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Education Week: A Rich Digital Treasure Box

August 19, 2015 12:00 AM
A screenshot of the Gospel Library on a phone. Members can access a large database of the standard works through a simple app.
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Chatbooks: The new-age scrapbook

July 23, 2015 12:00 AM
Chatbooks are printed at a printing plant in Provo.
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How social media affects mental health

June 19, 2015 12:00 AM
Facebook and other social networking platforms affect relationships and mental health in an extreme way, according to M.I.T. Professor Sherry Turkle, and author of the book 'Alone Together.'
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Photo editing apps spark debate on social media

June 02, 2015 12:00 AM
Before (left) and after (right) selfie edited using the Facetune app. With new apps like Facetune individulas can easily edit their photos before posting them to social media. (Nicole Hale)
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Weekly Hashtags: #BYUGrad

April 20, 2015 12:00 AM
The Universe is teaming up with University Communications to share your pictures during the commencement ceremony.
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The Universe's coverage of General Conference

March 26, 2015 12:00 AM
Keep up with The Universe as LDS General Conference approaches, occurs, and ends. The Universe will saturate its social media, website, and March 31 and April 7 printed editions with General Conference content.
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I love BYU

March 13, 2015 12:00 AM
There are a lot of reasons to love BYU: our relatively inexpensive tuition, our beautiful campus, our talented athletes and artists, our accredited programs and our distinguished alumni, to name a few.
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Social media transforms the world of sports

February 09, 2015 12:00 AM
JP Gibson, a 5-year-old from Utah, with leukemia, wanted to play for the Jazz his whole life. The Jazz organization helped Gibson get on the court and play with the team in a scrimmage. When Gibson entered the game, the crowd went wild. Jazz center Rudy Gobert hoisted Gibson up toward the basket during the scrimmage and helped him dunk it.
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Weekly Hashtags: #MeetTheParentsBYU

February 02, 2015 12:00 AM
It's Valentine's Day month, and that means we're all in for either devastating heartbreak or romantic bliss. This week, however, we're asking you about your love life. We only care about the most anxiety-inducing part of any relationship: meeting the parents. Using the hashtag #MeetTheParentsBYU (or #MtPBYU if you need more characters), share your most hilarious or horrifying meet-the-parents moments on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Did you wear the wrong color to the impromptu family photo? Did you insult her brother's profession? Did you accidentally trap the family cat in the refrigerator? Don't be embarrassed; it could happen to anyone.They told you that one day you would look back and laugh. Today is that day. Turn your terrifying experience into social media fame.
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Best of #BYURoommate

January 16, 2015 12:00 AM
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Music industry: The numbers game

February 25, 2014 12:00 AM
The rate at which the Wasatch Front breeds successful musicians causes double-takes. Such prolific artists seem to emerge from vacuums, but most have carefully crawled from the bottom, tried their hand at the numbers game and won.
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Men's basketball ends its 2012-2013 run

April 04, 2013 12:00 AM
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Stop, relax and do the dirty chicken dance

February 05, 2013 12:00 AM
Everyone is looking for the next big thing, and that big thing may just be right here on BYU campus.
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#Ygram

January 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Insta-this, Insta-that, Insta-everything. Whether we're cheering on the basketball team or beaming at the noodles we just whipped up, we have a natural desire to share. We capture our own individual worlds through media and apps like Instagram that allow users to do exactly that — share our world.
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Let's talk like kids again

October 30, 2012 12:00 AM
As a senior in high school, I had four AP classes, was the sports editor of my school newspaper, co-captain of the tennis team, a member of the National Honor Society and tutored every Friday afternoon. When I wasn't drowning in schoolwork, filling out college and scholarship applications or playing tennis, I had a boyfriend whom I just knew I was going to marry.
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Paying for likes: Facebook's IPO

May 18, 2012 12:00 AM
From a Harvard dorm room in 2004 to more than 900 million users in 2012, Facebook has become the world's largest social network, bringing in an average of 3.2 billion comments and likes every day. On Friday, users finally had a chance to pay for those likes.
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App of the week: The world through an Instagram lens

May 15, 2012 12:00 AM
Since its debut in 2010, Instagram has more than 40 million users. According to Mashable, Instagram gains a new user every second, and more than one billion photos have been taken on the app, averaging to about 58 photos per second.
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