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Q&A with BYU economics professor addresses supply chain shortages, price surges and what to expect in the post-pandemic economy
The interconnected reasons your favorite products might be facing a shortage.
BYU researchers create world's most power-efficient high-speed ADC microchip
A BYU professor and his team have built the world’s most power-efficient high-speed analog-to-digital converter (ADC) microchip. An ADC is a tiny piece of technology present in almost every electronic piece of equipment that converts analog signals (like a radio wave) to a digital signal.
Kara Cattani appointed new executive director of Student Development Services
Cattani will begin her tenure as the executive director on July 1 and will replace Steve Smith.
Neuroscience student and chemistry TA earns prestigious scholarship
Anna Everett (‘22) grew up watching her mom struggle with an autoimmune disease. Noting how research at biotech companies enabled her mom to get the treatments she needed sparked Everett’s interest in scientific research. “I think I always saw my family struggling with their health, and it made me think a lot about medicine in general,” she says. Everett eventually chose to major in neuroscience, focusing on neurological disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer’s. She also added biophysics as a second major to explore her interest in math.
Forum: A novel idea: How genre evolution sparks creativity
Chris Crowe, English professor at Brigham Young University, delivered Tuesday’s forum address. He discussed the ongoing genre-bending of young adult novels and how flexible perceptions of these genres, or commonly accepted essential traits, can generate more creative literature.
BYU nursing professor helping revolutionize DNA evidence collection in sexual assault cases
For the past 10 years, BYU nursing professor and certified sexual assault examiner Julie Valentine has helped put Utah at the forefront of making touch DNA evidence collection a standard practice in groping cases.
V. Stanley Benfell named the new director of the Kennedy Center
BYU International Vice President Sandra Rogers announced today the appointment of V. Stanley Benfell as the new director of the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies and associate international vice president effective August 1.
Cougar Query: "My go-to comfort food is the #3 combo at In-N-Out"
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Chris Crowe, professor of English.
Using complex data analysis to improve health
Biostatistics graduate Nolan Cole (‘21) recently earned the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Cole says it was a complicated process of applications, nominations, and writing to get the scholarship, but he applied because he knew it was important for his PhD work. Cole plans to enroll in a PhD program next fall in biostatistics and biomedical informatics.
BYU will hold traditional fall semester in 2021
The vast majority of courses will be offered in-person with full-capacity classrooms.