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Trivial Pursuit

A trio of BYU students made it to the semifinals of NBC’s Capital One College Bowl.

Winter 2023

Students

Fowl Waters

A student-designed filter is making murky waters drinkable.

Fall 2022
Two students, each on opposite sides of an indoor glass window, write math equations together on the window.

Campus

Brother-Sister Act

The basics of college life are anything but simple for Damian Anderson, who has autism.

Fall 2022
Two women in blue shirts construct a raft out of bamboo. They are working outside in a patch of dirt.

Campus

2021 Giving Report: Work That Heals

Thanks to generous donors, BYU students are using their research and passion for the benefit of the world.

Fall 2022
Seeds of Hope
Summer 2022
BYU researchers are working to solve food insecurity at home and abroad.
Power Plates
Summer 2022
How much food does a BYU o-lineman eat during a hard day of training?
Targeting Tumors
Spring 2022
BYU researchers, in tandem with a pharmaceutical company, developed a new cancer drug that's ready for human trials.
The Bright Side
Winter 2022
Amid widespread gloom, BYU experts share reasons they remain hopeful for better things to come.
Spinning Records
Fall 2021
BYUSA president Paul Victor can put a spin on almost anything—plates, books, pillows, even laptops.
The Halloween Dream Team
Fall 2021
Meet the makeup artist behind athletic director Tom Holmoe's epic Halloween costumes.
Deet Diggers
Spring 2021
Today it seems that everybody online wants to know all about you. BYU experts share how to secure your online life.
Rooting Out Racism
Spring 2021
The Committee on Race, Equity & Belonging suggests 26 ways to make BYU more inclusive for all.
Three BYU Masks
Winter 2021
See how campus mask requirements inspired these BYU groups to get creative.
On the Front Lines
Winter 2021
BYU student nurses stepped up to carry out voluntary COVID-19 testing on campus.