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BYU's Maeser Building in the fall with trees and a mountain

The BYU Way

In his landmark 1975 devotional address, β€œThe Second Century of Brigham Young University,” President Spencer W. Kimball said that BYU can best help mankind by honoring the school’s β€œdouble heritage” of study and faith, then asked educators β€œto do what the world cannot do in its own frame of reference.” Read this Y Magazine feature to learn how BYU faculty and staff today are weaving what President Kimball called ”gospel methodology, concepts, and insights” into the learning and labor happening on every corner of campus.

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Why You Don’t Use AI

The photo illustration aboveβ€”generated by artificial intelligenceβ€”depicts someone skeptical of using AI. And he’s not alone, especially in educational scenarios where AI can become a crutch and replace actual learning. β€œIf you use GenAI for all your assignments, you may get your work done quickly, but you didn’t learn at all,” says Taylor Wells, who led the study with fellow BYU professor Jacob Steffen. β€œWhat’s your value as a graduate if you just off-loaded all your intellectual work to a machine?” Learn the top four reasons BYU researchers say some people are hesitant to adopt generative AI technologies.

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A view of a BYU campus with Y Mountain in the background

Light and Truth

Two new films from BYU Video communicate BYU’s unique educational and spiritual mission. β€œLight and Truth” and β€œWelcome to BYU” both feature BYU president C. Shane Reese and student narrators highlighting the university’s academic offerings, rankings, athletics, inspiring learning, and the charge to β€œgo forth to serve.” Enjoy beautiful campus scenes and learn more about BYU’s role as the flagship educational institution of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Teaching Good Cents

One of the most important lessons parents can teach their children is how to manage money. In a new episode of the Y Magazine podcast, BYU family life professor Ashley LeBaron-Black discusses the best ways to teach kids about finances. This episode is based on the Y Magazine article β€œFor Love and Money.”

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Think Before You Drink

For years we’ve been told that sugar is a major culprit behind the global rise in type 2 diabetes. Now, emerging evidence from BYU researchers adds nuance to that message, suggesting that the type and source of sugar may matter far more than previously thought. Learn why drinking sugar is more problematic for health than eating it in whole fruits, grains, or dairy products.

BYU geology professor Sam Hudson and a team of student researchers walk the sands of Omaha Beach near the 81st anniversary of D-Day, collecting samples to study lingering World War II shrapnel.

Geology Meets History

Exactly 80 years after D-Day, four geologistsβ€”American, Canadian, and Britishβ€”stood on Normandy’s shores, representing the same Allied nations that landed there in 1944. But this time, they weren’t armed with rifles and tanks. Their tools were metal detectors, shovels, and sediment augers. As lead researcher, BYU professor Sam Hudson first wanted to find out whether shrapnel still remained on the beachesβ€”and how much of it was left. Read on to learn how historical events continue to shape the coastline of France today.

BYU students pulling weeds in a garden with a bucket

Harmony Through Service

BYU’s Chamber Orchestra recently toured Australia, performing in Melbourne, Hobart, and Perth. But the musicians also put the motto β€œEnter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve” into practice by conducting music workshops at schools, practicing with local ensembles, and participating in a service project at two community gardens in Hobart. Enjoy stories and scenes of service or read about the performance tour.

Mark Ott is the first dean of BYU’s school of medicine.

School of Medicine Q&A

Hired as dean of the BYU School of Medicine last November, Mark Ott was handed a gargantuan task: develop a curriculum, receive accreditation, oversee the construction of a facility, and eventually admit BYU’s first class of aspiring doctors. All with the help of a team, of course. Get insights into the school’s progress in this Q&A.

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Students Abroad

This spring BYU students are exploring the world through study abroadβ€”learning, serving, and representing the Y in every corner of the globe. Check out this clever Instagram video showing where the Cougars are leaving their footprintsβ€”from Italy to Vietnam.

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