Brigham Young University Academic Vice President Brent W. Webb announced this week that C. Shane Reese has been named the new dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Led by civil engineering professor Grant Schultz, a BYU team has developed one of the country’s most advanced traffic safety models for the Utah Department of Transportation.
A new median on busy University Parkway in Orem limits the number of places where drivers can turn left. The minor inconvenience is easier to bear when you hear what BYU statistics student Andrew Olsen is discovering: The new median likely prevents three fatal or incapacitating accidents per year.
What if Babe Ruth played baseball in our time? A study by Shane Reese answered that question: The Bambino would have hit 199 more home runs. Read The Wall Street Journal story on statistical time travel or Reese's study.