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Sounding off: BYU researchers study the roar of SpaceX's Starship

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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BYU scientists collaborate with astronomers around the world to understand distant galaxy

October 04, 2022 02:52 PM
BYU’s West Mountain Observatory was one of 37 ground-based telescopes throughout the world monitoring the active galaxy that is roughly 1 billion light years away.
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Children with autism benefit when parents are trained to provide at-home interventions

September 05, 2022 08:49 AM
Training and empowering parents to offer at-home interventions to children with autism spectrum disorder helps children improve in positive behaviors and language communication skills says a new study from BYU.
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School wellness centers: An innovative response to student stress and suicide

August 31, 2022 03:47 PM
Of the 752 students, 124 parents, and 69 staff surveyed, all three groups believed the wellness center reduced students’ anxiety and depression. Students who were more likely to experience marginalization or extra stressors reported that they used and benefited from the center the most.
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BYU research debunks widespread spaceflight lore

August 30, 2022 03:08 PM
When the Saturn V rocket propelled man to the moon in 1969, the blast from the rocket’s engines was tremendous. The monumental event gave rise to widespread claims that the acoustic force of the rocket melted concrete and ignited grass fires miles away. New research from BYU debunks this common myth.
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BYU student’s research solves an icy dwarf planet mystery

May 09, 2022 10:51 AM
The dwarf planet Haumea has befuddled modern scientists for years. New BYU research details the planet's creation and solves one of astronomy's puzzles.
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Mother of four earns graduate degree, hopes to teach sociology

April 21, 2022 06:08 AM
All within the past five years, Jordan Coburn graduated with a double major in sociology and Spanish, worked as an English tutor, had four children and earned her graduate degree in sociology.
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Meet the BYU music grad who taught Cosmo to play the bell tower

April 14, 2022 05:52 AM
Over the past four years, associate university carillonneur Amber Dahlberg has enjoyed what she calls “the best view” of BYU. From the carillon inside the top of the bell tower, the BYU student has performed hundreds of the university’s traditional 30-minute noon recitals, providing an inspiring campus soundtrack for students, staff and visitors going about their business.
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BYU Law leads list of BYU graduate programs moving up in U.S. News rankings

March 29, 2022 09:58 AM
BYU Law has earned its highest U.S. News ranking to date, rocketing up six spots from last year and coming in at No. 23 in the 2023 Best Graduate School rankings released today. The Marriott School of Business once again ranks high and the BYU Nursing program makes a big jump.



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BYU study finds increasing uplifts leads to better marital outcomes for parents of children with autism, Down syndrome

March 21, 2022 03:22 PM
Respite care may allow parents of children with disabilities to step back and recount specific moments of joy with their children, which results in an uplift. Experiencing more uplifts might counteract the detrimental effect of stress on parents.
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Cultivating feelings of indebtedness to God results in increased happiness, desire to serve others

March 15, 2022 10:17 AM
BYU research found that beyond increasing overall happiness and well-being, indebtedness to God was also related to increased religious involvement, spirituality, attachment to God and pro-social behavior, or how much service and kindness people show to others.
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