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The Courage to Keep Speaking

March 11, 2022 04:54 PM
Douglas J. Sereno, 2015 Alumni Achievement Award winner, Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
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Curating, Crèches, and Cancer

March 11, 2022 04:39 PM
Marguerite Gong Hancock, 2015 Alumni Achievement Award winner, College of Humanities
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Born to Care

March 11, 2022 04:29 PM
As she cared for her mom with MS, this BYU alumna became determined to be a nurse
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Nuclear Testing and National Security

March 11, 2022 01:37 PM
“Everything that goes on at the [NNSS] truly makes a difference to our national security.”
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"The Steve Young of MMA"

March 10, 2022 04:46 PM
“[MMA] is the purest sport that you can do... Nothing else matters when you're in the cage. The better mans."
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Dear Divine Daughter

March 03, 2022 12:39 PM
Twin sisters find women of the Bible to share with their daughters.
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City of Storms

March 01, 2022 02:15 PM
An alum spends a month mucking and chainsawing in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida
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Kids, Start Your Engines

February 28, 2022 04:53 PM
A teacher is jump-starting young entrepreneurial minds
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A Mile in Their Shoes

February 28, 2022 04:37 PM
The Minnesota Teacher of the Year knows what it’s like to be an immigrant
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Channeling Success

February 25, 2022 01:11 PM
Former BYU swim team captain swam across the bitter cold water of the English Channel.
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Fostering Love

February 25, 2022 12:46 PM
Over more than 40 years, Don and Jann Wendelboe Smith have provided a home to some 150 foster children in need of love and safety.
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Navigating the Maze of Media

February 10, 2022 11:41 AM
“Kids spend more time with screens today than they do with any other activity, including sleeping."
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A Mediator Mom

February 10, 2022 11:29 AM
Emily de Schweinitz Taylor: mother of five and expert in conflict.
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Flight of the Mary Bee

February 10, 2022 11:22 AM
Founder of BYU’s International Folk Dance Ensemble may now stand at the brink of 100 years old, but there is nothing teetering about her.
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Debugging Poetry

February 04, 2022 03:06 PM
This alumnus discovers the intersection of of technology and passion.
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Larger than Life

February 04, 2022 02:38 PM
Janie Thompson's lack of professional training didn't stop her from creating larger-than-life shows at BYU.
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A Chosen Instrument

February 03, 2022 04:29 PM
Karl G. Maeser, 2nd president of Brigham Young Academy
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We Are but Gardeners

February 03, 2022 04:23 PM
George H. Brimhall, 4th president of Brigham Young University
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