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Making the MOST Out of Mathematical Thinking

November 18, 2016 11:58 AM
Teachers need to take advantage of key moments in a classroom, and Professors Keith Leatham and Blake Peterson have been working to pinpoint these significant teachable moments in the classroom.
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BYU Psychologist, Physicist and Statistician Collaborate on Unique Study

November 10, 2016 12:16 PM
Sunshine matters. A lot. The idea isn’t exactly new, but according to a recent BYU study, when it comes to your mental and emotional health, the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is the weather variable that matters most.
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Evolving Stars, Evolving Methods

October 17, 2016 12:26 PM
Almost everyone is fascinated by black holes. Dr. David Neilsen studies black holes, and he is also interested in processes that create black holes — like colliding neutron stars.
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BYU study finds inversion, rainy days have no effect on emotional distress

October 06, 2016 02:53 PM
Rain, pollution and cold temperatures don’t necessarily get students down, but lack of sun time does, according to a study by BYU professors.
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BYU Joins Worldwide Research Fight Against HIV/AIDS

August 22, 2016 12:53 PM
BYU is teaming up with George Washington University and other institutions around the world to fight HIV/AIDS. George Washington University received a $28 million Martin Delaney Collaboratory Grant to create a new HIV cure strategy.
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Computer Science Alumnus Takes Top Prize

August 05, 2016 12:30 PM
BYU’s research in machine learning is starting to receive recognition on the world stage.
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Searching for Alien Comets: BYU Researchers Create Guidebook to Aid in First Discovery

July 07, 2016 12:21 PM
Treasure needs a map, vehicles need a manual, and, as it turns out, interstellar discoveries need a guidebook.
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Physics Professor Makes Nanomagnetism Discovery

June 27, 2016 01:24 PM
Dr. Karine Chesnel has always been fascinated with understanding how things work, particularly the secrets of magnetism.
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3D Printing for Dummies

June 23, 2016 12:25 PM
What you sculpt is what you get.
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Family Law Research Highlights Worldwide Inequality Among Women

June 08, 2016 01:42 PM
Statistics is more than just numbers and charts—it can also impact women’s rights for generations to come.
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Email Privacy: Finding the Balance Between Secure and Usable

May 26, 2016 12:56 PM
When BYU Computer Science Professor Kent Seamons explains email security, he often uses an analogy: Sending an email is more similar to sending a postcard than a letter in a sealed envelope—as the email transaction happens, other people may gain access to the information.
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Crash Testing Bacteria: BYU Chemists Try to Find Fatal Limit

March 25, 2016 12:58 PM
Smashing into a solid wall at 670 miles per hour doesn’t even leave a mark.
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Sea Sponges and Synthesis

January 11, 2016 01:52 PM
Chemistry professor Steven Castle was initially drawn to organic chemistry because of chemists’ ability to synthesize things that don’t exist in nature—which is exactly what his latest research focuses on.
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BYU Researchers Improve Genome Assembly, Stumble upon Signatures for Genetic Disorders

January 11, 2016 11:41 AM
Researchers at BYU have developed a new method for human genome assembly and inadvertently discovered a new way to identify elusive markers for several common genetic disorders.
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Next Generation SWAT Teams May Include Robots After BYU Grad’s Work

January 05, 2016 11:45 AM
BYU computer science graduate student Daqing Yi has developed an algorithm that could lead to robots working on SWAT teams.
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Chemistry Graduate Adding to BYU’s Good Name

December 21, 2015 11:57 AM
When Suresh Kumar’s poster took first prize at the International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography (ISCC), he added to BYU’s reputation as well as to his own.
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Making the Most of Utah’s Geology

December 16, 2015 12:07 PM
Identifying a geological fault in the earth’s sub-surface might seem above the expertise of most college-age kids, but geology students at BYU are learning that it’s definitely doable.
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Math and Mentoring

November 05, 2015 12:30 PM
BYU math professor Paul Jenkins’ passion lies in helping students find their own research projects to work on.
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