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BYU professor and alumni shine with Oscar-nominated animated film

March 07, 2024 10:24 AM
An animated short film co-produced by BYU animation professor Kelly Loosli was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Animated Short category. The Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, March 10, on ABC.
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BYU students shine at 42nd College Television Awards with multiple top accolades

April 05, 2023 03:02 PM
The Television Academy Foundation announced the winners of the 42nd College Television Awards or “Student Emmy’s” earlier this week and BYU students once again claimed the top spot in the best animation series and the best commercial.
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ForGOT Milk? BYU students address drop in dairy milk drinking with 'legen-dairy' packaging designs

March 15, 2023 10:50 AM
A group of 25 BYU food science, industrial design and graphic design students are helping address the decline in dairy milk consumption by creating more appealing labels and packaging for cow milk.
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BYU student created video game wins international award

December 01, 2022 08:41 AM
A new video game created and produced by BYU students recently received the “Highly Commended” award from the Rookie Awards – an international board that evaluates and ranks top video game design schools around the world. The award earned BYU the number five school in the world for game design and development.
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BYU animation, AdLab students win Student Emmy awards

March 31, 2022 01:59 PM
The Television Academy announced the winners of the 41st College Television Awards or “Student Emmy’s” last week and BYU students claimed the top spot in the best animation series and the best commercial.
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BYU student film featured at the world’s largest children’s film festival

November 16, 2021 07:36 AM
The film depicts a mother and daughter in the African country of Senegal who work hard to harvest salt by day and enjoy music by night. The short film masterfully highlights the importance of family and joy without the use of dialogue between characters.
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Playing the cards right: New game aims to help youth improve mental health

September 21, 2021 09:07 PM
Data from the National Alliance on Mental Illness found that one in six U.S. youth aged 6–17 experience a mental health disorder each year, and nearly half of all mental illness begins by age 14. BYU clinical psychologist Jon Cox hopes to reverse these alarming trends.
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BYU professors’ design projects featured in top graphic design journal

July 05, 2020 11:18 PM
Two animated projects from BYU professor Brent Barson were recently accepted into the Communication Arts 2020 Design Annual, a prestigious graphic design journal. Out of the 2,900 total entries, just 126 were accepted.
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Swashbuckling student-made video game takes home 2 first-place awards

May 14, 2020 01:32 PM
Each year for the past five years, students at BYU’s Center for Animation have been tasked with creating an entire video game from concept to finished product. This spring, the latest team made history by creating the first game to win first place in two different categories at the Intel University Games Showcase.
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