imaging, student-led research

September 24, 2025 09:56 AM
At many universities, student researchers rarely get the chance to even see a transmission electron microscope, or TEM, up close—let alone use one. At BYU, undergraduate students are about to run the show.
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Meet the BYU math student helping make wildfire predictions faster and smarter

September 24, 2025 09:55 AM
Using machine learning and math, a BYU student improved a key tool firefighters rely on during wildfire season
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BYU graduate’s journey blends animation, research and family

September 24, 2025 09:53 AM
Mia McGuire partnered with a BYU professor to create an app that promotes social media safety for autistic users.
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BYU study analyzes distant Kuiper Belt object with NASA's Hubble data

September 24, 2025 09:50 AM
The researchers identify a possible rare triple system in the Kuiper Belt
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Risk it or kick it? BYU research analyzes NFL coaches’ risk tolerance on fourth down

September 24, 2025 09:49 AM
BYU study reveals how NFL coaches, including Super Bowl contenders Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni, weigh risk on fourth down.
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Save your tears for another day — BYU researchers can use them to detect disease

September 24, 2025 09:48 AM
Each tear type carries unique proteins that reveal insights into health
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Sounding off: BYU researchers study the roar of SpaceX's Starship

September 24, 2025 09:47 AM
BYU team measures the thunderous noise of the world’s most powerful rocket, exploring its impact on communities and the environment.
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Cracking the carb code: BYU researchers create new glycemic index database to improve dietary awareness

September 24, 2025 09:46 AM
BYU researchers create the first national glycemic index database, revealing how common foods impact health and contribute to chronic diseases.
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BYU study reveals fireworks’ impact on air quality

September 22, 2025 09:44 AM
Fireworks' dazzling displays bring hidden dangers to Wasatch Front air.
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Paul Jenkins Appointed as Associate Dean

July 03, 2025 01:50 PM
Dean Grant Jensen of the BYU College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences is pleased to announce that Paul Jenkins from the Department of Mathematics has been appointed as associate dean in the college starting July 1, 2025. Jenkins will replace Jennifer Nielson, who has accepted a demanding new university-level assignment.
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