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Newly minted Gates Scholar is 5th BYU student to receive rare honor

Anne Thomas is only the fifth BYU student to earn the all-expenses-paid fellowship since Bill and Melinda Gates started the Gates Cambridge Scholarship program in 2000.

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Melting ice is forcing polar bears to swim more; the cost is high

July 11, 2019 07:27 AM
New research by BYU biologist Blaine Griffen finds the increase in swimming could permanently affect polar bear populations, leading to smaller bears, reduced reproduction rates and even increased risk of death for the bears.

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Part of the search: A Q & A with the student commencement speaker

July 08, 2019 04:22 PM
David Kastner will represent the graduates as the student speaker at BYU’s Commencement exercises this month. Like many of his fellow graduates, he has accomplished a lot during his time at BYU.
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New Bean Museum exhibit explores evolution

July 09, 2019 08:47 AM
The Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum opens a new exhibit today exploring the theories and observations of evolution, and how evolution changes life on Earth.
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BYU genetic researchers solve a giant mystery: How Shawn Bradley got to be so tall

July 09, 2019 08:53 AM
Former basketball pro has incredibly unique combination of genetic variants that affect height
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Persistence pays off for 70-year-old film graduate

May 31, 2019 12:04 PM
Every college student has moments of overwhelming stress, whether they are 23 years old or 70 years old. But in these moments, Rick Chestnut relies on the BYU Bell Tower.
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BYU's New lab mixes virtual and augmented realities

May 31, 2019 12:12 PM
In BYU’s new Mixed Reality Lab, students are forging a new frontier of virtual and augmented reality. The lab becomes scattered with robots. Equipped with a headset and a controller, a player is tasked with saving the lab from an invasion. Their reality is mixed with augmented 3D technology.
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BYU professors, students helping reverse demise of critical bird species

May 31, 2019 12:09 PM
Greater sage grouse is an indicator of healthy western ecosystems
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Two BYU biology students win National Geographic Society grants

May 31, 2019 08:46 AM
Two graduate students in BYU’s Department of Biology have earned prestigious, peer-reviewed grants from the National Geographic Society. They’ll use the funding to support research expeditions to Central and South America, which is a focus of the department’s graduate program.
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