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Failing Forward: Unearthing Success
Molecular biology student Zak Webber (’20) worked his way down the hallways of the BYU Life Sciences Building, stopping at office doors and waiting patiently on upholstered chairs. His research idea could improve the health of the Navajo Nation, so there wasn’t time for a rain check. While waiting to meet with one professor, Webber noticed another open office door. He walked over and pitched his idea to Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences professor Ben Abbott, who felt himself to be a match for the project.
How An Internship is Changing this BYU Student’s View of Health Promotion
Senior Seth Larson interns through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to promote health self reliance in Mexico
Laura Fletcher: Discoveries in Energy Allocation
Laura Fletcher (‘22) thought she wanted to study dead fossils and bird evolution when she started the biodiversity and conservation major. However, after participating in engaging research opportunities she discovered a passion for studying energy-use similarities throughout all living organisms.
Want students to do better in class? Send them on culturally enriching field trips
Students who attended three different field trips in fourth or fifth grade scored higher on end-of-grade exams, received higher course grades, were absent less often and had fewer behavioral infractions. These benefits were strongest when students entered middle school.
Operation Outbreak: Educating our community through pandemic simulations
Operation Outbreak, a pandemic simulation experience, is back at BYU for the second year in a row. Operation Outbreak participants use an app to simulate a pandemic outburst similar to COVID-19.
State-funded BYU study finds elk move when hunting season starts — and it's causing problems
Research from BYU wildlife sciences professors finds that when hunting season starts, elk in Utah move off of public lands — where they can be hunted — and onto private lands — where they cannot be hunted. And then, when hunting season is over, they shift right back to public lands.
Forum: Finding your community
James and Deborah Fallows, best-selling authors, delivered the forum address to campus on Tuesday. They talked about the hope and solutions they’ve seen in uncovering beloved communities across America.
A pickle party: A closer look at reptile embalming
A group of herpetology enthusiasts drive through the winding canyon roads of Utah, dry, sandy mountains lining the highway. Nestled in the backseats and trunks of cars, herpetologists bring the reptilian or amphibious carcasses they find in the desert to an annual gathering at the end of the year, ominously called a pickle party.
U.S. Department of Education dismisses Title IX complaint against BYU
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has dismissed a Title IX complaint against BYU that alleged discrimination related to students involved in same-sex romantic relationships. The complaint, which was recently reported in the media, was officially dismissed on February 8, 2022.