A Unique Light
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Designing for Difference: How BYU Students Are Transforming Autism Support
Six BYU students created a toy meant to support autistic children and alleviate stresses in their families.
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Microbiomes and Mentors: Ricardo Romo’s Journey in Genetics
Ricardo Romo discovered the importance of helping others understand complex scientific concepts while studying remedies for the negative impact of antibiotics on the microbiome.
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Simplifying Science: How Brianna Davis Nailed the Three-Minute Thesis
After winning the College of Life Sciences' 3MT competition and placing third at the university level, Brianna Davis shares her experience.
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Estrogen’s Role in Female Athlete Muscle Health
Brandon Pfeifer and Dr. Robert Hyldahl explore how estrogen affects muscle recovery and growth in female athletes.
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Improving Rehabilitation: Sam Frandsen’s Research on Volumetric Muscle Loss
By studying how bodies heal from significant muscle injuries, Sam Frandsen explores the likelihood of developing diabetes during recovery and the role exercise can play in preventing it.
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Signals That Shape Us: Studying Growth at Life’s Beginning
Mike Haven is investigating the connection between mechanical and hormonal signals in embryos and how they can impact development.
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Inside the O’Neill Lab: Collaboration at the Frontlines of Cancer Research
In the O’Neill Lab, student researchers and faculty mentors are harnessing the body’s own immune system in a groundbreaking, faith-driven effort to transform the future of cancer treatment.
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Brigham Blackwell’s Search for New Diabetes Treatments
Hoping to make a difference for a loved one diagnosed with diabetes, Brigham Blackwell is on the hunt for innovative therapeutics.
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From Zimbabwe to BYU: Sidney Sithole Investigates HIV Mechanisms
Motivated by the devastating effects of HIV in his home community, Sidney Sithole searches for answers in the biological mechanisms of the virus.
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Measuring the Wild: Honoring God’s Creations Through Conservation
After encountering a mountain lion, Russell Torgersen continues his restoration efforts in Nevada with greater hope for the future.
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Student Innovators Bridge Gaps in Patient Care with Repositioning Technology
After witnessing the toll of preventable bedsores firsthand, three student innovators created a device that could change the future of patient care.
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From Adversity to Awareness: Exploring Alaska’s Hidden Wounds
Determined to reveal the unseen effects of childhood trauma, Jyles Datoon’s research on adverse childhood experiences in Alaska exposes how invisible scars can echo throughout life.
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Making Waves: Student Contributions to Coral Reef Preservation
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
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
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
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
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
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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