
Paleontologists have long been perplexed by dinosaur fossils with missing pieces – sets of teeth without a jaw bone, bones that are pitted and grooved, even bones that are half gone. Now a Brigham Young University study identifies a culprit: ancient insects that munched on dinosaur bones... More
BYU professor's Web site receives international honorBrigham Young University chemistry professor Brian Woodfield has been selected to receive a 2008 Pirelli "Internetional" Award, the world's first Internet multimedia award aimed at the diffusion of scientific and technological culture worldwide... More
A 1920s version of "dancing with the stars" may have influenced jazz musicBYU researcher uncovers partnership between jazz icon Louis Armstrong and eccentric dancers
The hit television show "Dancing with the Stars" has been around only a few years, but a new study by a Brigham Young University researcher shows that a different type of dancing with the stars happening in the late 1920s may have shaped jazz music as we know it... More
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BYU student nurses to celebrate National Nurses Week May 6-8Brigham Young University student nurses will honor the dedication, commitment and tireless efforts of the nearly three million registered nurses nationwide as they celebrate National Nurses Week with a free blood pressure screening clinic Tuesday through Thursday, May 6-8... More
Annual Museum of Peoples, Cultures Block Party May 10 to celebrate Kachina traditionBrigham Young University’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures will host its annual Block Party in honor of Utah Prehistory Week as well as its new exhibit, “Kachinas of the Southwest: Dances, Dolls, and Rain,” Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m... More
McKay School of Education at BYU to offer new doctoral programIn Educational Inquiry, Measurement and Evaluation (EIME)
The David O. McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University will initiate a newly designed doctoral degree program beginning fall semester 2008 titled Educational Inquiry, Measurement and Evaluation (EIME)... More
Former Pakistani judge to discuss war on terror May 14 at BYUChaudry Ali, a judge in Pakistan for more than 25 years, will present a Global Awareness Lecture "War on Terror by Reluctant Fighters" Wednesday, May 14, at noon in Room 238 of the Herald R. Clark Building on the Brigham Young University campus... More
Humanitarian named 2008 Administrator of the Year by BYU's Romney InstituteCarolyn Grow Dailey, president and CEO of ASCEND Alliance
Brigham Young University’s Romney Institute of Public Management named Carolyn Grow Dailey, president and CEO of ASCEND Alliance, as the 2008 Administrator of the Year... More
Entrepreneurship professor named 2008 Outstanding Faculty at Marriott SchoolThe Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University honored W. Gibb Dyer with its 2008 Outstanding Faculty Award, the highest faculty distinction given by the school. The award was presented at a banquet March 28 where 11 other individuals and seven retiring professors were recognized for significant contributions to the school... More