As video calls, online meetings and digital messaging become the default for work and social life, new research from Brigham Young University psychology professor Dianne Tice shows that something important is lost through these communication methods: shared physical presence. Without ...

The skilled trades have become hot of late. That has many young people dropping plans to attend college. Meanwhile, some desk-bound professionals are said to gaze longingly at nearby construction sites. They daydream about trading spreadsheets for tool belts. They imagine becoming plumbers, ...

The common proverb that "the grass is greener on the other side of the fence" is a sentiment that has been expressed for millennia. Many sources cite as an early example the Roman poet Ovid, who said in his “Art of Love” (1 BC) that “the harvest is always richer in another man’s ...

So much for the notion that the Supreme Court, with its 6-3 majority of justices appointed by Republican presidents, was going to be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. That is a frequently voiced charge by partisan Democrats, and a fear of many ambivalent voters who find many of Trump's policies ...

With one week to go until the end of the session, Utah lawmakers are still sorting through a flurry of complex bills that would make a wide variety of changes to Utah’s elections and voter privacy laws. It remains to be seen which proposals will ultimately survive both the House and Senate ...

Mike Smith wrote in his book, "The Abundant University," a simple mission statement that higher education should subscribe to: "To help as many students as possible discover their talents, develop those talents, so they can use those talents to the benefit of society." To better accomplish ...