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Award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs in celebration of BYU 150

By Sophia Howcroft
March 02, 2026 10:18 AM
Excited chatter filled the concert hall at the BYU Music Building as audience members poured in to watch Yo-Yo Ma perform.
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BYU 150 Winter Fair expands student, volunteer activities

Yeremi Espinoza
By Yeremi Espinoza
February 10, 2026 10:16 AM
As part of Brigham Young University's 150th anniversary, a new winter fair took place on Feb. 3 in the Wilkinson Student Center Garden Court.
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'IYKYK': A sneak peek at BYU’s 150 Night of Light

By Stephanie Sanders
February 09, 2026 09:37 AM
Various students from different cultures gathered Wednesday, Jan. 28, for a cultural show called "IYKYK," hosted by the Multicultural Student Services office.
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BYU hosts pop-up service events

Yeremi Espinoza
By Yeremi Espinoza
January 27, 2026 10:09 AM
As part of BYU's 150th anniversary, several pop-up service events took place across the BYU campus on Jan. 21.
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BYU partners with Red Cross to help save lives during service week

Aubrie Dyer
By Aubrie Dyer
January 23, 2026 10:20 AM
To celebrate its sesquicentennial year and honor Martin Luther King Jr., BYU held a campus-wide Service Outreach Day Jan. 21, with pop-ups in various campus locations to offer service to the community.
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Y-Serve leads the BYU community in honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Frizz Flake
By Frizz Flake
January 20, 2026 02:43 PM
On Monday, Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, BYU Y-Serve partnered with local nonprofits to organize an event focused on community service.
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BYU President C. Shane Reese discusses ‘better days’ and perseverance

By Ella Habermeyer
January 13, 2026 01:07 PM
Welcoming students back to campus for the new semester, BYU President C. Shane Reese and Sister Wendy Reese invited students to renew their faith in Jesus Christ and put their faith in “better days” during the devotional, Jan. 13.
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BYU presidents share thoughts on the uniqueness, mission, love and spirit of BYU

By Daisy Arvonen
November 18, 2025 04:03 PM
In celebration of BYU’s sesquicentennial, President C. Shane Reese and previous BYU presidents Kevin J Worthen, Cecil O. Samuelson and Merrill J. Bateman shared insights in a presidents panel at a BYU forum on Nov. 18.
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BYU releases its annual safety report

Pedro Louza
By Pedro Louza
October 16, 2025 11:05 AM
Brigham Young University released its annual safety report for 2024, which documents crimes from burglary to murder, and compares the data from previous years.
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BYU McKay School of Education celebrates World Teachers' Day

Haley McIlroy
By Haley McIlroy
October 09, 2025 08:21 PM
The McKay School of Education celebrated World Teachers' Day in front of the Joseph Fielding Smith Building on Oct. 6.
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BYU English Department, English Society celebrate Jane Austen Day

By Ellie Haverlock
September 29, 2025 12:36 PM
The BYU English Department and English Society celebrated Jane Austen Day in honor of Austen's 250th and BYU’s 150th birthday on Sept. 24.
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By study and by faith: The legacy of Karl G. Maeser

By Universe Contributor
September 18, 2025 09:53 PM
Karl G. Maeser founded Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah in 1875, under the direction of Brigham Young, the second prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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By study & by faith: Maeser's call to serve

By Universe Contributor
September 18, 2025 09:51 PM
In 1875, Karl G. Maeser spoke of a hill in Utah Valley, one covered with “temples of learning.” Today, Brigham Young University stands on that famed hill in Provo, Utah.
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By study & by faith: Roots of a Latter-day Saint educator

By Universe Contributor
September 18, 2025 09:00 PM
Karl G. Maeser was born in Miesen, Germany, in 1828. He later attended the prestigious Kreuzschule, a highly respected preparatory school that prepared students to attend a university. Attending a university would have significantly elevated Maeser’s social standing, but he decided instead to attend a teacher’s college in the nearby town of Dresden.
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President and Sister Reese welcome students with messages on the sesquicentennial theme “Beacons of Light”

Emily Walker
By Emily Walker
September 16, 2025 04:31 PM
President C. Shane Reese and Sister Wendy Reese spoke at the campus devotional in the Marriott Center on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
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A Song Still Heard: Maeser's Legacy of Music

Brianne Barrus
By Brianne Barrus
September 15, 2025 12:03 PM
It’s 9:03 on a Monday morning, and as usual, BYU students are running late to class.
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BYU kicks off historic sesquicentennial celebration with devotional: Celebrating gifts of light

Rachel Ravsten
By Rachel Ravsten
September 09, 2025 03:22 PM
Students filled the Marriott Center on Sept. 9 for Brigham Young University’s sesquicentennial devotional, marking 150 years since the school’s founding.
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BYU celebrates 150th anniversary.

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