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Promoting brain health requires more than reducing seizures

By Paige Sherwood
January 30, 2023
Epilepsy, a neurological disorder involving seizures, is most prevalent among those 70 and older. Public health professor Evan Thacker and his colleagues researched cognitive decline among individuals with epilepsy and a vascular risk factor in order to improve brain health for those suffering with epilepsy.
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Brick by brick, breath by breath

By Kaigan Bigler
January 23, 2023
Nepali brick kiln workers fire and make bricks for twelve hours a day, breathing in crystalline silica that scars their lungs. BYU students Esther Erickson and Mariah Taylor used travel grants given by generous donors to learn more about the air the kiln workers breathe and how it affects their lungs.
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Maintaining Molokai: Data Collection and Reef Restoration

By Angela Larson
January 04, 2023
BYU biology students collect data on local vegetation while researching coral reef restoration on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.
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Finding a Cure for Chikungunya

By Julia Orellana-Funes
December 16, 2022
The virus, Chikungunya, which means "that which bends up," has a cure coming for it after student Madison Gray's research and findings.
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License and plant identification, please: BYU comes out on top (again)

By Kaigan Bigler
December 16, 2022
BYU students took the lead in individual and team competition at Utah's URME test for 2022, preparing to go to the international competition in 2023.
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BYU students advocate for youth at SOPHE summit in Washington, DC

By Kaigan Bigler
December 05, 2022
Fourteen BYU students had the opportunity to interact with federal legislators to advocate for youth mental health at Washington DC's annual SOPHE conference
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Three BYU student finalists at sports medicine conference

By Grace Christensen
November 23, 2022
Three undergraduate students from BYU's exercise science program were selected as finalists in the Undergraduate Student Research Competition at the annual meeting of the Southwest Region of the American College of Sports Medicine.
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Cougars in the Chocolate Factory

By Angela Larson
November 22, 2022
BYU food science majors Carolyn Chen, Shayden Smith, Janece Nufer, and Erin Caswell put their wisdom to work when they interned at Halloren—the oldest chocolate factory in Germany. They were able to develop a new flavor combination that is approved for production.
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Coming to Know Christ Through Medicine

By Grace Christensen
October 24, 2022
After spending a significant amount of time in hospitals addressing her firstborn's health challenges, Shanna Crow (‘22) decided she wanted to work in medicine. She further cultivated her passion for medical lab work as an intern at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Microscopic and Deadly Organisms In a Bustling City

By Grace Christensen
October 06, 2022
Thea Ward (‘23) came to BYU with a strong desire to understand how her education could have a broader impact on the world. She was intrigued when the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology offered a study abroad to Gwalior, India, to study the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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From the Classroom to Gwalior: The Hunt For Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

By Grace Christensen
October 01, 2022
Madison Duffy's research of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria that resides in India’s rivers went hand-in-hand with one of the country's greatest wonders: the Ganges River. Legend says that anyone who bathes in the Ganges will be cured of any disease due to the bacteria phages that reside in the river.
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Cultivating Connection Across the Globe: Studying bacteria in the rivers of India

By Grace Christensen
October 01, 2022
Fascinated by microbiology from the time she was in high school, Abby Johnson (‘22) knew she couldn’t pass up the opportunity to research antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Gwalior, India. Johnson spent a month collecting samples of water containing antibiotic-bacteria.
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Scholarships Save

By Ellecyn Brimley
September 09, 2022
Senior Biology student Ellecyn Brimley traveled to Vietnam on a study abroad thanks to the many scholarships provided by the BYU Kennedy Center, including the Benjamin A. Gilman scholarship. She shares how she got the scholarship, and how other students can too.
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Trauma in Training: Is Trauma Inherited?

By Kaigan Bigler
August 29, 2022
As the old adage goes, the family is the basic unit of society. Characteristics and habits are taught and trained through parenting, morals and perspectives are shaped, and even legacies are formed. Generations cycle through; it is simply how human beings go on. However, research shows that more than just morals and the way you load a dishwasher is transferred from parent to child—parents often carry their childhood traumas into parenthood too.
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Deep Dive into Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

By Grace Christensen
August 25, 2022
Studying antibiotic-resistant bacteria during a study abroad in Gwalior, India, gave Sierra Mellor (‘24) a deep dive into microbiology. While her knowledge of microbiology expanded, so did her understanding of Indian culture.
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Impact Magazine

Celebrating Women in Science: Kamal Ranadive

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By Hannah LeSueur
July 28, 2022
Dr. Kamal Ranadive, born in 1917 in Pune, India, used her degrees to conduct biomedical research in various cancers and a leprosy vaccine. When she retired, she trained rural women to work in healthcare and organized scholarships for women in science.
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Impact Magazine

Celebrating Women In Science: Margaret Liu

By Grace McGregor
July 26, 2022
Margaret Liu grew up with a determined mother who shaped her into a tenacious scientist. Liu’s mother faced racial prejudice as a Chinese immigrant, so she encouraged her children to work hard in school and provided them with music lessons to ensure unique opportunities. She would often tell Liu, “To whom much is given, much is expected,” reminding her that she was held to a high standard.
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Moving Agriculture Upward for Urban Residents

By Jenny Carpenter
July 15, 2022
Larvae squirm into an urban resident’s bare foot. Soon, a rash appears, followed by a loss of appetite, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and a fever. One in seven individuals from the global community encounter these undesirable guests. The larvae-sourced disease (also called hookworm or roundworm) plagues over 1.5 billion individuals across the planet—and those living in urban-packed environments are the most at-risk.
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