Anyone you know getting tired of hour after hour of Zoom school? BYU experts weigh in on how to make online learning work for your family in this article from the newly redesigned Y Magazine. Read it here or check your mailbox for the latest issue.

Missing the connection with her students during the pandemic, BYU Italian professor Marie Orton hosted a series of cooking classes over Zoom. Watch as Orton’s Italian 361 class learns how to make the Italian comfort food gnocchi; this recipe will feed four dinner guests—or “one missionary.”

After setting aside her education for a time for family and other priorities, Utah lieutenant governor Diedre Henderson is on track to earn her BYU degree this year. She just needs internship credits. Listen on NPR how Henderson landed an internship in her own office.

Two BYU-built CubeSats were successfully deployed into orbit on Jan. 17 as part of a historic Virgin Orbit flight. The Passive Inspection CubeSats (PICS), featuring six cameras for photographing spacecraft, were carried aboard a rocket launched from the wing of a Boeing 747. Take a closer look at the engineering behind these tiny satellites.

Bright harmonies by BYU Vocal Point and slick dancing by the Young Ambassadors highlight this colorful music video. Practice your “Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy,” then sing along to this cover of the BTS hit “Dynamite.”

Following Cosmo’s over-the-top-of-the-stairs example, students and alumni participated in the first-ever BYU Engineering Rube Goldberg Challenge. See the video of finalists and vote for your favorite on social media before midnight.

What smells so good? BYU grad and food blogger Leigh Anne Wilkes uses her not-so-secret weapon—the humble slow cooker—to create chipotle butternut squash soup and parmesan honey pork roast (above). Get the recipes.

During the long intermission of in-person concerts, construction crews seem to have been working prestissimo on the new Music Building. Check in on the live webcams and see their progress. Then check out what fine-arts performers are sharing online this month.

BYU photography student Madison Casagranda recently placed as a finalist in a Communication Arts (CA) competition, and her work with tintype photography will be featured in the prestigious CA publication. Meet the artist and see more of her work in this Facebook video.

Enter now to win a Valentine Prize Pack with candy, two T-shirts, and a plush Cosmo from BYU Alumni and the BYU Store. Share some info and a brief story of your most memorable date (optional) and you’ll be entered into a drawing. Happy Valentine’s Day!