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Life Sciences Alumnus Riley Peck spoke to students about his path to becoming the Director of Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources.
Students shared their research with the broader academic community and showcased fascinating discoveries at the Life Sciences Research Conference.

Honorable Mention Inspiring Learning Contest 2025


Brighton Jacobs is an undergraduate studying Cell Biology and Physiology. He works in a lab exploring embryo development at the cellular level using chicken eggs. There is a unique reverence in the way Brighton studies these embryos. You can see the wonder he holds as he witnesses the development of life from under a microscope. Brighton showed me that BYU is a unique place where observing the creation of life can deepen not only our scientific understanding but our faith in God and his gift of life and light.

3rd Place Winner Inspiring Learning Contest 2025 Inside Category


During my summer research program at Washington University, I explored the intricate development of renal tubules in a newborn mouse kidney. Under fluorescence microscopy, these delicate structures glowed vividly, reminding me that even at the smallest scale, life is sustained by divine design. In these patterns of growth and renewal, I see the light of Christ—illuminating the beauty, order, and purpose within creation, and inspiring me to seek understanding through both science and faith.

2nd Place Winner Inspiring Learning Contest 2025 Outside Category


I have always felt drawn to people who demonstrate passion. Maybe

it's because I admire the dedication, but I think it's more than that. It's because being passionate reveals someone's true self, the special gifts God gave them and their unique light. My husband loves birding, and as I have watched him develop that love, I have realized how lucky I am to be a Life Science student who is constantly surrounded by people who are bettering the world and radiating the Light of Christ through their personal scientific passions.

Honorable Mention Inspiring Learning Contest 2025


The diversity of discipleship I found in Fatehpur Sikri, India opened my eyes to the different ways that God’s children let His light shine. The star through which the photo was taken, is part of a marble lattice where travelers and natives alike come to tie strings as a physical representation of the devotee’s three prayers that they pray as they tie on the strings. The colorful strings were captivating, but as I looked past them, through the lattice, I was able to see and focus on the children of God who had come to hope and to pray.

1st Place Winner Inspiring Learning Contest 2025 Outside Category


In Polynesian cultures, the wā is the sacred “space between”—between people, between islands, even between who we are now and who we can become. During my internship in Tonga, I felt this wā while within feet of humpback whales and while working with the Tongan elderly conducting Alzheimer’s research. As a Native Hawaiian scientist, I was grateful to be welcomed into these spaces. To me, the wā reflects the light of Christ: an invitation to bridge the space between what we know and what we can yet learn, between who we are and who He calls us to become.