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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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Translating the Art of Medicine

By Trent Olsen
February 26, 2024
Maggie Scribner (PH ‘23), a passionate PA in training, conducted an award winning study as an undergraduate. The study highlights barriers to the use of professional medical interpretation services for Spanish speakers.
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Intellect

Life and Breath: Interdisciplinary BYU team travels to Nepal to study health effects of air pollution

By Christie Allen
February 21, 2024
An interdisciplinary BYU team recently came together to conduct a research study in Nepal, aiming to measure brick workers’ exposure to pollutants and to assess their respiratory health. The eventual goal is to determine what information, technology and strategies they can develop with the Nepali people to help them improve their well-being.
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Intellect

Newly discovered (tiny) animal species now carries the name of a BYU professor

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 08, 2024
Meet the newest nematode to be discovered on Earth: Steinernema adamsi, named after BYU professor Byron Adams. It’s not cute or cuddly, but it’s part of a special group of nematodes considered beneficial to humans because it can infect and kill insect pests.
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Intellect

Study visually captures hard truth: Walking home at night is not the same for women

February 06, 2024
An eye-catching new BYU study shows just how different the experience of walking home at night is for women versus men.
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Exploring the Mind: Brynlee Cardall’s Literature Review on the Connection Between Depression and Addiction

By Parker Smith
January 10, 2024
Brynlee Cardall (NEURO ’25) recently discovered a potential relationship between addiction and depression and wrote a literature review that was featured in the most recent issue of Chiasm, BYU Neuroscience’s undergraduate research journal.
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Support and a Bite for First-Generation College Students

By Trent Olsen
January 10, 2024
The College of Life Sciences hosted a luncheon for first-generation college students in November. University and College Resources were present for students to learn more about. Check out the resources for yourself.
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From Classroom to Culture: Zach Eliason’s Berlin Internship

By Parker Smith
January 08, 2024
Working with an international team at Zayt Bioscience in Berlin, Germany, Zach Eliason (BIO ’23) used yeast microbes to produce palm oil alternatives.
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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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