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Changing the World with 1 Million Conversations about Environmental Reverence and Stewardship

By Grace Christensen
April 21, 2023
Twenty-five students from various BYU colleges are campaigning to reach a million conversations about the climate and environment using Y Talk, a website where students, staff, friends, and faculty can find resources and log their discussions.
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Honored Graduate: Jeffrey Clancy

By Marshall Haight
April 21, 2023
As an honored graduating senior in biology, Jeffrey Clancy shares his advice for other students and his unique experience of graduating in three years and working full time.
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BYU Food Science Team Wins Regional College Bowl Competition

By Shannon Haddock
April 21, 2023
After months of studying and mastering food science subjects, students on BYU’s Food Science College Bowl team took first place in the Pacific West Regional Food Science College Bowl Competition.
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Honored Graduate: Rebekah Jones

By Aubrey Johnson
April 20, 2023
It would be impossible for many people to maintain the schedule Rebekah Jones (CELL '23) does, but she has learned to rely on her community to accomplish her goals instead of trying to do everything by herself.
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Honored Graduate: Katelynn Hales

By Grace Christensen
April 19, 2023
Katelynn Hales (EXSC '23) finds fulfillment in helping others achieve their health goals. She’s currently interning as a health coach—she works with others to help them lead healthy lifestyles in ways that work for them. "I'm always going to be interested in helping myself and others live a healthy life . . ."
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BYU Successes Bloom at National Collegiate Landscape Competition

By Shannon Haddock
April 18, 2023
BYU plant and landscape systems students came away from the 2023 National Collegiate Landscape Competition with a second-place team win, networking experiences, and thousands of dollars in scholarships.
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Graduate Student Feature: Hillary Wadsworth

By Grace Christensen
April 13, 2023
Hillary Wadsworth (NEURO ’24) is passionate about helping others achieve their goals. As a graduate student working on research with undergraduates, she understands it's her responsibility to cheer them on in all their endeavors. “One of the biggest motivations with my students is to offer them every opportunity possible," she says. "I want them to have a good experience in the lab, just like I did as an undergraduate."
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Stefany Diaz: My Name is Resilient

By Marshall Haight
April 13, 2023
When she was three years old, Stefany Diaz (PH ’24) and her family moved from Honduras to Far Rockaway, Queens, New York. Unfortunately, their new home wasn’t ideal—they endured poor sanitation and an unsafe environment. Diaz’s mother, “the rock of my life” as she lovingly refers to her, worked hard to relocate them to better living conditions. She worked as a maid receiving about a hundred dollars a week for her hard work; eventually she was able to move her children to a better situation.
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Mayra Hernandez Sanchez: Dietetics and DACA

By Kaigan Bigler
April 12, 2023
Mayra Hernandez Sanchez is graduating with her master's in dietetics after overcoming challenges related to being a DACA student and unfulfilled plans. Her research has found a way to help kids eat more vegetables in school lunches.
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