A team of Brigham Young University student engineers designed an innovative and cost-effective apparatus that enables poor East African women to turn abundant coconuts into valuable coconut oil. See video.
BYU engineering students and faculty led collaborators from 20 universities in nine countries to design and build a Formula One race car delivered to General Motors in July. BYU team members spoke all seven languages used at the partner schools.
A new study indicates that traumatic events and PTSD symptoms may be followed in some cases by a size reduction in a part of the brain called the hippocampus, which is involved with memory and learning. See the story on KSL TV.
A BYU researcher is twisting, bending and compressing human spines to develop better spare parts for the aching backs of millions of baby boomers. Read more in the Deseret News.
The Wall Street Journal and U.S. News & World Report highlighted a BYU study showing bosses benefit when employees make it home for dinner. The research connects dinnertime with perceptions of a healthy workplace and low work-family conflict.
Education Week visitors are welcome to see the new exhibit in the Joseph F. Smith Building. It explores the rich history of church and BYU education.
