I went with my husband today (without the kids) and took pictures of #headstones at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. And then later in the afternoon, I went to #BYU and scanned some documents that my great grandmother put together. I’m exhausted from everything, but I feel like a #genealogist today!

How do you balance vaccine safety with a robust immune response?

Danielle L. Porier et al. use an insect-specific viral backbone that cannot infect mammals in their search for a potential #vaccine for #Zika virus.

First #preLight from Lucy Bowden #BYU!

https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/humoral-and-t-cell-mediated-responses-to-a-pre-clinical-zika-vaccine-candidate-that-utilizes-a-unique-insect-specific-flavivirus-platform/

Research is expensive. Travel, supplies, and equipment. Cutting down #FieldWork costs is something #CriticalZone scientists think about all the time.

In this paper co-authored by #BYU based Cluster member Greg Carling the team asked if usable data could be collected by consumer-grade #tech:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214242815000029

Video from their findings shows a #lava flow "using a #Sony Handycam HDR-HC1 at 10 m distance from the lake rim, the surface 10-15 m below the rim."

https://youtu.be/XlDJJoFtXIA

Great basketball game last night (double overtime ended at 12:30am) with #USFDons beating #SantaClaraBroncos in the quarterfinal round of the #WCCHoops tournament. 6th seed Dons beat the 3rd seed Broncos in a tough game. Love college basketball in March!

Semifinals will be Monday with #BYU against top-seed Saint Mary's #SMCGaels and then USF against Gonzaga.

#BYU professor works to connect ‘entire human family’ (over a hundred billion) through #genealogy research lab - associated with #FamilySearch https://universe.byu.edu/2023/02/27/byu-professor-connects-the-human-family-with-research-lab/ via @UniverseBYU - as noted by #DickEastman

Great profile of #Dustˆ2 member and #BrighamYoungUniversity based Greg Carling.

https://youtu.be/Jk8MGz-qsSo

#CriticalZone #geology #BYU

ICYMI: Future Starr (NEWS) FutureStarr.com Santa Clara Easily Handles #BYU at the #MarriottCenter https://www.futurestarr.com/blog/news/santa-clara-easily-handles-byu-at-the-marriottcenter?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Future Starr (NEWS) FutureStarr.com Santa Clara Easily Handles #BYU at the #MarriottCenter https://www.futurestarr.com/blog/news/santa-clara-easily-handles-byu-at-the-marriottcenter?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

“Dust is Great Salt Lake’s revenge for letting it go dry." Greg Carling quoted in this issue of Y #magazine from #BrighamYoungUniversity

Carling is a Cluster member based at #BYU and specializing in #CriticalZone fields of #geochemistry, #hydrogeology, #EnvironmentalGeology.

https://bit.ly/3X5Vz7Q

#Dust #EarthScience #SciComm #ClimateChange #Dustˆ2

#Hawaii #BYU #footballplayer dead, 3 injured after 15-foot retaining wall collapses in #Kailua.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/12/30/hfd-rescue-operation-underway-kailua-home/

#MastodonJohn: "You DO realize the Church of Latter Day Saints only allowed black people into their flock because the #BYU football program so lagged other Division I teams, right?

Mormon: There's... black people?

Oh, snap
#LGBTQ #Stanford #BYU #MarriageEquality

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/12/stanford-marching-band-mocks-byu-gay-wedding-skit-football-game/

Great #WashingtonPost op-ed by my brother at #BYU:

"Because Mormonism is a faith that calls for full commitment, many young members find themselves wondering if they can be all-in for a church that excludes their friends, their families, themselves."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/23/mormons-respect-for-marriage-support-sham/

Great #WashingtonPost op-ed by my brother at #BYU:

"Because Mormonism is a faith that calls for full commitment, many young members find themselves wondering if they can be all-in for a church that excludes their friends, their families, themselves."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/23/mormons-respect-for-marriage-support-sham/

#Exvangelical Chrissy Stroop writes on how the Respect for Marriage Act is deeply flawed and carves out religious exemptions like allowing LGBT+ discrimination on campuses.

https://religiondispatches.org/three-cheers-for-mormon-support-of-same-sex-legislation-not-so-fast/

#RFMA #LGBT #exmo #BYU

Went out to take some family photos down at #BYU. It was a really gorgeous evening.

@kemisutton @byoung

#reading #fantasy #fiction #paranormal #sciencefiction #biographies #animals

#music #liveconcerts

I ❤️ #horses #dogs #cats #bigcats

former #elementaryteacher

Happily married to a pansexual man. #LGBTQIA+ ally. 3 of our 4 kids identify as LGBTQIA+. We are mostly a rainbow squad. 🌈

#equestrian #naturalhorsemanship

#exmo #exmormon

#NFL #football
#NBA #basketball
#collegesports
#NotreDame
#UnivofUtah
#UVU (Utah Valley Univ.)
#BYU

#travel

For those who have less than stellar children, are unhopeful of acceptance if it's based on merit, and are unsure if the grace of God will help them out, and if you can afford the added gravitas a professionally guided essay can provide over more qualified applicants, the College Essay Builder may be a good solution for you.

Additional info, and a discount code, can be found in the full "news" story at church owned KSL: https://www.ksl.com/article/50510016/struggling-with-your-byu-application-essays-get-professional-help-before-the-december-deadline

#mormons #byu

Preempting parents who might attempt to follow Lori Laughlin's and Felicity Huffman's approach to college admissions, professional writer Susie Boyce has started a service to guide prospective BYU hopefuls in crafting the all important Application Essay, documenting your worthiness to attend the prestigious church-owned institution in Utah County.

#mormons #byu

Here's a soft #introduction before my migration from joeystan@mstdn.social is complete.

Hi, I'm Joey. I'm a #linguist, more specifically a #sociolinguist and #phonetician, at #BYU. I do research on American English accents and dialects, with most of my recent focus being on #UtahEnglish.

I also think about methods and quantitative stuff a lot within the area of #sociophonetics. I like #rstats and #dataviz.