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Swearing and Teen Aggression |
Profanity in TV and video games is linked to adolescent aggression, according to a new BYU study published in Pediatrics, a top-ranked medical journal. |
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| Is the Euro Toast? | Watch poli-sci professor Wade Jacoby and econ professor Richard Evans deliberate on the fate of the euro. | | | | 90 Days, 17 Cities | A photography exhibit on display now in the
Kennedy Center reveals Spain through the unique lenses of 29 students. | | |
| Choose Your Connection | Keep tabs on the Kennedy Center via Twitter, LinkedIn, RSS feed, iTunes, Facebook, and more. | | | | The End of the Beginning |
Watch Kings College professor George Joffe analyze the regional implications of Libya's recent revolution. | |
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| Teach with Compassion |
Helping at-risk students transform in the face of adversity was the topic of the latest Power of Teaching lecture. Watch it here. | | |
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| A Model that Works
| See what schools in the BYU-Public School Partnership received $10K from the BYU Principals Academy—and why. |
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Screening Out Sex Offenders |
Counseling psychology professor Lane Fischer and his student team are developing techniques to keep potential sex offenders out of schools. |
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| Europe's Economic Crisis | Hear poli-sci professor Wade Jacoby tackle the implications of the changing status of the euro on Thinking Aloud. | | | | The Principle of the Thing |
Listen to Don Staheli, former secretary to the Quorum of the Twelve, speak in BYU's honored alumni lecture series. | |
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| Avid Insider Now Director | Mark Magleby, a BYU art history faculty member since 1997, is now
director of the BYU Museum of Art. | | | | White Christmas | With music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, this bright 1950s-style musical is filled with songs just like the ones you used to know. | | | | Big Band Night | Synthesis features some of BYU's most versatile student musicians. See them play swing, blues, jazz, and more Nov. 16. | | |
| Cha-Cha-Championships | Style, grace, and athleticism take the stage at BYU's annual competitive ballroom event, Nov. 11–12 in the Wilk. | | | |
| Angelou Companion | American studies professor Jacqueline Thursby (left) published a critical companion to the works
of Maya Angelou. | | | | |
| The Solution: Evolve | Honored alumni speaker David Mindell, a California Academy of
Sciences dean, put evolution in a new perspective. | | | | Pandemic Prevention | One mutation can turn treatable viruses into pandemics.
Biology professor David Busath hopes to stop viruses for good. | | | |
| Native Nursing | Working with Native American patients, students didn't travel far to
be immersed in a new culture and language. | | | | Laud for Lassetter | Blazing trails like her pioneer ancestor, professor Jane Lassetter
received the college's first Alcuin Fellowship. | | |
| Raving about Ravert | Associate dean Patricia Ravert, a leader in simulation instruction, was made a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. | | | | Service on a Roll | Armed with paint rollers and buckets, nursing faculty members gave service in Utah County's Day of Caring. | | |
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Seeing Stars | The planetarium's newest asset—a Digistar
4 full-dome projection system—means better shows and more research. | | | | |
| Nitrogen-Frozen Zucchini?
| Nitrogen-frozen zucchini and laser explosions brought science to life during National Chemistry Week. |
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| Innovator-of-the-Year Material | A light, strong, flame- and insect-resistant material
won two students the title of 2011 Student Innovator of the Year. | | | | Flames in 3D |
Two BYU professors are trying to make the first 3D reconstruction of fire. Hear why on NPR or watch a Science Friday video. |
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| Put It on Paper—Er, Bronze | Two 1,900-year-old bronze plates granting rights to a Roman soldier were the object
lesson at a recent Law School lecture. | | |
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New Courtroom on Campus
| After generous contributions and years of planning, the Law School has a new courtroom for trial advocacy. |
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in Class | Through video-conferencing technology, BYU and Duke law students went to class and practiced interviewing together. |
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| Apps, Models, and Mobs | BYU's first-ever Entrepreneurship Week featured workshops, networking,
competitions, and even a flash mob. | | | | BYU's Global Ambassadors | Get to know the seven students who made the cut to be the Marriott School's first Global Ambassadors.
| | | | Stice of Life | Accounting professor E. Kay Stice won
the Maeser Teaching Award for his ability to engage students. | | | | |
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