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Reflecting Light: The Global Reach of BYU Biology Students

Through the College of Life Sciences, students like Abigail Borgmeier, Micah Taotafa, and Olivea Fisher reflect light throughout the world as they contribute to meaningful research in Antarctica, Hawaii, and the Netherlands.
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Fall 2025

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A Glimmer of Hope: BYU Researchers Tackle Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
November 05, 2025
Patients facing triple-negative breast cancer have significantly limited treatment options, but Naomi Rapier-Sharman and Mauri Spendlove are striving to change that, bringing light to those who need it most.
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Swimming Toward Discovery: Zebrafish Research Sheds Light on Neurodivergence

Gabe Mills
By Gabe Mills
November 05, 2025
A team of BYU students are gaining insights on how to better understand and assist individuals with sensory processing disorders like autism through their zebrafish research.
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A Life Worth Emulating: The Dean’s April 2025 Convocation Address

By Laura Bridgewater
November 05, 2025
Dean Bridgewater shares lessons we can learn from the life of a scientist who is both a great scholar and a disciple of Christ.
7 Min Read
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Illuminating Nature: Growing Student-Based Research

By Christina Triptow
November 05, 2025
PWS students designed and installed a botanical garden display west of the Life Sciences Building that highlights some of the research being conducted in all four of the department's programs.
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Dean's Message

By Laura Bridgewater
November 05, 2025
Dean Bridgewater presents this special edition of the Impact magazine, which celebrates BYU's 150th anniversary by highlighting some of the ways that students and faculty in the College share their light for the benefit of the world.
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Spring 2025

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Touchdown: How Plant Sciences Research Is Helping BYU Football

Gabe Mills
By Gabe Mills
May 15, 2025
Passionate about both football and plant sciences, Katie Anselmi jumped at the chance to conduct research on the BYU football field, collecting data that benefits the health and wellness of the players and improves their game performance.
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Ancient Enamel and Modern Insights: Exploring the Oral Microbiome of Egyptian Mummies

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
May 15, 2025
In the worn enamel and calcified plaque of ancient Egyptian teeth, Emily Buss and Carlos Moreno trace the evolution of oral bacteria—a link between the past and the present that offers insights into ancient diets, oral health, and disease.
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Unlocking Nature’s Time Capsule

By Becca Aylworth Wright
May 15, 2025
Life sciences students are linking centuries-old research to the future at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands, and helping to answer modern questions about biodiversity, climate change, and conservation.
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Lessons on Endurance

Ty Hopkins
By Ty Hopkins
May 15, 2025
Ty Hopkins shares powerful insights from personal trials, ultra-endurance cycling races, and spiritual reflection to redefine endurance not as a grind to the finish line, but as a joyful, refining journey of growth, gratitude, and connection with God.
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Painting Science into Art: Duke Rogers’s Quest for Lifelong Learning

By Christina Triptow
May 15, 2025
Dr. Duke Rogers finds joy in interweaving his two passions: science and art. Both fields have helped him lead a life full of curiosity, lifelong learning, and discovery.
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When Science Meets Service: Israel Davila-Aleman Brings Faith to the Forefront of Research

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
May 15, 2025
After an impactful healthcare experience as a teenager in the Hope Clinic, Israel Davila-Aleman discovered a passion for service and a drive for conducting research to help those in need.
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Dean's Message

By Laura Bridgewater
May 15, 2025
Dean Bridgewater shares how the College of Life Sciences uses both scientific and spiritual truths to inspire learning and discovery for the benefit of the world.
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Fall 2024

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Craving Stability: Food Insecurity Among Students

By Aubrey Johnson
January 23, 2025
It’s hard to focus on performing well in college when you’re not sure where your next meal will come from. Many students nationwide face this unsettling uncertainty every day.
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Halio: Solving Food Insecurity One Plant at a Time

By Christina Triptow
January 23, 2025
Three BYU students created an innovation that could change the future of farming as we know it.
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The College of Life Sciences’ Home: Then and Now

By Christina Triptow
January 23, 2025
Former dean James P. Porter reflects on the Life Sciences Building's origin story in celebration of its 10th anniversary.
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Life Sciences Patents: Innovations for the Benefit of the World

By Keira Dooley
January 23, 2025
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the Life Sciences Building, we share 10 scientific innovations that were created by life sciences faculty and students.
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Messages That Resonate: BYU Devotional Excerpts

January 23, 2025
Five faculty and administrators from the College of Life Sciences recently spoke at BYU's weekly devotional where they shared inspirational messages that were both intellectually enlarging and spiritually strengthening.
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A Scholar’s Thai Odyssey: Using Scientific Passion to Forge Connections and Serve

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
January 23, 2025
The time Curtis Hoffmann spent collaborating with Thai healthcare professionals expanded his mind, allowed him to reconnect with the Thai people, and opened doors for future research opportunities.
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LSB Facts: By the Numbers

January 23, 2025
Learn interesting facts about the Life Sciences Building!
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Dean's Message

By Laura Bridgewater
January 23, 2025
Dean Bridgewater shares how the College of Life Sciences' vision to inspire learning and discovery for the benefit of the world has led to remarkable innovations.
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Spring 2024

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Reimagining the Playing Field: How the Strong Youth Project Transforms Youth Sports

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
August 30, 2024
The Strong Youth Project, led by Dr. Matthew Seeley and Coach Justin Yee, aims to change the youth sports experience through communicating scientific research and enhancing the sport experience.
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5 Ways to Impact Global Health: Changing Communities Through Hopeful Service

By Ben Crookston
August 30, 2024
Benjamin Crookston shares the progress that's been made in global health and how we can make a difference in our own communities.
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Growing Potential with Hydroponics

By Trent Olsen
August 30, 2024
Students and faculty developed a hydroponics system to enable the Food and Care Coalition to provide the community with nutrient-rich meals year-round.
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Summer Snapshots: Connecting Science with Faith

August 30, 2024
Students from the college share how their summer travel experiences helped them see God's hand in the sciences.
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Sharing Truth in Science by Study and by Faith

By Christina Triptow
August 30, 2024
As recipients of the college's Spiritually Strengthening Award, Dr. Ryan Cordner and Dr. Tim Jenkins exemplify how to teach by study and by faith in the sciences.
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Discovering the Impact of Polydrug Use on Addiction

By Travis Davies
August 30, 2024
Research from Dr. Jeffrey Edwards' Lab at BYU reveals that co-using morphine, an opioid, and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana, may expedite the development of addiction.
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Dean's Message

By Laura Bridgewater
August 30, 2024
Dean Bridgewater shares how the College of Life Sciences has exemplified BYU's dual heritage of "by study and by faith" over the course of the last year.
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