Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
BYU engineering and theatre arts students teamed up to create an animatronic cougar.
The challenge the students faced was figuring out how to fit the complex mechanics and software needed to control the cougar inside its small head. So the students split up into groups to tackle each task. The mechanical team focused on the motor controls of the cougar, creating its skeleton and moving pieces. The software team designed a system to power the motors. The theatre arts students then focused on making the cougar look realistic, even using a taxidermy cougar from the Bean Museum to get the details correct. Cosmotron is still a work in progress, but the students are encouraged by how far they have come.
College of Life Sciences

Professor Jeffrey Edwards will be the new director of the Neuroscience Center
“Dr. Edwards is well-prepared for this new assignment,” College of Life Sciences dean James P. Porter said. “I am confident that he will help the Neuroscience Center and its undergraduate and graduate programs to thrive.”
Marriott School of Business

Eight teams won the Marriott School’s competition,
“We are incredibly proud of the resiliency and creativity of BYU’s talented student entrepreneurs this past school year, especially given the hardships they faced with the pandemic,” said Jeff Brown, associate director operations for the Rollins Center. “We look forward to working closely with the students this summer so they can continue to build their businesses.”
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