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Where Research Meets Revelation

Anthropology students engage in field research that not only furthers their understanding of the discipline but also strengthens their faith.
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Mentored Student Research Conference on April 9th

Come to the Wilkinson Center Ballroom to see over 600 students present 450 research posters!
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Women’s History Month: Gathering Stories From Real Women of Faith

Researching stories from women ages 45 to 69, who quietly carry their faith through divorce, grief, and shattered expectations, gave Brigham Young University senior Annette Pinto a unique understanding about how to navigate future challenges.
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Behind the Heart Eyes

Before you blame the dating pool, ask yourself what you believe about marriage. A School of Family Life graduate student found that beliefs about marriage at age 19 were tied to relationship stability five years later.
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Can trees speak? And, if so, what are they saying?

Anthropology graduate student Meri Lesovska explored how people interpret communication from the natural world and earned first place in the anthropology category at the Mary Lou Fulton Mentored Student Research Conference.
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C-SPAN Airs Lecture on Capitalism from BYU History Professor

By Elizabeth Stevens March 18, 2026 09:00 AM
Understanding history requires nuance over nostalgia, an enduring theme of Professor Grant Madsen’s lecture on Reaganomics.
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Before the Buildings

By Elizabeth Stevens March 13, 2026 07:15 PM
A pair of student archaeology researchers recently uncovered forgotten burial sites beneath BYU. What began as an investigation in the archives has blossomed into a vital conversation about how we remember those who have passed.
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Alone Together: The Psychology of Socializing Through Screens

By Elizabeth Stevens March 09, 2026 01:17 PM
New research reveals why you can spend hours talking to people online and still feel alone.
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Brown University Historian Frames America’s Founding Through Family Connections

By Elizabeth Stevens February 18, 2026 10:19 AM
At the 22nd Annual Marjorie Hinckley Lecture, Karin Wulf shared how genealogy shaped America's earliest systems.
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