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MOREMORMON PIONEERS SETTLE AT BYUThe Rendezvous was sponsored by the LDS Church to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the Mormon pioneers' arrival in the Salt Lake Valley. And although Provo is a couple of days by wagon from Salt Lake's Emigration Canyon, BYU campus was chosen as the host of the event.
NEW DEANS AND DIRECTORS APPOINTEDAs BYU prepares for fall semester, two deans and two directors are settling into new responsibilities.
STUDY EXAMINES RISK FACTOR FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEResearchers from BYU have collaborated with Duke University and Utah State University on a project studying a gene that is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.
PROFESSOR INFLUENCES EPA DECISIONA BYU professor of economics was influential in the shift in air pollution regulations announced July 16 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Using economic research techniques, Arden Pope has conducted epidemiological studies on the health effects of air pollution.
PARENTING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (OF CHILDREN)For university professor types, giving advice is expected and publishing articles is necessary. A recentbout of BYU-generated advice, however, did not come from a professor but from, at least at first glance, a rather unlikely source.
FROM LAWYERS TO THE LAWLESS, HARLEYS RIDE A WIDE ROADResults from a study of Harley-Davidson owners, conducted by William R. Swinyard, a Harley owner and marketing professor in the Marriott School of Management, identified this new group of Harley enthusiasts, as well as five other groups that swear by Harley motorcycles.
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BACK MOREFANCY RESUME? FORTUNE 500 STUDY SAYS THINK AGAINA study, conducted by three BYU professors of management communication, looked at the prevalence among Fortune 500 companies of electronic resume management (ERM) systems.
LOOK MA, NO SMOKE: SOLAR COOKER TO RELIEVE SUFFERINGA BYU physics professor concerned about millions of children in the Third World each year who die from respiratory illnesses has designed a funnel-shaped solar cooker to help reduce smokeinhalation from open-fire cooking.
PROFESSOR MOVES ANTLERS FROM THE TROPHY ROOM TO THE CHINA CABINETFor nearly 20 years, Kip Christensen, a BYU associate professor of technology education, has been transforming various types of wood into functional and aesthetic pieces of art by using the oldest woodworking machine, the lathe.
THEY'RE ALL JUST MUTTS, SAYS PROFKeith A. Crandall found that many breeds actually share identical gene sequences. For instance, an Alaskan husky, a boxer, and a golden retriever had identical portions of the mitochondrial DNA.
GOOD PARENTING IS GOOD MANAGINGFor university professor types, giving advice is expected and publishing articles is necessary. A recentbout of BYU-generated advice, however, did not come from a professor but from, at least at first glance, a rather unlikely source.
P.E. COLLEGE RENAMEDThe BYU Board of Trustees has approved a name change for the College of Physical Education. Effective Sept. 1, the college will be known as the College of Health and Human Performance.
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BACKNEW PRESIDENT FOR RICKSDavid A. Bednar has replaced Steven D. Bennion as the president of Ricks College. Bennion has accepted the presidency of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.
SPORTS SHORTSIn addition to all the WAC championships and national rankings the teams achieved, the overallathletics program placed 16th in the annual Sears Directors' Cup.
SURPLUS SALE YIELDS UNEXPECTED TREASURESWhen BYU police officer Mike Harroun purchased a set of matching desks at a recent BYU surplus sale, one of the drawers was jammed; he discovered that an 1882 hard copy of the Shakespearean play.
FIRST LADY OF BYU RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARDMarilyn S. Bateman, wife of President Merrill J. Bateman, has received the 1997 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City.
SPEAKER'S NOTESThe following is an excerpt from "Trust in the Lord with All Thine Heart," a devotional address given by Nora Kay Nyland, professor of food science and nutrition, June 3, 1997, in the de Jong Concert Hall.
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POWER VS. AUTHORITYDonna Lee Bowen, a professor of political science, considers the war with Iraq through the frameworks of power and authority.
TEACHING CHILDREN EMPATHYAs coaches and models, parents can help children learn about others’ feelings.
THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORDWaiting upon the Lord takes many forms. Whether for support in childbirth or guidance in making decisions, those who wait upon the Lord deepen their discipleship with a broken heart, a contrite spirit, a yielded will, and a consecration of self.
WATCH THE WALLS FALLTHE GLORIOUS CAUSE OF AMERICAHow a coarse, untrained army—“rabble in arms”—stood up to the world’s most powerful army.
WORDS OF HATE, WORDS OF LOVEAmong our greatest gifts, words can edify or destroy, uplift or degrade.
