Family History - BYU News
网页Family history knowledge helps American adolescents develop healthy sense of identity. A new BYU study found that adolescents who had the healthiest identity development — both a sense of connectedness to family and adherence to their own beliefs — also had high levels of family history knowledge. 3 Min Read. Intellect.
BYU is one of the top universities in the nation, according to
网页2023年9月6日 · Newly released rankings from The Wall Street Journal recognize Brigham Young University as one of the best universities in the country. BYU comes in at No. 20 overall in the 2024 Best Colleges in America rankings from The Wall Street Journal and College Pulse, joining the likes of Princeton, MIT, Yale, Stanford and Harvard in the top 25.. The new rankings put a greater focus on the value added ...
10-year BYU study shows elevated suicide risk from excess social
网页2021年2月3日 · As teens’ use of social media has grown over the past decade, so too has the suicide rate among younger people, with suicide now being the second leading cause of death among those ages 10 to 34. Many have suggested that social media is driving the increased suicide risk, but because social media is still relatively new, it’s been difficult to determine its long-term effects on mental health.
Six Must-Take Elective Classes at BYU - News
网页2017年3月19日 · Below are six classes selected by students and the reasoning behind what made the classes their top pick. About: Learn the basic skills of surviving in the wilderness including building a shelter, making fire, purifying water, identifying plants and navigating. "Trek is a must-take for multiple reasons; the most basic of reasons being simple ...
Annual BYU Campus Education Week to run Aug. 19-23 - News
网页July 08, 2013. Since its beginnings in 1922, Brigham Young University’s annual Campus Education Week has become one of the largest continuing education programs in the country. This year’s event will take place Monday through Friday, Aug. 19-23, with the theme “A People of Profound Learning.”. The week will feature more than 1,000 ...
Praising students in a classroom setting has big impact on their
网页2020年1月29日 · Researchers from Brigham Young University, the University of Kansas and Vanderbilt University have found that if teachers focus on praising their students for appropriate classroom behavior, rather than reprimanding them for being disruptive, it will improve their behavior in class. Or in the words of the …
Q&A with President Reese on "reinforcing mission-aligned hiring"
网页2024年8月22日 · On September 19, 2023, C. Shane Reese was inaugurated as the fourteenth president of Brigham Young University. During his inaugural response, he shared seven initiatives that will help BYU become the university of which prophets have foretold — to become the world’s “greatest institution of learning” and “the fully anointed university of the Lord about which so much has been spoken ...
BYU professors launch LDS General Conference scripture index
网页2004年10月7日 · The online LDS General Conference Scripture Index, developed by Brigham Young University faculty and students, can be accessed at scriptures.byu.edu . The new service links all scriptures in the standard works to general conference talks. By clicking on a given verse, such as John 3:16, users can see the number of …
BYU-Smithsonian study first to fully sequence genome of ... - News
网页2022年12月14日 · The new BYU-Smithsonian research confirms those 2006 studies, which provided evidence that the two species of clouded leopard are genetically distinct. The findings also establish a valuable foundation for conservation managers of both captive and wild clouded leopards because they establish key differences in …
Panamanian land bridge one million years older than previously
网页2004年7月12日 · The prehistoric land bridge that allowed animals to freely migrate between North and South America formed one million years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study by a Brigham Young University geologist.