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1. Top recruit powers Cougar ‘mathletes’ to top-25 finish

Paced by a strong performance by true freshman Sam Dittmer – a national math champ back in high school – the BYU math squad finished the season ranked in the top 25.

2. U.S. News ranks BYU's business and law schools in top 50

Brigham Young University's business and law schools are among the top 50 in the United States, reports U.S. News & World Report in its "America's Best Graduate Schools" issue, on sale Monday, April 28. Other BYU graduate programs and specialties rank in the top 100 in their categories.

3. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf to receive honorary doctorate at BYU Commencement April 23

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will receive an honorary doctorate and will be the presiding authority during Brigham Young University’s April 2009 Commencement Exercises Thursday, April 23, at 4 p.m. in the Marriott Center.

4. BYU electrical engineering degree powers $320K Columbia fellowship

After participating in BYU commencement this week, soon-to-be BYU graduate Steffanie Kuehn will head to Columbia University with a $320,000 scholarship to develop ways for devices to interact with the brain.

5. James R. Rasband new law school dean at BYU

Academic Vice President John S. Tanner has announced the appointment of James R. Rasband as the new dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School.

6. Globally savvy BYU MBA students win Eccles Scholar Awards

Brigham Young University MBA students from California to Armenia are preparing to flood the globe with business skills and international expertise. To better prepare these students for their future international roles, the Kay and Yvonne Whitmore Global Management Center named six students from the MBA Class of 2010 as George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Scholars.

7. BYU's Air Force ROTC Drill Team wins national event

When the Brigham Young University Air Force ROTC drill team started rehearsing last fall, most of the cadets had never shot a rifle before, let alone spun one.

8. BYU named No. 1 producer of family therapy research in the nation

An independent analysis crowns Brigham Young University as the nation’s top producer of marriage and family therapy research.

9. NCAA Certifies BYU After Routine Review

The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification announced that Brigham Young University's intercollegiate athletics program has been recertified after its routine review, which takes place about every 10 years.

10. BYU law professor to be nominated for Indian Affairs post

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday announced his intent to nominate Larry EchoHawk, who teaches criminal law and federal Indian law at Brigham Young University, to join the administration.