“When my parents told me to follow the prophet, do you think they fathomed the day when I would interpret that to mean follow the prophet’s social media account?” asked Pamela Jo Brubaker during her Tuesday morning devotional address.
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Pamela Brubaker, an associate professor of communications.
A BYU led-study found 25% of their Pacific Islander sample had the APOE ε4 allele, which is known to increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease. For comparison, the frequency among African Americans is about 12% and among European Americans, 6%. The team presented their findings this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Amsterdam.
Research has shown that the best predictor of a nation’s level of peace is how well its women are treated. Women also play an important role in directly brokering peace: when women are at the table, peace agreements are 35% more likely to last at least 15 years. Unfortunately, a landmark U.N. Security Council resolution on women, peace and security is somewhat toothless, according to a recent analysis led by BYU law researchers.
In her devotional address at the Marriott Center, Barbara Morgan Gardner began by sharing a few personal stories about her mom and her own life. She wanted the audience to see how “individuals can uniquely walk the covenant path and be leaders in God’s kingdom.”
Brooklynn Jarvis Kelson remembers the moment Elder Jeffrey R. Holland greeted her as he was leaving the Marriott Center after speaking at a BYU devotional. Kelson, a student photographer who was assigned to take photos of the event, was standing in the tunnel, camera in hand, when the Apostle smiled at her and asked her how she was doing.
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Barbara Morgan Gardner, an associate professor of Church history and doctrine.
C. Shane Reese will be installed as BYU’s 14th president during a devotional assembly on Tuesday, September 19, at 11 a.m., in the BYU Marriott Center.
For the BYU Rocketry Team, celebrating the Fourth of July this year with fireworks just isn’t going to cut it. After all, fireworks that might shoot a few hundred feet in the air pale in comparison to the 10,000 feet their BYU rocket reached while winning the 2023 Spaceport America Cup.