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Study finds bedrock is teeming with microorganisms protecting water quality

May 30, 2019
Nitrogen pollution from human fertilizer and fossil fuels affects two-thirds of freshwater bodies worldwide and causes billions of dollars of damage to fisheries and ecosystems annually. It triggers harmful algal blooms and dead zones where only worms and bacteria can survive.
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Intellect

Study: Want to help the vaccine hesitant become pro-vaccine? Have them meet someone with a vaccine-preventable disease

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
May 20, 2019
Learning first-hand of the pain and cost of vaccine-preventable diseases moves the needle
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Intellect

Inspired BYU grad a force against global disease

April 22, 2019
As a young girl growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, Moremi Hamblin saw her parents as prime examples of the difference an education can make in the quality of life.
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Intellect

Part of the search: A Q & A with the student commencement speaker

By Erica Ostergar
April 22, 2019
David Kastner will represent the graduates as the student speaker at BYU’s Commencement exercises this month. Like many of his fellow graduates, he has accomplished a lot during his time at BYU.
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Intellect

Study finds bedrock is teeming with microorganisms protecting water quality

February 03, 2019
Nitrogen pollution from human fertilizer and fossil fuels affects two-thirds of freshwater bodies worldwide and causes billions of dollars of damage to fisheries and ecosystems annually. It triggers harmful algal blooms and dead zones where only worms and bacteria can survive.
3 Min Read
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Intellect

BYU researchers create a FitBit-like device for figure skaters

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
January 14, 2019
Project is funded by the U.S. Figure Skating Association
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Intellect

BYU study: Cancer passing heart disease as leading cause of death in more and more states

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
December 17, 2018
Trend shows U.S. on verge of epidemiologic transition
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Intellect

BYU professors, students helping reverse demise of critical bird species

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 11, 2018
Greater sage grouse is an indicator of healthy western ecosystems
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Intellect

The way you move post-surgery is connected to long-term success of ACL reconstruction

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 17, 2018
A third of people who undergo ACL reconstruction surgery will have osteoarthritis in their injured knee within 10 years. Within two decades, nearly 50 percent will — terrible odds for getting a debilitating condition with no known cure.
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