(Provo, UT) — A BYU study says there’s a greater risk of type-two diabetes from drinking sugary drinks than from eating sugary eats. Lead author and BYU nutritional science professor Karen Della Corte says this is the first study to show “relationships between different sugar sources and type two diabetes […]
(Provo, UT) — They may tell you otherwise, but a new study found that parents do indeed have a favorite child. A new study from Brigham Young University looked at the reasons why parents show favoritism which has been dubbed parental differential treatment. The researchers dug through a large set […]
(Provo, UT) — Brigham Young University is reopening its Jerusalem Center. Academic programs there were halted 18 months ago when Hamas attacked Israel. Officials say now that a ceasefire agreement has been reached, they feel confident in welcoming back students in April. BYU says they do expect there will be […]
(St. George, UT) — Southern Utah universities are not making the cut of the top schools in the country. Forbes released a new ranking of the top 500 colleges across the nation, with Southern Utah and Utah Tech missing the list. The ranking was based on the “best educational, financial, […]
(Provo, UT) — Brigham Young University is going to have its own medical school. The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced today that the new school will focus on international health issues, particularly those affecting the church’s members and its humanitarian efforts. The announcement […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah has more than 30 athletes representing the state at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team USA has 23 Olympians with ties to the Beehive State. Adding to that number are eleven athletes who once lived or competed in the state. These athletes are on seven […]
(Undated) — All students currently living at Brigham Young University’s Jerusalem Center have been reported safe. Officials gave an update yesterday morning on their website, following an attack on Israel by Hamas. There are 93 people total staying at the BYU center. They were all briefly moved to shelters after […]
(Provo, UT) — BYU students are using a robotic bee to help research the ways bee communicate. Computer science student Caelen Miller said they’ve been working hard to crack the code of the honeybee’s waggle dance. Miller says they’re using cameras to analyze the bees perform the waggle when they […]
(Provo, UT) — Brigham Young University Academic Vice President Shane Reese is soon to become the school’s 14th president. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland announced Reese’s appointment during a devotional service Tuesday morning. Reese will move into the president’s office on May 1st, when […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers set a new record for bills passed during the 45-day session that ended last week. An online database maintained by a political science professor at BYU shows that the legislature passed 575 bills during the session. They also set a new record by […]
