Новости за 05.05.2017

Among the 30,000 students attending BYU, Erin Nightingale stands out from the crowd. It’s hard not to recognize the petite girl tapping a walking stick in front of her as she maneuvers across campus. Diagnosed with congenital glaucoma and aniridia, Nightingale has suffered visual impairments since infancy. But that hasn’t stopped her from developing her talents — particularly as…

Family Home and Social Sciences BYU clinical psychology PhD graduates Ashley Levan and Ann Clawson both received post docs in pediatric neuropsychology. Levan researched at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C., on the concussion and mild traumatic brain injury track. Clawson will continue training at Kennedy Krieger Institute, where she researches autism. BYU social…

he flowers are beginning to bloom and farmers markets across Utah County are opening. Farmers markets have been a part of Utah County culture for a least two decades and are designed to help support local farmers and other vendors in the community.

The Provo Farmers Market relies heavily on vendors who sell items other than produce largely because most produce is harvested more frequently toward the end of the season. It features a variety of products from fresh produce to handmade soaps.

Utah County Health Department public information officer Aislynn Tolman-Hill was shocked at the sight and smell of the green mass that had overcome Utah Lake as her team gathered water samples from what appeared to be the largest algal bloom in Utah's history. In her 15 years of public health experience, she had never seen an algal bloom as close to the scope and size of what she saw that day last summer.

The Utah Valley Marathon will be on Saturday, June 10, 2017. Participation has gone from 240 runners to over 7,200 and still growing.

The Cougars swept Long Beach State to advance to the national championship game on Saturday.

Sunday School General President Brother Tad R. Callister and his wife, Sister Kathryn Callister, closed the first day of the 2017 BYU Women's Conference by speaking on the healing power of Christ.

BYU religion professors Hank R. Smith and Jennifer Brinkerhoff Platt joined forces in a Thursday afternoon session of BYU Women's Conference to deliver instructions on remaining centered in discipleship: focus on the doctrine of Christ.

Psychologist Marja Reynolds and BYU social work professor David Wood offered comfort and counsel to those affected by suicide at Women’s Conference on May 4. Reynolds said she found out about her sister’s suicide through a phone call from a family member in 2015. Reynolds spoke of the heartache and feelings of guilt and hopelessness…