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BYU Prosthetic Design Competition wants to create weightlifting prosthetic for student athlete

February 29, 2024 12:00 AM
The BYU 2ft Prosthetics Club is hosting their annual design competition, which will feature prototypes of a prosthetic for a former BYU student athlete.
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BYU Racing builds electric formula-style race car, looks for more student participation

October 20, 2023 12:00 AM
The BYU Racing Club invites all majors to join and contribute to the club’s goal of building a fully electric formula-style race car to compete in a nationwide competition against other universities next June.
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BYU grad student uses mixed reality to improve education

August 26, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU graduate student Jordan Ellsworth said he believes mixed reality, or the merging of real and virtual worlds, should be more prevalent in education. “It’s important to understand things in a three-dimensional way,” he said.
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Music and Mars: Interning with NASA

August 07, 2019 12:00 AM
First in a series.
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Aurora co-founder encourages students to be trustworthy  

March 15, 2019 12:00 AM
Aurora co-founder Sterling Anderson speaks about the importance of being trustworthy. (Arianna Davidson)
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Society of Women Engineers helps students land internships

February 07, 2019 12:00 AM
Members of BYU's Society of Women Engineers attend the Society of Women Engineers National Conference in 2018. (BYU Society of Women Engineers)
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Women engineers brought together through BYU community

November 15, 2018 12:00 AM
Mechanical engineering associate professor Julie Crockett leads at the WE@BYU PALs Party on Oct. 23. The event, put on by the Women in Engineering & Technology organization, helps bring female engineers together. (Ty Mullen)
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New virtual reality headset provides immersive academic experience

July 19, 2018 12:00 AM
Jacob Neeley, a junior in industrial design, uses the Harold B. Lee Library's VR headset. The headset allows students and faculty to enhance their overall BYU academic experience. (Ty Mullen)
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BYU Rocketry Club blasts into international competition

May 07, 2018 12:00 AM
https://youtu.be/I3FtIXX5VzU
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BYU super mileage vehicle goes the distance

April 21, 2017 12:00 AM
The super mileage team works to prepare for one of the vehicle's test runs. From left: Chris Wride, Carson Zaugg, Miles Davis, Adam Ziegenfelder and Jared Lutz. (Jason Lutz)
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Mechanical engineering professor counsels students on navigating through life

June 28, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU mechanical engineering professor Timothy McLain used his drone research as a gospel metaphor in his devotional address given Jun. 28 in the JSB Auditorium. McLain encouraged students to follow the feedback they receive from the Holy Ghost as they navigate their way through life. (Maddi Driggs)
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BYU Forum: Larry Howell on Anatomy of Invention

May 18, 2016 12:00 AM
Larry L. Howell spoke about the 'Anatomy of Intervention' at a BYU Forum on May 17, 2016. (Maddi Driggs)
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Percentage drops for women in most male-dominated majors

March 08, 2016 12:00 AM
Madison Boyer helps mostly male students with their studies as a mechanical engineering teaching assistant. She is part of the small percentage of women majoring in mechanical engineering at BYU. (Natalie Stoker)
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BYU alumnus engineers products for stroke sufferers

December 11, 2015 12:00 AM
Sheldon Murphy and a student employee of his enjoy working together. Murphy has the help of BYU students to build his inventions. (Sheldon Murphy)
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Engineering and technology majors gaining a larger female presence

November 23, 2015 12:00 AM
Several female students in the Women in Engineering and Technology program are shown attending an event hosted by the program. (Lisa Barrager)
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BYU professor earns one of the best faculty awards

November 02, 2015 12:00 AM
Professor Howell explains how the compliant mechanism functions to the students. One of the biggest research projects Howell is working on deals with complaint mechanisms. (Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo)
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BYU wins international race by 3/1000 of a point

May 11, 2012 12:00 AM
Justin Norman flipped the visor down on his helmet and gripped the steering wheel.
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