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Mental Health Amid COVID-19

By Abbie Daniels
March 26, 2020
Three Tips from BYU CAPS
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Living Through History

By Lance Good
March 20, 2020
Life Sciences student shares insights on staying positive in light of COVID-19 and other current challenges. Over the course of the last week, our way of life has changed drastically. From the cancellation of all in-person classes, to the temporary closures of businesses, restaurants, and theaters, to an earthquake acting as an alarm clock, we’ve gone through a lot.
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Disaster Response Class Prepares BYU Students to Serve Their Community

By Nicole Peterson
March 20, 2020
To prepare BYU students to assist their communities, the College of Life Sciences offers a public health elective: Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness. The class also shared several ways Utahns can prepare for four types of emergencies right now.
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Permafrost Collapse and the Global Ecosystem

By Kalicia Bateman
March 17, 2020
Although separated by space and time, our emissions have a great impact on ecosystems across the globe, and those systems are responding. Plant and wildlife sciences professor, Dr. Ben Abbott, has been studying these ecosystem responses and recently published research with Dr. Merritt Turetsky, director of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) at the University of Colorado Boulder, on permafrost collapse in arctic ecosystems.
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Intellect

Polar bear den detection methods work less than half the time, finds BYU bear expert

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
March 12, 2020
On the ground observation finds 55% of dens are missed
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National Nutrition Month at BYU: An Appetizing Experience

March 10, 2020
BYU students are making bite-size changes in their eating and physical activity habits during March for National Nutrition Month. The Student Dietetics Association if offering prizes for those who participate in their nutrition challenge.
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Trends and Treatment of Chronic Ankle Instability

By Kalicia Bateman
March 10, 2020
Perhaps it happened while playing basketball, executing a perfect arabesque, chasing the dog, or working up a sweat in an aerobics class. Everything was fine—you were going in for the winning basket of the game, you had almost caught Spot—but then you felt your ankle give way, and suddenly everything was not fine.
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Research Sheds Light on the Affects of Child Temperament on Adult Health

By Kalicia Bateman
March 04, 2020
“We are more prone to believe that the children who are quiet and reserved are in need of the most help, but that’s not the case. The kids that are more interactive and externalizing need attention as well, but in a different way.” – Jake Miller
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The Fungus Affecting Potato Crops Across the U.S.

By Kalicia Bateman
February 27, 2020
Potatoes are a staple food in the United States. Who doesn’t enjoy warm French fries with just the right amount of salt, a bag of crunchy potato chips, or some creamy mashed potatoes smothered in gravy?
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