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Academics

BYU geology professor explores the planet, inspires students

Kylie Swann
By Kylie Swann
January 29, 2024 12:00 AM
On the beach of Carpinteria, California, Jani Radebaugh and a group of students and faculty from BYU's Geology Department took their lunch break as towering waves crashed into the sand.
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Campus

BYU introduces environmental geology major

By Ingrid Sagers
January 28, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU's College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences introduced an environmental geology major this semester now available for all students.
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Campus Events

BYU professor addresses natural disaster mitigation in Indonesia

By Alicia Matsuura
December 02, 2016 12:00 AM
The Kennedy Center hosted a lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 30, on the integrated tsunami and earthquake disaster mitigation in Indonesia. The lecture also addressed how to work effectively to save lives through education.
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Campus

Proactive approaches help students find successful internships

By Justin Elsbury
November 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Monte Marshall counsels BYU psychology student McKenzie Brewer on how she can find the best internship. (Monte Marshall)
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Local

Environmentalists seek to prohibit fracking in Utah

By Katie Rhoton
March 11, 2016 12:00 AM
More than 45,000 acres of public land in Utah were approved for fracking in 2015, causing several environmentally friendly focused companies to file formal protests. In spite of the petitions, the land was approved for fracking by the Bureau of Land Management in January.
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World

BYU geologists discover meteorites, travel the world

By Marinda Risk
February 25, 2016 12:00 AM
Jani Radebaugh, BYU geology professor and specialist in solar system geology, stands near a volcano on the island of Ambrym in the Republic of Vanuatu. Geology students tend to have multiple field trip opportunities. (Jani Radebaugh)
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Nation

Researchers say new dinosaur found in northern Alaska

September 22, 2015 12:00 AM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Researchers have uncovered a new species of plant-eating dinosaur in Alaska, according to a report published Tuesday.
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Local

Speed Week canceled at Salt Flats for 2nd straight year

July 21, 2015 12:00 AM
This Friday, July 17, 2015, photo taken with a wide angle lens, shows the Bonneville Salt Flats, in Utah. The Speed Week races that draw hundreds of racing teams from around the world to Utah's famous salt flats have been canceled for the second consecutive year because of wet conditions. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Life

BYU paleontologist hunted dinos by bike

By Seth Yeanoplos
March 17, 2015 12:00 AM
Brooks Britt knew he wanted to be a scientist at a very young age. When he was 10 years old, a friend of his father's gave him a collection of geological minerals, and he decided he wanted to be a geologist. At the age of 11, he focused
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Local

Earthquake could send shockwaves across Utah Valley

By Megan Noack
January 22, 2013 12:00 AM
The wise man built his house on a rock, but Utah Valley sits on top of sand and mud.
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