BYU Today
Flat Cosmo | Thanksgiving Point Discount | Locker Room Remodel | Lindsey Stirling History | Online Trolls | Surgery Solution | Jingle-Dress Dream |
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Feeling distressed by the pandemic and grieving an aunt’s death from the virus, Diné (Navajo) photographer Eugene Tapahe experienced a vivid dream where he was watching bison in Yellowstone National Park, when jingle-dress dancers arrived to perform, bringing him peace. This inspired Tapahe to create a new series of photos.
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While laparoscopes have made surgery easier for surgeons and patients, they must be removed for cleaning multiple times during surgery. To resolve this, BYU engineering grad student Jacob Sheffield has created a tiny origami-based device that serves as a miniature lens wiper for laparoscopic cameras. |
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If you’re in Utah (or happen to be traveling to the Beehive State around Pioneer Day), make a stop at Thanksgiving Point for the first-ever BYU Alumni Days, Thursday–Saturday, July 22–24. BYU grads and immediate family get 50 percent off admission at five award-winning venues: Ashton Gardens, Butterfly Biosphere, Farm Country, Museum of Ancient Life, and Museum of Natural Curiosity. Reserve your tickets today.
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See the reactions of BYU football players as they enter the renovated locker facilities in the Student Athlete Building for the first time. The 75-yard-long space, patterned after the locker room of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, offers cool features like personalized lockers, a shoe wall, a legacy jersey display, shuffleboard table, and barber chair.
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A new BYU study based on a survey of more than 400 Reddit users offers a revealing look at the key personality traits of social media trolls. Worried that you might know a troll or possess some troll-like traits yourself? Read on.
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The movie Tarzan was released 22 years ago, and BYU Vocal Point says that “the inspiring music of Phil Collins has been with us in our hearts for all these years!” Enjoy this wild a cappella medley of Tarzan hits, filmed in the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum.
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Like many of us, Cosmo got a little stir-crazy last year. So we thought we’d get him out for some adventures with BYU alumni and their families. What will you do with Cosmo? Go kayaking? Eat family dinner? Weed a neighbor’s garden? Ride a roller coaster? Flat Cosmo’s up for just about anything. Watch the video, then join the fun by printing out your own Cosmo.
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It’s been eleven years since YouTube sensation Lindsey Stirling was buzzed off the America’s Got Talent stage. Now the accomplished dancing violinist—and BYU grad—is “a star of and for the modern era,” according to this Deseret Magazine article.
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