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8 Is (More Than) Enough
| How much sleep do high schoolers need? Federal guidelines advise nine hours a night, but BYU research shows teens test better with just seven hours' slumber.
| | | Your Avatar and Your Marriage | A new BYU study finds that online role-playing games can benefit a marriage when both spouses are gamers, but if only one plays, marital satisfaction declines. | |
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| Brazil Transformed | Watch New York Times reporter Larry Rohter discuss his book Brazil on the Rise: The Story of a Country Transformed. | |
| | Panda, Tiger, or Other? |
Political science professor Eric Hyer shared his recent research on the future of China–U.S. relations in this video. |
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| What Would Zeus Do? | The hero worship of today's Olympians is similar to that of the Greek gods, and it has political implications. See why. | | | |
The Way for Chile | Watch the Chilean ambassador to the United States discuss the successes and rough spots of Chile–U.S. relations. | | |
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Lifelong Creativity | BYU's ArtsBridge initiative teams up students and elementary teachers to bring fine arts into the classroom. | | |
| The $5 Textbook | See how the two McKay School faculty members driving the Utah Open Textbook Project are changing education. | |
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Elementary Ed Revamped | The McKay School is
restructuring its elementary education program. See what's new, from K–6 licensure to a required TESOL minor. | | |
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Golden Spike | The McKay School received a
Golden Spike Award for its spring 2011 issue of McKay Today, which showed how BYU is changing physical education. | |
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| Last Chance | The Museum
of Peoples and Cultures' exhibit on Utah Valley archaeology is coming down March 30. | | | | For the Youth
| Watch the 2012 Hinckley lecturer, UW
professor David Hawkins, speak on promoting positive youth development. | | | |
Under Provo's First Tabernacle |
Watch KSL's report on what BYU archaeology students are uncovering at the site of the first Provo Tabernacle—known as the "old meetinghouse." |
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The Opposite of What Moms Want |
Depression rates spike when moms do the opposite of what they want—be it staying home or going to work—says BYU research. Read more in
the WSJ. | |
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| Vocal Point Encore | The nine men of Vocal Point will put on a special family matinee performance on March 24. | |
| | Merrily We Roll Along | BYU Theatre presents the fictional story of Broadway composer Franklin Shepard in Stephen Sondheim's musical.
| | | | Love's Labor's Lost | Confused identities, witty rhetoric, and humorous conversations fill this production of a Shakespeare classic. | |
| | Essentially Ellington | BYU's Regional Jazz Festival is back this year, featuring guest euphonium player Dan Barrett in Ellington classics. | | |
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| Writers: Take a Hike! | MFA students practiced "place-based writing" on a two-day retreat in Capitol Reef National
Park. | | | |
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Room to Grow | Plants are thriving in BYU's new $4
million greenhouses, located southeast of the Law School. Read more in the Daily Universe. | | |
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| The Case for Immunization | We may do more harm than we know when we don't immunize our
children, says nursing professor Beth Luthy. | | | | Nursing Students Unite | Utah's nursing schools came together for the Utah Student Nursing
Association's 60th convention. | | | |
| Robo Vision | A
computer science grad is improving how robots understand movement around them—helping you have more Wii fun. | | | | Actual Streaming Video | Watch students play with—er, learn from—the new high-tech stream table that recreates natural water systems. | | |
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| Alum of the Year | Eric Conrad, director of facilities management at BYU–Idaho, received an Alumni of the Year Award. | | | | Lockheed Lands Spin-Off | Lockheed Martin has purchased Procerus Technologies, a company with origins in BYU's MAGICC lab. | | | |
| | Professor Hansen Retires | H. Reese Hansen, the Howard W. Hunter Professor of Law, is retiring after more than 37 years at BYU.
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The Christian Lawyer | See what Elder L. Whitney
Clayton of the Quorum of the Seventy had to say about the obligations of a Christian lawyer. | | |
| Pro Bono in Provo | The Timpanogos Legal Center gives students and alumni the chance to work
together and serve the community. | | | |
| No More Parking Showdowns | A BYU team won the grand prize at the International Business Model Competition with their
parking lot solution. | | |
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Accidents and Profits
Linked | Airlines' accident risk is highest when they're performing very close to their financial targets, says a new BYU study.
| | | | In Good Company | Read
Marriott Magazine's feature on Alison Davis-Blake, the woman leading Michigan's Ross School of Business. | | | | |
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