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Nature's Best Hope: Changing Biodiversity One Yard At a Time

By Trent Olsen
April 29, 2024
Doug Tallamy, co-founder of Homegrown National Park, shared a message of hope and action with BYU students. He said by changing the way we landscape, we can be nature's best hope.
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PWS Honored Graduate: Alexandra Olson and The Humbling Power of Nature

By Aubrey Johnson
April 19, 2024
After years of passionate study, Alexandra Olson was awestruck by the fjords and volcanoes she saw abroad. Her love for the planet intensified, and she rededicated herself to conservation.
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Taking Public Health Out of The Classroom: Oluwadamilola Obalana

By Aubrey Johnson
April 10, 2024
Oluwandamilola Obalana was on track to be a medical professional—until she realized she wanted to prevent people from getting sick instead of treating them. Now she researches maternal and child health and leads on the Utah Society for Public Health Education Board.
3 Min Read
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BYU’s First Biotech Career Fair Spurs Student Networking

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
April 03, 2024
The College of Life Sciences held a biotechnology career fair with the BYU Chapter of BioHive Utah, drawing one of the largest crowds in the Career and Experiential Learning Center’s history. Students networked with from some of Utah’s fastest-growing biotech firms.
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Communicating Research Relevance: The Three Minute Thesis Competition 2024

By Trent Olsen
March 20, 2024
Graduate students from the College of Life Sciences went head to head in the College's Three Minute Thesis Competition. Winning thesis presentation topics included SuperShoe technology for clinical care, using a zebrafish brain structure in order to better understand autism in the brain, and improving the way we study diabetes.
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Joshua Wright: Preserving Hearts and Strengthening Bones

By Shannon Haddock
February 28, 2024
One premed student's Boston internships open his eyes to a plethora of possibilities in medicine.
4 Min Read
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Student Strives to Improve Quality of Life in Nepal, Starting with Her Own

By Becca Aylworth Wright
February 27, 2024
A public health student went to Nepal to make a change; she didn’t know her own heart would be first on the list.
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Evolution Education: The Power of a Role Model

By Grace Christensen
December 31, 2023
Religion and evolution can be touchy subjects and we are often having to be careful about the assertions we make about the two. People may struggle to reconcile the two and this is the problem Kenny Harrington (Bio ‘24) tackled in his CURA research. Harrington took first place at the Fall 2023 College Undergraduate Research Awards (CURAs). His research explored how students increase their acceptance of the theory of evolution based on their scientific reasoning skills.
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Finding Your Place: Life Sciences Student Council

By Ehliza Bird
December 13, 2023
The College of Life Sciences Student Council gives advice on how to find your place in the college. They share how they personally are working to improve day-to-day life for every student.
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A More-Than-Lucky Day at the 2023 CURAs

By Trent Olsen
December 07, 2023
From bridging language barriers in medicine to finding better grass for Utah’s dry climate, dozens of students presented their innovative research on Friday, October 13.
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Dr. Jared Barrott: A Prepared Mind and Curing Cancer

By Trent Olsen
October 20, 2023
Meet Dr. Jared Barrott, a new professor of Cell Biology and Physiology who tests treatment options for sarcoma cancers.
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Dr. Seth Taylor: Making Crucial Connections

By Trent Olsen
October 13, 2023
Meet Seth Taylor, a new assistant professor of cell biology and physiology studying how and why neurons make connections with each other.
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