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Cosmotron animatronic cougar is designed by engineering and theatre arts students. Video produced by Julie Walker.
BYU engineering and theatre arts students teamed up to create an animatronic cougar. The cougar, affectionately known as “Cosmotron,” is made with a combination of mechanical, electrical and computer engineering; software controls and prosthetic fur, teeth, eyes and claws. All of the pieces come together to create a realistic moving and emotive cougar controlled by PS4 controllers.
The challenge the students faced was figuring out how to fit the complex mechanics and software needed to control the cougar inside its small head. So the students split up into groups to tackle each task. The mechanical team focused on the motor controls of the cougar, creating its skeleton and moving pieces. The software team designed a system to power the motors. The theatre arts students then focused on making the cougar look realistic, even using a taxid
Bonnie Osler May 13, 2021
It has been an honor to serve the people of Lewes for nine years as a member of your city council. Lewes is a terrific town with wonderful, innovative, and caring citizens. Please participate in your government by attending meetings (virtually or, soon, in person at the city’s meeting room at the Rollins Center) and continue to give useful feedback to members of council and city boards, commissions, and committees. Government doesn’t work without citizen input!
I am gratified by the responsible, progressive decisions that council has made for our town over the past nine years. Lewes is in very good financial shape and has a professional and dedicated staff. Further, the city has made solid progress on any number of fronts, from its beautiful parks to its sparkling commercial district. Even the important issues facing Lewes - parking woes, inevitable climate change, preserving our history, to name just a few - are under productive
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College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Awards were announced for top research posters from disciplines in the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences on April 8. (Addie Blacker)
In the undergraduate category, first place awards went to Abigail Rivera in anthropology, Carver Coleman in economics, Casey McClellan Geslison in geography and Jinhee Nelson in history. Neuroscience students Shawna Ibarra, James Bates, Summer Arthur, Gavin Jones, Tanner McVey and Dallin Otteson won first place for their project on reducing anxiety in alcohol withdrawal. Other award recipients included Kelsey Eyre, Kesley Powdell and Heather Walker for political science, Alex Merce and Maryn Rolfson for psychology, Logan J. Marks and Heather H. Kelley in the School of Family Life and Emley Holcombe in sociology.
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The Student Innovator of the Year winners for 2021 are Amanda Lytle and Jacob Sheffield, creators of the product LaparoVision. Their product is a self-cleaning device that attaches to the camera used in surgeries, helping to create a safer environment for surgeries and saving millions of dollars. (BYU Engineering)
The BYU College of Engineering and the Marriott School of Business hosted the 11th Student Innovator of the Year competition
this semester.
The Weidman Center for Global Leadership, in partnership with the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, creates this opportunity for collaboration across majors and fosters ingenuity.
“For 11 years the Student Innovator of the Year has helped students turn ideas into reality through funding workshops and some healthy competition,” said Joe Holt, the host of the final competition and professional entertainer.
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Marriott School of Business
A new strategy class at the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business prepares students to adapt to evolving technologies in their future careers. (Jonathan Francisca)
A new strategy class at the BYU Marriott School of Business prepares students to adapt to evolving technologies in their future careers. Strategy Analytics 2 (STRAT 412) is designed to give students collaborative learning opportunities as it teaches them essential new software programs. Strategy senior Ty Tousa said the class helped him develop marketable job skills, including an increased sense of confidence in quickly learning how to use new software. Recent graduate Derek Lowe said the course helped him not only learn how to use technology to solve problems but also learn more quickly and effectively.