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 | Bring on the Flu Shot!
| Is a fear of the flu shot keeping you or your family from immunizations? A new BYU study about effective distraction methods may ease your pain.
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Jack Nelson's gripping account of the sinking of the Estonia illuminates the thin line that separates life from death, showing what it takes to survive.
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Yes, a real cougar starred in the BYU spots shown on ESPN, and its name—coincidentally—is Cosmo. Go behind the scenes of BYU's hit commercials.
| |  | Fake Spike Is Golden
| In this slideshow, relive Armed Forces Bowl moments, like Matt Reynolds' helmetless block and the trick play that won BYU the game with 11 seconds
left.
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Colorblind Counseling
| | Studies show clients prefer counselors of their own race, but does skin color matter for successful outcomes? | |
|  | Light for All
| | In his devotional, McKay School professor Damon Bahr said our lights should shine for all—even telemarketers. | | |  |
Design 1, 2, 3s
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| Alum Jason McDonald, who helps develop Church films and websites, shares three criteria for successful design. | |
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Problem-Solving PhDs
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In 2005 the government called for more qualified education researchers. Learn more about the doctoral program BYU initiated to answer that call.
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 | Food and Identity in Europe
| Watch history professor Eric Dursteler and French professor Anca Sprenger explore a new twist on "you are what you eat."
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|  | View from the Kremlin
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Hear Sergei N. Khrushchev, son of former Soviet prime minister Nikita Khrushchev, speak on the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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| |  | Diplomatic Dialogue
| See the Korean ambassador to the United States and a former U.S. ambassador to Korea discuss the two countries' relations.
| | |  | Powerful Goodbye
| Political science professor Valerie Hudson is moving on to Texas A&M. Watch her final BYU lecture, titled "Power."
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 | Dogs of War
| | Empire of Dogs, a new book by history professor Aaron Skabelund, takes a look at an often overlooked breed of soldier. | |
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The Case for Forgiveness
| | Listen to Florida State scholar Frank Fincham's lecture on the importance of forgiveness in families. |
| |  | Goodbye, Hudson
| | BYU bids farewell to political science professor Valerie
Hudson, who is moving on to teach at Texas A&M. | | |
 | Footsteps of Giants
| | Greg MacGregor and Siegfried Halus speak about their mission to follow Dominguez and Escalante's trail. | | |
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 | Music of Life
| The Young Ambassadors' new show pays tribute to some of America's favorite stage musicals and artists.
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Life Lessons from the Bard
| BYU's 50-minute family production of The Merchant of Venice warns about bullying, prejudice, and discrimination.
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 | Dance and All That Jazz
| | Synthesis, BYU's big band jazz ensemble, joins with Contemporary Dance Theatre to present a feast for the eyes and ears. | | |  | Good Vibrations
| BYU will host the annual Utah Crosstalk concert, a night of cutting-edge electronic
music featuring a guest from Stanford.
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 | Wandering with Wordsworth
| See what BYU researchers discovered touring England with an 1835 travel guide written by
poet William Wordsworth.
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First-Rate Writers
| English professor Lance Larsen and two alums won first-place awards in the Utah Arts & Museums writing contest.
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 | Cheesy Victory
| See how a BYU team created the cheesy appetizer that won first place and $10,000 in a dairy-product competition.
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|  | Emery's Going Green
| Former BYU basketball guard Jackson Emery and other students are putting food scraps to work on a local golf course.
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|  | The Books Microbes Prefer
| A team of students swabbed all sorts of things in the library to see where bacteria was surviving—and thriving.
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One Crowded Stable
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Baby Jesus was surrounded by lions, penguins, and bears in the Bean Museum's annual Nativity display.
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 | Break from Tradition
| See what Elizabeth Bridges, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, said at BYU about following protocol.
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Divinity in Disguise
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Nurses should look for the Savior in small moments, said donor Roy Christensen at this year's Scholarship Dinner.
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 | Mathematical Rock Stars
| Three BYU
mathletes + two math competitions = first and third place, cash, and beating out Duke and Yale.
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 | Dino Digs
| Right across from LaVell Edwards Stadium is a lineup that, alive, could devour an
entire offensive line like a can of Pringles.
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 | Drop Shot
| See the contest-winning photo taken by a BYU engineering professor and
featured in a Cosmos Magazine article.
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Design Elite
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According to a Core77 online magazine article, BYU's industrial design program is one of the best in the world.
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pretrial defendants could be released on bail without an increase in pretrial crime, says professor Shima Baradaran.
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Taxing Question
| Law student Genny Barrett wrote a
note for the 2011 BYU Law Review that received a mention on the TaxProf Blog.
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 | Home Work
| How many hours does a homemaker clock? Marriott Magazine tallies
the diaper changes, laundry loads, and more.
| | |  | Quiz Queens
| A BYU team came back from a 2,000-point deficit to win the National Recreation and Parks Association Quiz
Bowl.
| | |  | Winning Ethics
| See what made BYU's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi stand out—enough to win the organization's first-ever Ethics Award.
| | |  | Candy Man
| See how Marriott School grad Scott Lund is putting his education to use in the field of chocolate.
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