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The True Value of Education Is the Person You Become
After changing her major and facing a cancer diagnosis in her family, this BYU graduate discovered how intertwined our physical, emotional, and social lives are and how to show up for others.
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Gaining a Voice and a Vision: How a BYU Social Work Graduate Determines Her Purpose
From Queens to Provo, Kelly Rodriguez’s educational journey combined study and faith to envision helping others access the support she once lacked.
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“We’ll figure it out”: How a BYU Graduate Adapts to Life with a Life-Threatening Diagnosis
Jonah Messinger didn't let a brain bleed derail his law school ambitions. Instead, he's enhanced his trust in God’s plan for him.
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Meet the 2026 Social Science Valedictorians
The College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences is proud to announce the eight valedictorians representing our undergraduate programs this year. While a 3.75 GPA is the starting point for consideration, these students were chosen for more than just their high marks; they were selected because they have represented their programs with distinction through faculty collaboration, peer leadership, and a deep commitment to the campus community at Brigham Young University.
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Setting the Record: BYU Mock Trial’s Promising First Season
The first BYU mock-trial teams met their goal of representing the university well — and returned with awards for performance and sportsmanship.
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New Award Categories and More Award Funding Mark Winter 2026 Research Conference
Innovation is front and center on April 9 as students present research they conducted over the past semester at the Mentored Student Research Conference.
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The World in Conversation
Can trees speak? And, if so, what are they saying? Anthropology graduate student Meri Lesovska explored how people interpret communication from the natural world and earned first place in the anthropology category at the Mary Lou Fulton Mentored Student Research Conference.
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Behind the Heart Eyes
Before you blame the dating pool, ask yourself what you believe about marriage. A School of Family Life graduate student found that beliefs about marriage at age 19 were tied to relationship stability five years later.
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C-SPAN Airs Lecture on Capitalism from BYU History Professor
Understanding history requires nuance over nostalgia, an enduring theme of Professor Grant Madsen’s lecture on Reaganomics.
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