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BYU graduate earns fellowship from the University of Minnesota
Clair Wootan (‘21) originally came to BYU to study biology education. As she took more classes, she realized she enjoys conducting research, which led her to pursue an undergraduate degree in biodiversity and conservation. “I’ve always really enjoyed conservation,” she says. “It gave me a lot of opportunities to take really in-depth and specific classes.”
Vaccination Volunteers
Public Health Students Volunteer at Vaccination Clinics
Scott Hunt named assistant vice president of information technology
In this role, Hunt will assist in directing the work of the Office of Information Technology (OIT) at BYU and coordinating strategy and efforts with all Church Educational System institutions.
BYU engineering, theatre arts students team up to create animatronic cougar
Thanks to the combined efforts of two BYU engineering capstone teams and a group of theatre and media arts students, the beloved mascot Cosmo is getting an animatronic counterpart in the theatre department.
Devotional: To receive, to covenant and to minister
Liz Darger, senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at BYU, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. She spoke on how three words from the Young Women theme, “receive,” “covenant” and “minister,” have helped her understand important truths about identity and purpose.
BYU research finds social support key to increasing medical patient survival rates
Support interventions such as group meetings and family sessions that promoted healthy behaviors resulted in a 29% increased probability of survival over time.
Cougar Query: "On Saturday mornings you'll find me working on my dissertation"
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Liz Darger, senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at BYU.
New director of Neuroscience Center
Dean James P. Porter, College of Life Sciences, announced the appointment of Professor Jeffrey Edwards as the new director of the Neuroscience Center, effective July 1, 2021. Edwards has held the position of associate director of the Neuroscience Center for six years under the current director Ramona Hopkins.
Devotional: Quinoa and olive trees: Strengthening the Lord’s vineyard
Rick Jellen, professor and associate dean in the College of Life Sciences, delivered Tuesday’s devotional address. He spoke on how his experiences as a convert and plant geneticist have taught him to appreciate the diversity of the Lord’s vineyard.
Cougar Query: "Growing plants in my childhood vegetable garden sparked my interest in my field"
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Rick Jellen, a professor of genetics and associate dean in the College of Life Sciences.