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Fall 2023

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Impact Magazine

Looking One Step Behind

By Brittany Rogers
February 16, 2024
Dr. Britlyn Orgill has connected more than 150 of BYU's premedical students with internships at premier R1 research institutions across the country, work she's added on top of her comedy and anesthesiology careers.
11 Min Read
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Be The Match—Save a Life

By Kaigan Bigler
February 16, 2024
Dr. Julianne Grose’s family made it their mission to run stem cell donor registration drives, and almost 50 students have donated to blood-cancer patients since she started.
5 Min Read
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Skating Across the Finish Line into the Hall of Fame

By Marshall Haight
February 16, 2024
As a high school senior, Barbara Lockhart qualified for the United States Speedskating Team. She was recently inducted into the US Speedskating Hall of Fame.
5 Min Read
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Six Spiritual Lessons from the Natural World

By Loreen Allphin
February 16, 2024
Amidst the storms of life, associate dean Loreen Allphin shares how she found peace and refuge in the natural world.
10 Min Read
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Handcrafting Access to Global Health

By Kaigan Bigler
February 16, 2024
Melissa Levy helps lift thousands of people out of poverty by empowering 2,919 artisans in nearly 20 countries through her company Ethik.
3 Min Read
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Finding New Ways to Use the Immune System to Fight Cancer

By Erin Saito
February 16, 2024
PhD student Kiara Whitley overcame substantial health-related obstacles to successfully publish cancer research identifying a new potential immunotherapy target.
6 Min Read
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Dean's Message

By Laura Bridgewater
February 16, 2024
Dean Laura Bridgewater introduces the new College of Life Sciences vision, mission, and values, focusing specifically on student-centered learning and discovery.
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