News on Brigham Young University

NCAA Florida BYU Basketball

2010-03-18T13:18:39Z

Players on the Florida bench looks on during the closing seconds against BYU in the second overtime of an NCAA first-round college basketball game, Thursday, March 18, 2010, in Oklahoma City. BYU won 99-...

Salt Lake City hosts 4 genealogy meetings in April

2010-03-18T12:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Family history buffs to descend on Salt Lake City in late April for 4 genealogy conferences</div><div><p>Even after almost 30 years of research, Jan Alpert still gets goose bumps when she discovers a new branch on her family tree.</p><p>"The biggest surprise is how much you can find out," said Alpert, who was bit by the genealogy b...

Hair-pulling defender becomes internet sensation

2010-02-24T07:43:21Z

<div><p>Once the darlings of American sport for their global success, women's football players are now internet video hits thanks to a hair-pulling harridan and a set of US teen girls gone wild.</p><p>Highlights making the rounds on US television and with on-line video viewers now feature University of New Me...

Calendar pokes fun at Mormon mom stereotype

2010-02-24T13:56:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Hot Mormon muffins: Calendar pokes fun at stereotypes of Latter-day Saints moms</div><div><p>The latest installment of a calendar series that pokes fun at Mormon stereotypes is putting a twist on motherhood.</p><p>The "Hot Mormon Muffins: A Taste of Motherhood" calendar ...

Scientist: Dinos trampled after death by own kind

2010-02-24T19:19:58Z

<div id="subtitle">Paleontologist: Broken bones at Utah site show dinosaurs were trampled by own kind after death</div><div><p>A vast collection of broken dinosaur bones unearthed in southeast Utah indicates they were smashed underfoot by other dinosaurs shortly after they died, according to paleontologists.</p><p>Brigham Young quarterback Matt Hall throws a pass against Tulane during the first half of an NCAA college football game at the Louisiana BYU student</div><div><p>Breaking his silence in the case, a 58-year-old man has confessed to killing a fellow Brigham Young University student 35 years ago.</p><p>Gerald Hicker said Friday that he fatally shot 21-year-old Brigham Young's Lee Aguirre (20) celebrates with teammates following their 14-13 win over Oklahoma in an NCAA college football game in Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford has his shoulder wrapped up by staff members at the start of the second half of a NCAA football game against Brigham Young, Saturday...

APTOPIX BYU Oklahoma Football

2009-09-06T23:16:15Z

Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradfort, right, has his right arm and shoulder wrapped up by staff members at the start of the second half of a NCAA football game against Brigham Young, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009,...

BYU-Oklahoma

2009-09-05T20:16:09Z

Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford (left) leaves the field following Brigham Young's 14-13 victory at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, September 5, 2009. (Brigham Young University lifts YouTube blockade, citing educational benefits</div><div><p>Brigham Young University, the Mormon church school where students agree to live a chaste and virtuous life, has lifted its almost three-year policy of blocking access to YouTube.&...

Study Finds Clean Air Extends Lifespan

2010-03-02T18:12:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Life expectancy up three years in 51 cities</div><div><p>A new study by researchers at Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health shows that average life expectancy in 51 U.S. cities increased nearly three years over recent decades, ...

Young filmmakers honored at Student Academy Awards

2010-02-26T21:30:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Young filmmakers honored with prize money and trophies at Student Academy Awards</div><div><p>Thirteen college students received cash prizes and trophies Saturday for films competing in the 36th annual Student Academy Awards.</p><p>The gold medal prize for narrative films went to Greg...

Dino-mite: Utah quarry gets explosive treatment

2010-02-28T02:59:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Blast to the past: Explosives team helps researchers excavate prized dinosaur quarry</div><div><p>Sometimes the delicate tools of dinosaur diggers just don't cut it.</p><p>Thwarted since 2007 by layers of rock-hard sandstone, researchers at one of Dinosaur National Monument's most important quarries turned to so...

Apostles, not apostates: BYU paper's ungodly typo

2010-03-03T05:05:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Ungodly typo: BYU student paper that misidentified apostles as apostates pulled from stands</div><div><p>Thousands of issues of Brigham Young University's student newspaper were pulled from newsstands because a front-page photo caption misidentified leaders of the Mormon church as apostates instead of apostles.</p><p&g...

Religion news in brief

2010-03-03T20:48:34Z

<div id="subtitle">New president is named for evangelical good governance agency</div><div><p>An independent voluntary group that promotes financial transparency and accountability in evangelical churches and charities has appointed a new president.</p><p>The Evangelical Council for Financia...

Reduced pollution increases life expectancy: study

2010-03-02T18:30:36Z

<div><p>Reducing pollution produces measurable health gains, according to a new study that found cleaner air had lengthened life expectancy by five months in 51 US cities.</p><p>Researchers at Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health found that avera...

Study: Cleaner air adds 5 months to US life span

2010-03-02T18:46:36Z

<div id="subtitle">Change you can breathe in: Cleaner air has added 5 months to Americans' lives, study finds</div><div><p>Cleaner air over the past two decades has added nearly five months to average life expectancy in the United States, according to a federally funded study. Researchers said it is the first study to show that reducing air pollution translates into longer lives.&...

An MBA Dream Deferred

2010-03-02T23:35:38Z

<div><p> For business school applicants, sometimes even the best-laid plans go bust. Consider Andrew Brim, a 27-year-old husband and father of two who was planning to start the full-time MBA program at Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management this fall. The so...