Kyla Burns
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Unforum 2026: Celebrating gifts of light, winter semester achievements
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Kyla Burns
April 15, 2026 11:44 AM
Brigham Young University's annual Unforum on April 14 featured the 2026 academic year’s accomplishments through performances, awards and addresses from colleges across campus, centered on the theme "Gifts of Light" in honor of the 150th anniversary of BYU.
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Chess games, graduations, engagements: BYU students reflect on Winter Semester 2026
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Kyla Burns
April 14, 2026 10:20 AM
With winter semester coming to an end, students across the Brigham Young University campus took time to reflect on what this semester meant for them.
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'Give reading a whirl': BYU’s Whirligig children’s magazine
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Kyla Burns
April 13, 2026 10:23 AM
Whirligig is a Brigham Young University faculty and graduate student-run children’s magazine that seeks to publish high-quality, creative content for children ages 7-11.
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Belonging and connection: Inside BYU’s neuroscience storytelling research
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Kyla Burns
March 30, 2026 10:31 AM
Brigham Young University's neuroscience of storytelling research project explores how storytelling can serve as a tool for connection, bringing together students and faculty from multiple disciplines.
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Oh, the places you’ll go … to church: Inside YSA Sunday services at BYU
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Kyla Burns
February 19, 2026 09:09 AM
When BYU is not lecturing or teaching its students, the campus serves as a place where students gather to attend church in its many buildings on Sundays.
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BYU theater presents 'Nine Years,' created and directed by BYU students
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Kyla Burns
February 04, 2026 01:01 PM
BYU's Department of Theatre and Media Arts presented "Nine Years," a new play written, directed, designed and performed entirely by BYU students, Jan. 29-31 in the Black Box Theater. This was the production’s first staging.
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Exploring the world through film: BYU’s international cinema studies minor
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Kyla Burns
February 02, 2026 10:36 AM
The international cinema studies (ICS) minor raises students' awareness of cultures and languages through foreign film.
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Stuffed rats, fake landmines: Ballard Center introduces freshmen to social impact
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Kyla Burns
January 22, 2026 11:22 AM
The Ballard Center for Social Impact hosted an escape-style game for freshmen, featuring stuffed rats and cardboard landmine props, in the Tanner Building, Jan. 15.
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