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Making Waves: Student Contributions to Coral Reef Preservation

Luke Morgan
By Luke Morgan
June 02, 2026
Anna Terry and Ivy Bretzing are using cutting-edge underwater drones and data analysis to monitor and protect fragile coral reefs in Hawaii before rising ocean temperatures destroy them.
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Riley and Bowman Bridge Disciplines to Advance Research on Spreading Depolarizations

By Keira Dooley
May 19, 2026
Benjamin Riley and Tyler Bowman are working together to uncover why some people are more susceptible to brain injuries than others.
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Lighting the Way: Building Healthier Families Across Generations

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
May 14, 2026
In the Brain, Family, and Health Lab, researchers study how family life education can strengthen mental, physical, and emotional health across generations.
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Student Reflection: What an Anesthesiologist Taught Me About Christlike Service

By Este Stringham
May 14, 2026
Public health student Este Stringham shares an eye-opening experience during a life science study abroad in Greece.
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Rooted in the Pacific: A Student’s Quest to Bring Island Culture into Education

By Malie Roos
May 05, 2026
Exploring the power of culture in science, Sainimere Balenacagi studies how including traditional knowledge from diverse cultural communities into lesson plans can improve understanding.
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CES Crossover: Life Sciences Debuts Internships Between BYU Schools

Luke Morgan
By Luke Morgan
May 01, 2026
The College of Life Sciences builds bridges across the Church Education System through an internship program that brings BYU–Idaho and BYU–Hawaii students to Provo for hands-on research and one-on-one faculty mentorship.
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PWS Honored Graduate: Janey Cress’ Plunge into Freshwater Ecosystems

By Keira Dooley
April 22, 2026
Driven to make the most of her time at BYU, Janey Cress immersed herself in undergraduate research studying freshwater macroinvertebrates.
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MMBIO Honored Graduate: How Faith and Persistence Guided Emily Shakespear's Academic Journey

By Britney Heimuli
April 16, 2026
While conducting research on hematopoiesis in bone marrow, Emily Shakespear discovered her passion for immunology and Christlike service, empowering her to overcome her challenges.
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PH Honored Graduate: How Education Empowered Greg Hooke to Go Forth and Serve

By Keira Dooley
April 15, 2026
After recovering from a brain injury, Greg Hooke dedicated his time at BYU to pursuing public health, fostering belonging, and serving others with Christlike compassion.
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NEURO Honored Graduate: Scott Cutler Explores Reflexes and Recovery with Empathy

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
April 13, 2026
Scott Cutler’s drive to translate knowledge into tangible patient care permeates both his research in Dr. Stay’s vestibular lab and his longterm goal to become a physician.
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Melissa Blotter: Advancing the Science of Seizure Intervention

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
April 06, 2026
Melissa Blotter is pioneering a bold new approach to treating life-threatening seizures by using ketone bodies to stop them in real time.
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Tyler Brown: Tackling Staph Infections in the Age of Resistance

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
April 03, 2026
Tyler Brown's passion for microbiology led him to take on one of modern medicine’s most urgent challenges: antibiotic-resistant staph infections.
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New Research Links Community Involvement to Student Well-Being

By Malie Roos
March 17, 2026
Exploring how community engagement supports college students’ mental health, Sydney Clark discovered how giving your time could give you peace of mind.
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Research in a Flash: Inside the Three Minute Thesis Competition

By Malie Roos
March 05, 2026
Students from each of the Life Sciences departments presented their research in the College’s Three Minute Thesis Competition.
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Seeing the Brain Differently: The Suli Lab’s Approach to Neurodiversity

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
February 16, 2026
What if neuroscience wasn’t about fixing differences, but understanding them? At the Suli Lab, researchers are rethinking how we study brain development and autism by looking closely at sensory integration, oxidative stress, and behavior through the lens of zebrafish models.
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Life Sciences Seminar Explores AI Integration in Maternal and Child Healthcare

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
February 02, 2026
What do sled dogs and AI have in common? Dr. Jared Parrish shows how interdisciplinary thinking—like combining data science, public health, and faith—can forge new paths to protect mothers and children.
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Kenley Kohls and Braden Betteridge’s Procedure for Rapid Sepsis Diagnosis

Luke Morgan
By Luke Morgan
January 12, 2026
Kenley Kohls and Braden Betteridge are perfecting a procedure that will save countless lives using the DNA of bacteria in the bloodstream to identify cases of sepsis in a few hours rather than twenty-four.
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Science That Serves: Jacob Meeks' Pursuit of Patient-Friendly Glucose Testing

By Keira Dooley
October 16, 2025
Jacob Meeks is on a mission to make glucose testing a little easier to swallow by determining if a better-tasting meal-based test could be as effective as the standard glucose drink, offering a more comfortable alternative for patients. 
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