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The Impact of COVID-19 on School Meals

By Emma Freestone
January 12, 2021
When the pandemic hit and classrooms across the country became virtual, foodservice professionals worked quickly and creatively to continue delivering school meals to every student.
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Concern and Convenience: Predictors of COVID Compliance

By Sydney Springer
January 08, 2021
A recent life sciences study looks at what motivates college students to take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Findings indicate that concern and convenience are the two primary predictors for Utah Valley college students.
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A groggy climate giant: subsea permafrost is still waking up after 12,000 years

By Sara Sayedi
December 22, 2020
New research suggests slow but substantial greenhouse gas release from submarine permafrost
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Study shows that consumption of tree nuts can impact fertility

By Grace McGregor
December 04, 2020
Tim Jenkins worked with a multi-institutional team to research tree nuts’ effects on sperm epigenetic patterns.
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Intellect

BYU study: Alcohol-free hand sanitizer just as effective against COVID-19 virus as alcohol-based versions

By Christie Allen
December 03, 2020
A new BYU study, recently published in The Journal of Hospital Infection, finds that alcohol-free hand sanitizer is just as effective at disinfecting surfaces from the COVID-19 virus as alcohol-based products.


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BYU professor participates in a consortium that assembled the largest avian genomic data set to date

By Grace McGregor
November 20, 2020
Plant and wildlife sciences professor Paul Frandsen is part of a large consortium of people working on bird genomics, with nearly 150 authors assembling the largest genomic data set ever for the world’s avian families. The 363 species’ genomes, including 267 sequenced for the first time, are catalogued in the November 11, 2020, issue of Nature.
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New Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology associate chair

By Grace McGregor
November 19, 2020
Professor Sandra Hope is appointed as the Microbiology and Molecular Biology Associate Chair.
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Air pollution costs Utahns billions annually and shortens life expectancy by two years

By Isabella Errigo
November 18, 2020
New study reveals the cost of air pollution for Utahns’ health and pocketbooks
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Character

Undergraduate research opportunities launch BYU grad to Yale Med

By Christie Allen
October 29, 2020
Jacob Mabey authored two research papers as an undergraduate at BYU and coauthored two more before graduating this year. Now he is using his research experience as a first-year student at the Yale School of Medicine. He follows the path of many BYU grads who go on to earn PhDs, something for which BYU ranks No. 5 in the country.
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