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College of Life Sciences

Spring 2024

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Impact Magazine

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.
12 Min Read
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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.
10 Min Read
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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.
5 Min Read
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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.
3 Min Read
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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.
3 Min Read
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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.
3 Min Read
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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.
1 Min Read
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