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BYU’s Plant and Landscape Systems Team Wins Their 10th National Championship

By Keira Dooley
May 23, 2025
The BYU Plant and Landscape Systems (PALS) team cemented their legacy of academic excellence when they dominated at the 49th Annual National Collegiate Landscape Competition for the tenth time.
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Why Bone Marrow Registration Matters—And How You Can Help

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
May 06, 2025
After Dr. Julianne Grose lost a family member to lymphoma she embarked on a Christ-like mission to help save lives through bone marrow donations.
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BIO Honored Graduate: Maia Boggess Overcomes the Unexpected with Faith

Gabe Mills
By Gabe Mills
April 21, 2025
Maia Bingham Boggess embraced several different opportunities at BYU, combining faith, service, and mentorship to shape her unique college experience.
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NEURO Honored Graduate: Isabella Roque Is Deeply Rooted in Science and Branching Out to Serve

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
April 17, 2025
Isabella Roque's passion for unraveling the mysteries of the brain have found root in the supportive, academic soil of BYU.
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NDFS Honored Graduate: Brennan Rotar’s Path to Breaking Nutrition Barriers

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
April 16, 2025
Brennan Rotar's passion for dietetics and serving others has led him to apply to graduate school, eager to research the impact of eating disorders among men.
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Katie Anselmi: A Legacy of Leading Through Service

Gabe Mills
By Gabe Mills
April 09, 2025
Katie Anselmi leads impactful research on turf management while exemplifying service-driven leadership.
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Crossing Continents: How Service, Faith, and Basketball Are Rebuilding Shaka’s Healthcare

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
March 24, 2025
For Christian Rich, the path to building a clinic in Kenya began with a game of basketball.
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Living on Lazarus Time: Farris Child’s Full-Circle Journey

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
March 18, 2025
Farris Child never anticipated that his work in the Life Sciences Advisement Center would help save his life.
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Impact Magazine

Messages That Resonate: BYU Devotional Excerpts

January 23, 2025
Five faculty and administrators from the College of Life Sciences recently spoke at BYU's weekly devotional where they shared inspirational messages that were both intellectually enlarging and spiritually strengthening.
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Navigating Nutritional Health Challenges in Dr. Bellini’s Lab

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
December 11, 2024
From cystic fibrosis to diabetes, Dr. Bellini and her students are making a difference one study at a time.
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Combating Environmental and Occupational Health Factors in Dr. Thygerson’s Lab 

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
December 02, 2024
Dr. Thygerson's lab evaluates public health hazards and coaches organizations to manage them in order to save lives and improve health. 
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Finding the Culprit to Lower Back Pain in Dr. Mitchell’s Lab

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
November 22, 2024
As both a physical therapist and professor, Dr. Ulrike Mitchell conducts studies to discover methods and techniques to decrease lower back pain by studying the muscles and intervertebral discs of the lower back.
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Improving Athletes One Step at a Time in Dr. Hunter’s Lab

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
November 15, 2024
Dr. Hunter and his team conduct research on running to improve athlete performance and analyze the effectiveness of racing footwear.
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Mentorship and Medicine: BYU Alumni Pave the Way with Pre-Med Internship Program

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
November 01, 2024
At the Homecoming Alumni Achievement Seminar Dr. Britlyn Orgill and Dr. Joshua Jaramillo discussed their journey in founding the BYU Summer Pre-Med Internship Program.
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Compassion Across Continents: Grace Brown

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
August 06, 2024
When Grace Brown learned about an opportunity to gain clinical work experience in Cambodia through BYU’s chapter of VAW Global Health Alliances, she immediately jumped on board. Little did she know how transformative the trip would be.
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Randy Larsen Appointed New Chair of The Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences

June 27, 2024
BYU College of Life Sciences Dean Laura Bridgewater announces Randy Larsen's appointment as the new chair of the Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, effective July 1, 2024.
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Women in Life Sciences Celebrate Their Journeys

By Aubrey Johnson
May 02, 2024
Dr. Maurine Cobabe encouraged attendees of the annual Women in Life Sciences dinner to be intentional and diligent in their chosen paths, while being open to help from those around them.
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Bridging Cultures and Battling Diseases: A Student's Thai Odyssey

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
April 27, 2024
After seeing the hardships experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, Curtis Hoffman was determined to help. He never realized the life-changing opportunities he would have while there.
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